Eric Carle

Poem: Merry-Go-Round
Sight Words: find, now

Reading:
Comprehension Strategy: This week we worked on the skill Back Up and Reread. When students come to words they don’t know, they skip over the word until they come to the end of the sentence or passage. Then readers back up and read the sentence again, using the first letter or letters of the skipped word and their context clues to decode the unknown word.

We also learned about r-controlled words this week for our word families. We made lists with -ar, -er, -ir, -or, and -ur. We started the week by learning about the bossy r. Each day we had a song to listen to and then we made our lists.





Vocabulary: This week we read the story "Hermit the Crab" by Eric Carle. The words we learned and used included: frightening, plain, decorate, discovered, sturdy, and grazed.

iPads: This week for ipads students scanned a QR code and listened to Eric Carle's "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". Students then used the app Draw and Tell to retell the story of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". Students used the color option that has designs that look like what Eric Carle uses in his illustrations. Here are a few of our creations!

We also used QR codes for our second round. We scanned codes on cards that revealed pictures. We then used a dry erase marker to write the missing vowel. This was a great review from when we learned about vowel pairs.

Writing: This week we reviewed ending punctuation. On Monday we watched a video to remind us of the 3 ending marks we learn about in kindergarten (period, exclamation mark, and question mark). Then we used Google Slides to read sentences and determine what ending mark is missing. They did great! We also reviewed opinion writing and made a heart list of things we love that we could write about.

Math: This week we practiced solving addition story problems. When solving addition story problems and creating story problems we always ask, "How many do we have all together?" This is how we added in our vocabulary word for the week. Students practiced this skill using math tools and  the app Doodle Buddy. Students also practiced this skill by working with a partner to tell and solve story problems during math with someone.


Vocabulary: We learned about the phrase all together. Students learned that all together means how many we have total.

iPads: This week we used a new app called Number Frames to review ways to make 10. Students scanned QR codes to reveal an addition sentence including 8 + __ = 10. Students used the tens frame in the app to find the answer.



Content: This week we spent time learning about Eric Carle. We read many of his books and did a few different activities that went along with some of his books. At the end of the week students spent time with each teacher in rotations to create crafts inspired by Eric Carle books.




SEL (Social Emotional Learning): Social and emotional learning (SEL) is the process through which children and adults acquire and effectively apply the knowledge, attitudes, and skills necessary to understand and manage emotions, set and achieve positive goals, feel and show empathy for others, establish and maintain positive relationships, and make responsible decisions.

This week we spent time learning about leadership. We started the week by reading the book "Swimmy". Then we talked about the difference between being a leader and boss. We did this by sorting cards into 2 categories and talked about what makes someone a leader and a boss. Then we made a Leaders Act, Say, Think chart. Later in the week we watched a video from Kid President that talked about what made good leaders and we ended the week with listing leaders in our own lives.


ABC Countdown to Summer: We are into the final days before summer vacation. We like to celebrate in kindergarten with special days to countdown to z! This week we had Stuffed Animal Day, Bubble Day, and Chalk Day!







NEXT WEEK:
Reading: Students will...
-learn about compound words.
-review cause and effect while reading.
-review compare and contrast. 

WritingStudents will...
-complete end of the unit opinion writing.
-learn about lists and write own lists. 

MathStudents will...
-learn about taking away.
-practice subtraction story problems. 

ContentStudents will start our 2 week unit about plants. 

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