We sure fit a lot of learning into another short week! Keep reading to see what we have been learning about!
Math
This week we began a new unit in math that will focus on the following topics: measurement, number patterns, tally marks, graphing, and using a number grid. During this unit, students will work in a math journal for the first time. Activities in the math journal will reinforce concepts from our math lessons. We will continue to use our journals weekly throughout the rest of the year, which will be great practice for first grade!
This week we learned about about the concept of a timeline and the order of the daily events in our class. We reviewed the concept of patterning this week as well, and the children also brought home their February calendars. Please continue to use the calendar at home to reinforce number writing, number identification, counting, and other math skills.
Literacy
During reading workshop this week, students practiced "reading" punctuation marks. We learned that good readers pay attention to punctuation marks while reading to help them pause and emphasize words to help make meaning of the text. Using the following anchor chart, we identified the punctuation marks in a short piece of text and practiced reading with good expression and phrasing.
We also learned some new phrases during reading workshop to help us clearly articulate our ideas when talking about books. We learned the following phrases:
"I think....because...."
"I notice..."
"I agree with you because..."
I disagree with you because..."
The students did a great job using these phrases during our whole group read aloud and when discussing books with their partners. It was great to see how these phrases really encouraged students to support their thinking with examples and evidence from the text!
Science
Our scientists had a great time exploring and making discoveries during our "Dirt, Sand, and Water" lessons. This week the children learned how sand is formed and what materials can be found in dirt. Students were able to record their findings in their science journals. Next week we will do some experiments with water!
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| We used our "Proscope" to take a close-up look at a sample of dirt. It was amazing! |
It was Colin's turn to bring in his Me Box, and we loved learning all about his favorite things! We learned that Colin likes to color and read. He is a big sports fan! He loves to play catch with his dad, and he is a great hockey player! Colin also enjoys playing Minecraft, skiing, and spending time with his family.
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| The class loved the book Colin's mom read this week by Mo Willems called The Duckling Gets a Cookie! Thank you! Hope everyone has a great weekend! Thanks for reading! |
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