These two short weeks have flown by. Take a peek below to see what we have been learning!
Math
We have been learning all about the numbers 7, 8, and 9. As we have been learning more about each number, students have been practicing writing each number, counting collections of objects, and finding matches for each number. They have also been working in their math journals and are beginning to complete these pages more independently!
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| Counting and making matches |
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| Number writing practice |
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| Counting collections in different arrangements |
Jolly Phonics
We learned several sounds over the last two weeks, including two double-letter sounds. The students also added an item to their blue book bags---a ring of our Jolly Phonics sounds. We will keep adding to the ring as we learn more sounds. I can tell many students have been practicing already. Keep up the great work!
Ll as in lollipop
Ff as in fish
Bb as in ball
"ai" as in rain
Jj as in jiggle
"oa" as in goat
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HERE to watch the video for the letter L.
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HERE to watch the video for the letter F.
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HERE to watch the video for the letter B.
Click
HERE to watch the video for the letter J.
Reading Workshop
Over the last two weeks we completed six mini-lessons to finish our launch unit. In each mini-lesson, students were taught a new strategy that good readers use as they select and read books. Students learned how to
take care of the books in our classroom library. We practiced
holding our books with two hands while carefully looking through our book bins,
turning the pages at the top right corner, and
returning the books to our bins right side up with the covers facing forward.
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| Using two hands to look through book bins |
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| Turning the pages at the top right corner |
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| Returning books to the bin with covers facing forward |
We also learned how to choose books from our library by following these three steps.
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| Book Selections for the Morning Class |
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| Book Selections for the Afternoon Class |
We learned how to use connecting words such as once, next, then, after that, later, and finally to help us tell a story as we read through the books in our book bins. We also "buzzed" about our favorite books as we learned how to talk about the books we love with our classmates. We used the steps below to help us tell the exciting events in our books!
LMC
In the LMC, the students have been learning about Henry Cole, the author of
The Nest for Celeste. They learned that Henry Cole is an author and an illustrator who has worked on nearly 150 books for children. The students used the app
Chatterpix to make one of Henry Cole's characters, Eddie the Bully, talk about ways to be kind. They also used
Pebble Go on the computers to do some research about mice.
All About Me
We enjoyed learning about several of our kindergarten friends over the past two weeks. The morning class loved learning all about Patrick and some of his favorite things. We learned that Patrick loves Teenage Mutant Ninja turtles, and he enjoys playing with his collection of cars. He also loves fall and celebrating Halloween. Patrick's favorite movie is
Toy Story, and he loves the Minions from
Despicable Me. He also loves coloring and spending time with his family!
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A big thank you to Patrick's mom for coming in to read.
We love Curious George! |
We also loved learning all about Alexa and some of her favorite things. We learned that Alexa is a huge Cubs fan, and her favorite color is green. Alexa enjoys reading, especially books about sharks, and she likes playing with remote control cars. Alexa enjoyed talking about her trip to the Smoky Mountains, and she showed us a special rock she found there!
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A big thank you to Alexa's neighbor, Grandma Jackie, for coming in to read!
We loved this spooky and funny story! |
The afternoon class loved learning all about Finnley. We learned that Finnley loves stuffed animals, especially her stuffed dog. She is a big fan of ice cream, and she likes doing crafts. She enjoys doing ballet and is interested in being a police officer when she grows up. She also loves spending time with her family!
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We loved listening to a Pete the Cat story.
A big thank you to Finnely's mom and sister for coming in to read! |
We loved learning about Matt and some of his favorite things too. We learned that Matt's favorite color is blue, and he loves ice cream from Capannari's. He also likes to dance, and he's a big fan of the Kidz Bop CDs. Matt also loves stuffed animals, especially his stuffed dog, and he was excited to tell us about the gold dollar coins he got from the tooth fairy!
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Such a fun story!
A big thank you to Matt's mom for coming in to read! |
Centers
The students have been doing a great job with our new centers. Take a peek at us in action below!
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| Building upper and lowercase letters with play-doh |
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| Listening to The Runaway Pumpkin |
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| Matching and tracing letters |
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| Name writing practice |
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| Making and counting pumpkins on a vine |
Thanks for reading!
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