Zoo

Poem: Snug in a Rug
Sight Words: new, over

Reading:
Comprehension Strategy: This week we reviewed the skills compare and contrast. We compared and contrasted characters within a story and we also compared and contrasted 2 books on the same topic. The book we chose to compare characters was "We Are in a Book!". We compared the characters Gerald and Piggie. We used Popplet to record how they were the same and different.

Accuracy: This week we are learning about word endings. We are understanding how endings like -s, -ed, and -ing change a word and how to read the word with the new ending. We started off by sorting words with the -ed ending into the different sounds. The -ed ending makes 3 sounds and we practiced reading each word and placed each one in the correct pile.

We also had a google slide that we read each word ending to and determined the new word.

Vocabulary: This week we read the story, "A Zebra's World" and added the following words to our chart: daily, several, pattern, occasionally, muscles, and herd. This book was a great book that taught us all about zebras.

Writing: In writing this week we reviewed ending punctuation marks. We started with the sentence song on youtube and then used punctuation stickers to place at the end of sentences on our poster. They did great at understanding the sentence and what to place at the end. We also talked about and made a list of things we love. Students took their own heart back to complete and put in their folder. This helps students choose a topic to write an opinion piece on. The rest of the week we worked on writing opinion writing pieces following the OREO structure. At the end of the week they turned in their final opinion piece.

Math: This week during math we practiced solving subtraction story problems. We worked at solving a variety of subtraction story problems throughout the week using Doodle Buddy stamps, math tools, and animal crackers. On Wednesday students used animal crackers and a zoo place mat to solve subtraction story problems such as "I went to the zoo and I saw 4 animals. Then 2 animals left to get food. How many animals are left?" Students loved this because they got to eat the animal crackers that were subtracted.

On Thursday we did a 3-Act Math subtraction problem with Cookie Monster. We were shown 7 cookies then a video of Cookie Monster gobbling up some. Then we saw 4 cookies left. We had to find out how many Cookie Monster ate. Students used their dry erase boards to record and draw their picture to then find their answer. We discussed how to find our answer afterwards. 

Vocabulary: This week our phrase was take away. To take away means to get rid of something.

Content: This week we spent time learning about zoo animals! We started the week off by making charts with information about giraffes and zebras. Then we wrote our facts on an information sheet. On Friday we finished with making our zebra/giraffe head. 

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 finished our Self Esteem unit. We started with giving each kiddo a sticker that we wrote on. We finished the sentence "I like myself because..." Then we rolled a dice with different sentence starters. We discussed throughout the week the answers to eat one of those sides. We also read the story "Be Who You Are" by Todd Parr. He is great at writing a simple message in a powerful way. 

ABC Countdown to Summer: This was the 2nd week of our countdown. Every day the rest of the year we will celebrate and countdown by doing something fun associated with the letter of the alphabet for that day. This week was the following:
-Estimation Day

-Fruit Day

-Game Day

-Hat Day

-Ice Cream Day

NEXT WEEK:
Reading: Students will...
-learn about compound words.
-compare and contrast stories and characters. 

Writing: Students will...
-begin writing lists. 

Math: Students will...
-review math skills that we have learned this 9 weeks. 

Content: Students will learn about plants. This will be the first of our 2 week unit.