All About Me
Kelly did a great job sharing her Me Box this week! She shared a picture of her aunt and talked about how much she loves her little cousin. She also showed us a sticker chart she keeps at home to do chores. She even modeled her favorite sunglasses for us and talked about her favorite movie--Rapunzel! Thanks so much for sharing Kelly!
Math
Several concepts were introduced in math this week. Earlier this week the students learned about estimation. During our lesson, we compared making an estimate to a "thoughtful guess." During our interactive whiteboard lesson, the students counted 10 cubes inside a jar and then used that information to estimate how many cubes were placed in a second jar. Comparing the jars side-by-side, the students were able to make thoughtful estimates. For example, in the sample below, they knew there were a few more than 10 cubes in the second jar but not quite enough to make 20. We completed several examples like this during our lesson.
The students were also introduced to the concept of number stories this week. We practiced using pictures to solve both simple addition and subtraction number stories, and we talked about how certain words in a number story, such as "in all" or "gave away," are clues to help us find the answer. We also introduced the concept of a number model to show our thinking. For example, when we solved the problem, "There were 5 gray squirrels and 2 black squirrels in a tree. How many squirrels were there in all?," we recorded 5 + 2 = 7 to show our thinking.
Jolly Phonics
We introduced two new letters in Jolly Phonics this week, and we continued to review the sounds that have already been introduced. Our new sounds are:
Zz as in "zebra"
Ww as in "wind"
The students are becoming more and more comfortable stretching out the sounds they hear when writing and many are beginning to discriminate the short vowel sounds. Any extra time you can dedicate to reinforcing the vowel sounds--both the short vowel sounds and the long vowel sounds that have been introduced--will be tremendously helpful for your child as we continue to develop our writing and reading skills.
Literacy
We began a new unit in our Treasures reading program this week, which focuses on food and healthy eating. We began our unit with a funny story titled Gregory, The Terrible Eater, which is a story about a young goat who is a picky eater. Instead of eating tin cans and old tires like a typical goat, Gregory prefers healthy foods like fruits and vegetables. We also learned more about healthy eating by reading an online interactive Time for Kids magazine about making healthy food choices and keeping your body in tip top shape!
We also read a story this week called Apple Farmer Annie. This is a story about an apple farmer named Annie who works hard each fall to pick the apples from the trees in her orchard and to bring her apples to the farmer's market to sell. After reading the story, we practiced summarizing and sequencing the events from the story in order.
During Writer's Workshop this week, we practiced using more sight words in our writing as well as adding more details to our sentences. We worked on leaving spaces between words as well and checking for capitals and periods. Check out some of our K-2 writers in action below!
The students are becoming more and more comfortable stretching out the sounds they hear when writing and many are beginning to discriminate the short vowel sounds. Any extra time you can dedicate to reinforcing the vowel sounds--both the short vowel sounds and the long vowel sounds that have been introduced--will be tremendously helpful for your child as we continue to develop our writing and reading skills.
Literacy
We began a new unit in our Treasures reading program this week, which focuses on food and healthy eating. We began our unit with a funny story titled Gregory, The Terrible Eater, which is a story about a young goat who is a picky eater. Instead of eating tin cans and old tires like a typical goat, Gregory prefers healthy foods like fruits and vegetables. We also learned more about healthy eating by reading an online interactive Time for Kids magazine about making healthy food choices and keeping your body in tip top shape!
We also read a story this week called Apple Farmer Annie. This is a story about an apple farmer named Annie who works hard each fall to pick the apples from the trees in her orchard and to bring her apples to the farmer's market to sell. After reading the story, we practiced summarizing and sequencing the events from the story in order.
During Writer's Workshop this week, we practiced using more sight words in our writing as well as adding more details to our sentences. We worked on leaving spaces between words as well and checking for capitals and periods. Check out some of our K-2 writers in action below!
iPad Project
After reading an ABC book called Eating the Alphabet, we worked together as a class to create a digital alphabet book of our own about healthy foods. I will post it on our blog soon!
After reading an ABC book called Eating the Alphabet, we worked together as a class to create a digital alphabet book of our own about healthy foods. I will post it on our blog soon!
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
Thanks for reading!
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