Ok, well it’s really 5:30 but my alarm did go off at 5:00 a.m.! And it’s a rainy Friday…. but I did want to make sure I blogged this week because it has been a busy one!
In Literacy:
- Children continued to build stamina in read to self time. I have been meeting with children individually and each day we have two readers who share their reading to the group after Read to Self time.
- We started to talk about how to choose a “good fit” book by using the analogy of different types of shoes. I brought in strappy heels, sneakers and winter boots asked children to tell me when and what each kinds of shoe is used for. (Best response: With my strappy fancy heels, one child said, “You use those for date.” I’ll have to remember that! 🙂 )
- I have started to introduce simple sight words. Last week was the word “the” and this week was “is”. With our shared reading of charts we also talked about “that” and “this.”
- Continued to do letter work in fundations. Children are working on proper letter formation and hand writing grip. Please be sure to reinforce this at home.
Social Studies:
- We are getting ready for our trip to the Nahant Fire Station
. We brainstormed all the people who help us in our community.
Science:
- We did some work this week on the life cycle of a pumpkin.
Math
- We looked at patterns all around us and went on a pattern hunt in the classroom. Great job on the homework – thank you!
- We played oral counting games and explored with pattern blocks.
- We practiced different strokes in the air, gel bags and sand to get ready for number writing.
- We continued our morning routines, including Survey Friday.
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