Sight Words: a, I
Reading:
Comprehension Strategy: This week we reviewed Read to Self and 3 ways to read. Students practice the 3 ways to read while building stamina during Read to Self. We also introduced choice during Read to Self. Students can sit wherever they would like as long as it is a smart spot away from others. They could choose some of the Big Joe chairs or the scoop seats as an option.
We also introduced our second choice; Work on Writing. We together talked about materials in our book box and made an I-Chart with our expectations during this time. Our first Work on Writing page is for students to draw a picture of their favorite part of a book from their book box. I start my modeling from a book we have read together and then we complete the I-Chart. We were able to practice building stamina a few times this week!
Accuracy: We are building our understanding of letters and letter sounds. We did this a variety of ways including Letter Hunt, Who Let the Letters Out, and SWAT IT!
One way we practice identifying letters/sounds is when we go on a letter hunt. We start by singing, "We're going on a letter hunt, what's that letter?", I will then produce a letter sound and then call on a kiddo in our circle. They go to the center of the circle and find the letter card that matches the sound said aloud. Take a look at the video below for better understanding.
We also played Who Let the Letters Out? This comes from the famous Dr. Jean song. We sing the song then we play with our letter house. I start by singing "Who let the b out? /b/ /b/ /b/ /b/ /b/" After calling on a kiddo they come up and find the magnetic letter that matches and brings it into the house.
The last game we played this week was SWAT IT! This is a fun interactive activity that gets competitive. Students come up in pairs and listen for the letter or sound to be said aloud. They each are holding a flyswatter to "swat" at the letter on the board. They love playing this because of the excitement and competition of swatting first!
Writing: We kickstarted our handwriting unit this week. Each day over the next 26 days will be spent learning how to form capital and lower case letters. We start by watching our letter song video, then completing our chart for the letter, practice tracing the letters then finishing with an activity or craft.
Monday: We wrote the letter Ll.
Tuesday: We wrote the letter Ii. After learning and the letter Ii and writing we working on a coloring page with ice cream and an iguana.
Wednesday: We wrote the letter Tt. After learning about the the letter Tt and writing, students got playdoh and made the letters Ll, Ii, and Tt.
Thursday: We wrote the letter Oo and practiced writing letters on the dry erase boards.
Friday: We wrote the letter Aa and colored a picture of a letter a.
Math: This week our vocabulary words were the number words: one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, and eight. Each day we used dry erase boards to show everything about the number by writing the number word, the number, drawing a dice representing the number, and drawing a picture representing the number. I also showed students a tens frame and they helped to complete it.
Content: This week we spent time learning about one another. Monday we took pictures with friends who share our birthday month. This was used to complete our birthday display in the classroom. On Tuesday we rolled a big dice and shared with the class favorite color, movie, thing to do at recess, etc.
Wednesday we each got a starburst and shared with the class based on the following:
red: favorite animal
yellow: favorite sport
pink: favorite movie
orange: favorite toy
On Thursday and Friday we shared our All About Me bags. Students were to spend the week finding 4 small objects that describe them to put in their paper bags.
NEXT WEEK:
Reading: Students will...
-learn about consonants and their letter sounds.
-learn about Good Fit books and choose books for their book box.
-be completing the NWEA Beginning of the Year (BOY) assessment for reading and math.
Writing: Students will...
-learn to write letters Dd, Cc, Ee, Ff, and Gg.
Math: Students will...
-learn about numbers 9 & 10.
-work on recognizing numbers 1-10.
-count objects to 20.
Content: Students will practice their name in a variety of fun ways. Handwriting pages went home today and are "extra credit" if completed at home! **Your child can earn a dum dum sucker if they return them finished!
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