Thursday, October 25

Thursday, October 25

Letter Focus: Mm
 Sight Word Focus: do

 Handwriting: Letter M

Reading Skills
We are rereading the Three Little Pigs to build fluency and develop "Tier Two Vocabulary" by focusing in on sound words (slammed, knocked, whispered, bump, thump, splash)

DAILY 5
We are learning how to 'Read to Self' by building stamina for reading behaviors. This takes time and a lot of practice to develop. Yesterday, the kids made it to almost 3 minutes of uninterrupted reading on their own! Our goal is about 7-10 minutes...they are training their brain to become an independent reader!

Math: Decomposing (taking apart) the #10 in a variety of ways.
 PhyEd Today

~One more picture of the high school students visiting the other day...

Wednesday, October 24

Wednesday, October 24

Letter Study: Mm
Sight Word Focus: do

Comprehension Strategies: Visualizing & Analyzing Characters in 
The Three Little Pigs
The kids will:
~Retell story events.
~Identify and vote on favorite characters.
DAILY 5
We continue to work on the strategies and skills to for 'Read to Self' behavior.

Writer's Workshop: Today we begin Writer's Workshop. 

The simple introduction will be that 'writing is telling on paper'. Through 

guided modeling of stretching words out, the children will become more 

confident at writing the sounds they hear. At this very beginning stage, it is 

expected that the children will draw and possibly label, at minimum, the

first sound they hear. For instance, if they draw a dog, they may write 'D' to

 label it.

Music Today
Math: Decomposing (taking apart) the # 9 in a variety of ways and drawing those varieties.
 Time for Kids: How do Ocean Animals Communicate?

~We enjoyed celebrating with Lucas yesterday...

~Meeting with the high school sewing class was awesome! Now each high school student has a monster design to work with and create! It will take about a week to complete.

 

Tuesday, October 23

                                       Tuesday, October 23
                                   Happy Birthday Lucas!

Letter Study: Ll
Popcorn Word: in

Comprehension Strategies: Visualize/Analyze Character

 Again, using the story The Three Little Pigs, the kids will work on retelling the story events, visualizing and analyzing the characters during the reading. 

DAILY 5: 3 Ways to Read a Book
Again, this is a link that explains how to let children understand that they are already readers. At home, please reinforce their belief in the 3 ways to read a book.
~Retelling
~Look at the pictures
~Read the words

Handwriting: L

Math:  Decomposing the Number 8

New Concept: Today we are going to work with the number 8. Just like before, I am going to build combinations of cubes to make 8. If I decide to start with 4 blue, how many orange will I need? I need to remember to count them. Count with me. Now I am going to use my math talk card to write them down. Show the students how you write in “4 and 4 make 8.” Now I need to make another set of cubes that matches my first set.

Whole Group Explore: Today, you and your partner will play match it with 8. Then you will take turns writing the different ways you made 8. 

Student application: Students will practice writing the number 8.

Students will use two different colored crayons to make 8 in a variety of ways. They will write the different combinations they created
.

 Sewing Project Inspired by Our K-Kids!
Our class has been selected by Mrs. Sloneker's high school Fabric and Fiber class to make stuffed monsters created by the k-kids' drawings. They will be visiting our class this morning to work with your child to develop a monster. Mrs. Sloneker expects the project will take about a week and then her class will return to deliver their works of art! Please click here to see a short clip about this project.

 PhyEd Today

Social Studies: Being a Good Friend

The children will role play the following scenarios:

1. Student A and Student B are at the playground.  Student A is sad because he/she has no one to play with. How can Student B be a good friend? 

2. Student A and Student B are at lunch. Student A doesn’t feel good and has to go to the nurse, but leaves his/her lunchbox behind. How can Student B be a good friend? 

3. Student A and Student B are doing a craft. Student A is sad because she doesn’t have any markers. How can Student B be a good friend? 

4. Student A and Student B are playing outside. Student A sees Student B doing something dangerous. How can Student A be a good friend? 

5. Student A and Student B are in school. Student A notices that Student B has a super cool shirt on. How can Student A be a good friend? 

6. Student A and Student B are sitting on the bus. Student A is sad because her dog ran away last night. How can Student B be a good friend? 

7. Student A and Student B are getting in line. They both get in line at the same time and are not sure who should go first. What would a good friend do?

8. Student A and Student B are in gym class. Student A accidentally throws a ball and hits Student B. What should Student A say?
 
~ On yesterday's blog post, I had the incorrect lesson for math. We worked on decomposing the number 7 and today's lesson is as listed above.
~I will send the letter explaining DAILY 5 tomorrow in their Wednesday envelope.
~Wear orange tomorrow for Unity Day-stand up against bullying!

Monday, October 22

Monday, October 22

Letter Study: Ll
 Popcorn Word: in

Language Arts: Comprehension Strategy: Visualize/Analyze Character

Students will:
~Build academic vocabulary and concepts related to the story.~Learn/review concepts about print.~Analyze characters.~Build oral language and vocabulary through whole-group discussion.

                                      DAILY 5

We are launching 'DAILY 5' in our classroom today. We begin by working on 'Read to Self' where the kids read books by looking at the pictures, words, or retelling. We will focus on retelling familiar stories and I will provide the children with copies of familiar books so they can practice this strategy.The children will work on building stamina by trying to read to themselves uninterrupted for 3 minutes. We try to reach that goal 3 times a day then add a minute on each time until we are successful for 7-10 minutes. Watch for a letter describing DAILY 5 to come home with your child today or tomorrow.

Check out this informative blogpost (October 5, 2016 post) about the 3 ways children read here

Math: Decomposing Number 7

New Concept: We are going to keep working with the number 7 today,

but I want to show you how you could write about the combination you

created. I am going to use different colored cubes to make 7.

I need to remember to count them. So, I will use 4 blue ones and 3 orange

ones. Let’s count them all together. Now I am going to use my math talk

card to write them down. Show the students how you write in “4 and 3

make 7.” Now I need to make another set of cubes that matches my first

set.

Whole Group Explore: Today, you and your partner will play match it

with 7. Then you will take turns writing the different ways you made 7.

Student Application: Students will practice writing the number 7.

Students will use two different colored crayons to make 7 in a variety of

ways. They will write the different combinations they created. 

 *Zero the Hero visits today...It's Day 30!

Music Today
         Computer class today. 

~We have corn to play in at our sensory table...Fun!

~We are still in need of empty paper towel rolls. Thank you!
~A detailed Halloween party letter will be coming home in Wednesday's envelope. It will be on October 31 from 1:30-3. You can let me know you want to help by returning the letter with your signature.