Sight Words: with, that
Reading: Our Cafe strategy this week was Read with Expression. Students listened as I read the story once and another page by reading with expression. Students were able to identify and describe the difference stating that when I read with expression it sounded better; I seemed interested in the story. We talk about how it is much more fun to listen to a story when the reader reads with expression. We practice fluency when we read with expression.
Our vocabulary words this week went along with the book The Biggest Valentine Ever. Those words included: doily, lopsided, envelope, valentine, edge, and mischievous. As a review we took the word edge and used Duck Duck Moose Draw and Tell to describe the word in further detail. We also worked on identifying and writing words in the -ump and -unk word families. Be sure to have you child practice stretching out these words and writing them at home. It is great practice!
For ipads this week students worked on recalling the main idea of story that they listened to using the app Draw and Tell. Students also used Pic Collage to take a selfie and write descriptive words about myself. They then sent the valentine to me by using Google Classroom.
Writing: During Writer's Workshop this week students learned which words get a capital letter. We used the chart to talk through which names/words get a capital at the beginning. Throughout the remainder of the week we learned how we can use a science leveled reader to learn about a new topic. I modeled writing an informational book about clouds by first reading the book then using facts from the story to write my own informational book. I used labels and text features in my book to show students how that would look.
Math: This week in math we discussed the vocabulary word line. We talked about how shapes have lines, some have curvy lines and others have straight lines. Throughout the week we practiced drawing 2D shapes (circle, hexagon, rectangle, triangle, and square). This is a 3rd nine weeks report card skill that we will continue practicing. To practice during math new choices were added to math by myself and math with someone. With a partner students use shapes to make a picture then draw their picture on their paper, all while practicing drawing those shapes. For math by myself students have a strip of paper with shapes associated with each side of a dice. Students then roll the dice and practice drawing the shape with that number on their dry erase board. Students also used ipads to scan QR codes, listen to the shape description then draw and write the name of the shape.
Content: This week was all about Valentine's Day! We decorated our valentine bags and on Tuesday had our party. We passed out our valentines, decorated cookies, sipped on ice cream 7-up floats and watched a movie. We then did a sweet science experiment where we tested to see which candy hearts would float in water and which would sink. We tested a marshmallow heart, chocolate heart, and conversation heart. Students recorded their hypothesis and the results on their paper as we tested each heart. It was a very exciting experiment! We also used valentine m&m's to sort colors and record which had more and which color had less. Each student received their own individual package which made passing out the m&m's a breeze! We finished the week with a cupcake writing of things we love.
SEL: This week we spent time learning about compassion. Compassion is being a good friend by showing kindness when someone may not be feeling their best. We started the week by reading the story "Rude Cakes". We talked about how the rude cake did not show compassion and was focused on himself throughout the story, but after meeting the cyclops changed for the best. On Tuesday we read a story by Howard B Wigglebottom called "Mud and Rainbows". This was about Howard trying to fix his friend's problem but realizing that he couldn't as much as he wanted to. He was however a good friend by being there and making her feel better. We also used a picture of turtles to talk with a partner about compassion. It was a good discussion! We finished the week by using shoes and sharing stories about each of the people wearing the shoes. After listening to each story students shared how they would respond to the situation and how they would show compassion.
Behavior Celebration: It was that time again where students who have earned 85% positive behavior were able to attend the behavior celebration which was Amazon John with Silly Safaris. He was so animated and brought lots of animals for us to see and touch! Be sure to check your child's percentage at home each week to see if they have reached 85% by the behavior celebration!
NEXT WEEK:
Reading: Students will...
-review author's purpose.
-learn words in the -ack and -ock word families.
Writing: Students will...
-learn about plurals.
-use PebbleGo to research topic ideas.
Math: Students will...
-learn about capacity and temperature.
Content: Students will learn about presidents and their job. We will be participating with 5th grade on Thursday for Digital Learning Day to showcase what we have learned about George Washington.
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