Monday, September 24

Monday, September 24

Letter Study: Ee

 Name Focus: Griffin

Word Focus: and

Reading Comprehension: Using the poster Busy Family, the children will find the main idea and supporting details.

Lesson Objectives:
~Identify a stated main idea based on a picture.
~Identify details that support the main idea.`
~Ask questions about a picture.
~Use academic sentence frames to discuss strategies.

Math: Count to Tell How Many & Writing 3, 4, 5
New Concept: We are going to be counting and matching numbers with cubes again but this time we are going to write the number down. First I am going to pull a number card out of my bag. This is the number 3 and now I am going to build a tower of 3 cubes. I need to check that I have the right amount by touching each cube and counting them. 1, 2, 3.  Now I will write the number 3 down.  
Whole Group Explore: In partners students will play “Match it". One partner will pull out a number from the bag, build a tower, and write the number. Then saying “Match it” the other partner will build a tower that matches and write the number. 
Student Application: Students will trace the numbers 2-4
Students will count and write to 4.

PhyEd today
Computer class with Mr. Mavencamp today.

~No notes today...☺

Friday, September 21

                
  Friday, September 21
Name Focus: Charlotte

Letter Focus: Letter Review (Cc, Dd)

Word Review: a, the

Math: Count to Tell How Many & Writing 3, 4, 5
We are going to be counting and matching numbers with cubes again but this time we are going to write the number down. First I am going to pull a number card out of my bag. This is the number 3 and now I am going to build a tower of 3 cubes. I need to check that I have the right amount by touching each cube and counting them. 1, 2, 3.  Now I will write the number 3 down. 
Whole Group Explore: In partners students will play “Match it". One partner will pull out a number from the bag, build a tower, and write the number. Then saying “Match it” the other partner will build a tower that matches and write the number. 
Student Application: Students will trace the numbers 2-4
Students will count and write to 4.

Character Education: 

Officer Fox, Mr. Sawatzke and Mrs. Weninger will be visiting the kids this morning to talk about safety at school.

Library visit today...Books can be returned to school anytime you are finished reading.

~On our first visit to the library, Mrs. Kath read the story of Mr. Wiggles. Your child can watch it again here.

Bus Safety
The kids will make a school bus project today. They will be hanging in the hallway for 
awhile.

Music Today
 
~The children are settling into the routine of school. There is a lot to learn about being in here all day and their stamina to handle all of the demands is worth a shout-out...I am exhausted at the end of the day too! 😉 I am enjoying getting to know everyone and already feel like we're becoming a kinderfamily.

Have a GREAT weekend!

Thursday, September 20

Thursday, September 20

Letter Study: Dd

Word Focus: the

 Name Focus: Nathaniel

Literacy Shelf

Handwriting: D
Math
New Concept: Today we are going to be counting and matching numbers with cubes. Watch me as I show you. First I am going to pull a number card out of my bag. This is the number 3. Now I am going to build a tower of 3 cubes. I need to check that I have the right amount by touching each cube and counting them. 1, 2, 3.
Whole Group Explore: In partners, students will play “Match it”. One partner will pull out a number from the bag and build a tower. Then saying “Match it”. The other partner will build a tower that matches.
Student Application: Students will trace the numbers 2-4.
Students will match items to 4.
Students will count and write to 4.

                                                  PhyEd Today
               Bus Safety
                 I stay out of the Danger Zone

~The kids learned a lot of safety lessons yesterday with the bus puppets and the real bus...

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Wednesday, September 19

Wednesday, September 19

Letter Focus: Dd

Word Focus: the

 Name Focus: Jeremiah

Math: Same and Different...Matching Quantities to 4
(Again, what you are reading is somewhat what I say to the children...)
 New Concept:Yesterday we played a match it game with our partners. I will lay out 4 triangles. Then I will match it on the other side of the paper. I need to make sure I have the same thing and the same amount. I will need to count. On this side I have 4 green triangles and on this side I have 4 green triangles.
Whole Group Explore: In partners, students will play “Match it". One partner will put items on one side of their paper then say, "Match it.”  Their partner will then match the manipulatives.
Student Application: Students will trace the number 4.
Students will match items to 4.
Students will count and write to 4.
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It is Day 10 already! Zero the Hero comes every 10th day and becomes our special counting friend. This is a picture of what he looks like...

             Music Today

Bus Safety

The children will be seeing a live puppet show put on by M & M Bus Co. inside one of their buses this afternoon. The puppets help reinforce the topics we have learned as well as present some new safety topics.

~If you haven't turned in your scrapbook page, please do so by next week.