Math
The children practiced their patterning skills this week as they completed two apple-themed patterning activities. They also practiced their one-to-one counting and number recognition skills as they counted a given number of apples and identified the corresponding number. We continued to work in our Number Books as we learned how to write the numbers 2 and 3. These are the rhymes we chanted as we practiced tracing and writing these numbers:
Around and back on a railroad track,
Two, two, two.
Around a tree, around a tree,
That's the way to make a three!
We also played a game of "Simon Says" to review positional words such as: above, under, beside, between, on top, and below. We also introduced a new math game called Spin a Number that works to reinforce number recognition and one-to-one counting. The children will be playing this game in centers next week.
Jolly Phonics
This week the children learned the sound and motion for the following letters:
Cc as in "cat"
Kk as in "kite"
Ee as in "elbow" (We are focusing on the short sound for /e/ right now as opposed to the long vowel sound for "e" such as the sound in ear or see.)
Hh as in "hot"
Literacy
This week the children learned the sight word we, and they brought home a new sight word book to add to their collection at home. The children used our new sight word during Writer's Workshop this week as they wrote "We can ______" sentences.
The children also enjoyed listening to several apple themed stories this week as well as a nonfiction book about how apples grow. As we read this book, we took a closer look at many of the features of nonfiction text including: the table of contents, labels, captions, photographs, and the glossary. It was a great introduction to how we use nonfiction texts to locate and read information on a particular topic. We continued to practice our handwriting skills this week as we learned the strokes for the letters o and s.
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| Writer's Workshop |
Computers
This week in the computer lab, the children spent some time exploring some of the alphabet games on the website abcya.com. They played the following games: Alphabet BINGO and Alphabet Puzzles. Click on the link below to play at home!
Centers
The children rotated through several centers this week. Check them out below!
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| Listening Center |
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| Dr. Seuss on the iPads |
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| Coin Sorting |
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| Uppercase/Lowercase Letter Match |
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| Pattern Block Puzzles |
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| More Pattern Block Puzzles Looking forward to another great week! |
Aleena loves the centers!!
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