Math
This week we practiced sorting a collection of coins, and we also took a closer look at the digits 0-9 as we worked together to complete a number board using our interactive whiteboard. After completing the board, we talked about the different patterns we saw and then created our own boards. We also learned how to write the number 3!
Jolly Phonics
The children are doing a great job learning our new Jolly Phonics sound and applying these sounds to their writing. I can tell many students have been using their sound rings to practice at home. Keep up the great work!! This week we learned the following sounds:
Zz as in "zebra"
Ww as in "wind"
ng as in "strong"
Click here to listen to the Zz song.
Click here to listen to the Ww song.
Click here to listen to the ng song.
Literacy
Reading Workshop
This week we began our new reading workshop unit that focuses on fiction books. We learned that authors of fiction write stories that are made up from their imaginations. They write books to entertain us or to teach us a n important lesson. We also learned that there are two types of fiction stories:
Realistic Fiction: stories that could happen in real life
Fantasy: stories that are imaginary or make-believe and can't happen in real life
Using the book Could Be Worse by James Stevenson, we practiced distinguishing realistic fiction from fantasy by noticing the details and asking ourselves, "Could this really happen?"
We also learned how to retell the events in a story using a familiar tale--Goldilocks and the Three Bears. The class did a great job sequencing the events and using the words first, next, then, after that, and last to retell the story.
The students were excited to share their "Ouch!" stories this week. We even made "I am a writer!" crowns to wear during our sharing session!
Science
Use the link at the top of our blog or click here to see what we learned during our Rainbows, Color, and Light science unit this week.
Thanks for reading!
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