Ms. Joiner (our Technology Integrator) teaches how to care for iPads in the classroom.
Learning how to log in and take a photo with a camera.
The children took three photos and picked their favorite to set on the home screen.
Monday's Read Aloud
Learning about the seasons of an apple tree.
The children are building confidence as readers.
Your child may have shared about Mabel's alphabet chart.
The goal is for your child to be VERY comfortable with it.
It is used for daily reading and/or writing.
Kindergarten Reading Goals:
Name all capital letters.
Name all lowercase letters.
Know all consonant sounds.
Know all short vowel sounds.
Read to Self in our reading program is referred to as Private Reading.
The children are working on building reading stamina.
Our current reading stamina is 5 minutes. This is definitely something you can practice at home.
It would be beneficial to your reader!
Small pile of books.
Stay in one place.
Read the whole time.
Word Study Work: a
Completing independent work during our literacy block.
The children are learning to get the tools they need to complete their work and turn the work in independently while Mrs. Cornell is working with readers.
There are many steps.
With practice over time, children will be independent in
using their time well to complete this type of worksheet.
Math: Number practice work with the numbers 0-15
and then a number sequence Dot-to-Dot to 15.
Kindergarten Goal: recognize the numbers 0-30.
Quiet Time Choice: Coloring
Outdoor time
This monarch landed on me at lineup time.
Checking to see if the children are in line order! :)
Morning Meeting: Activity
A song with motions the children have learned.
When you find a minute ask your child to sing you The Apple Tree song
and teach you the motions! 😉
Writer's Workshop
Completing a birthday page for the next birthday child.
Using Mabel's alphabet to help add words to illustrations.
Fall Read Aloud
Learning about apples in an apple orchard!
Scholastic News Let's Find Out
Dance break: Falling leaves!
Completing her own issue.
Choice Time: Q-Tip Painting: Apple
Developing fine motor strength and control.
Mr. Babineau playing with the children at the Ocean Play Center.
Writers Call To Mind What They Want To Say And Then Put That Onto A Page
Labels: Tree Leaf
Math: Practicing proper formation of 4, 5, 6, and 7 on the chalkboards.
Getting ready for his birthday coming up on Tuesday!
Writing what we know well: Flag football story.
Labels: Goal post and Patriots
Practicing sayin g the word they wish to spell out loud and writing the sounds they hear.
Labels: dinosaur and volcano
Wednesday's Read Aloud
John Chapman (Johnny Appleseed) was new to all the children.
They were very interested in learning about him.
Reading
Pocket charts are often used to introduce features of print to children.
Our class is working on reading color words.
The children are working on using a known pattern to help them read.
They are working on using picture clues to read a tricky word or confirm the word.
They are practicing keeping careful match as they read.
He practices pointing under each word he reads, keeping careful match.
Reading and coloring Pete's shoes to match what the words say on the page.
The children are working to read color words.
Independent practice work at reading time.
A Quiet Time choice on Wednesday: whiteboards
She labeled her two pictures, so exciting!
The children are writing snap words they know how to read and spell
and writing the letters they hear in words to sound out the words
they wish to write that they do not already know how to spell.
Handwriting: lowercase c and o practice on the chalkboards.
You will hear your child refer to this as a "Magic C letter"
Magic c turns into many letters.
Handwriting Without Tears starts with c and o.
Practicing the correct formation of lowercase c and o in her handwriting book.
Both letters start from the top.
Remember to remind your child that if they want to make a letter
remember it starts from the top.
Choice Time
Our class choice board.
On this day the children had nine choices
She is independently deciding what her next choice will be.
Writing
She says the word she wishes to spell out loud and listens for the letter sounds.
Saying the word they wish to write out loud is helpful.
She is writing down what sounds she hears.
Mabel's alphabet chart is nearby as a tool to use as needed.
Thursday's Read Aloud
The children know and love this story!
It is used for retelling practice.
Retelling is an important skill.
Reading
Practice reading his completed Pete Loves Shoes.
He uses his right pointer finger to point under the words he reads practicing careful matching.
Left hand has a job as well, hold the book and helps turn the pages.
When your child is reading to you please have them handle the book themselves!
Word Study: I
Independent Work: Super Hero Word worksheet
So far we have formally studied important star names in our classroom as well as the words: love, a and I.
When these practice worksheets come home in your child's Home/School Folder it would be helpful if you connected and asked what word they studied. If they know it in a snap great! If they forgot it would be helpful to practice that word. Maybe a sticky note on the wall over their bed until they know it in a snap.
A kindergarten goal is to build high-frequency words (snap words).
Numbers are top to bottom.
Wet try: 6
The number seven with chalk and they trace with a sponge (wet try).
He is selecting a book for his home library!
Choice Time: Math Table: Exploring with 2D shapes.
Choice Time: Math Table: Free exploration with pattern blocks and bears.
Choice Time: Math Table: Exploring with pattern blocks!
Enjoy the long weekend!
Next Week:
Monday: No School - Indigenous Peoples' Day
Tuesday: SEL, Our 3rd Class Birthday, and Library!
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