Second Week in January: January 8th-12th (2 Hour Delay on Wednesday)

Writer's Workshop

Finishing up Show and Tell Stories.

A favorite place.

A place she knows well.

The children are working on being able to read their own writing.

They are being encouraged to use spaces between their words.

They are being encouraged to use lowercase letters except when a capital is needed.

They are being encouraged to use punctuation.

The children are being encouraged to include how they feel about their person, place, or thing.

We cleaned out their writing folders and shared their best piece.

All other writing was sent home.

Monday's Big Book Read Aloud

Word Study: (it)

Independent practice work.

Practicing reading.

Quiet Time: Snowman Color By Number (choice).

Math

Sets of numbers.

Which is greater?

Math

Pairs of numbers.

Which is greater?

Choice Time: Sand Table

Returning to school Monday with fresh snow was fun!

Thanks for sending all that is needed to play outside!

Math

Teen Number Book

One page a day.

Showing 11 four ways.

Alvin Tresselt's version of The Mitten.

Comparing and contrasting the two mitten versions.

Whole group reading work.

Taking the word (chunk) it and turning it into another word by changing the first sound.

Reading Independent work: 

Listening for the it ending.

Jim Aylesworth's version of The Mitten.

Comparing and contrasting Jim Aylesworth's version of The Mitten.

What is the same?

What was different?

Math

Graphing

Sorting

Recording

Writing the number for how many.

Thursday's Morning Meeting Share

Thursday's read aloud.

Scholastic News

Designing posters.

Let's Find Out

Reading and answering questions on what they have learned.

Reading

Listening for the chunk inside the word.

Thursday's Quiet Time: yoga (choice)

Handwriting

Lowercase z

wet try (z)

Practicing the correct formation for lowercase z in her handwriting book.

Words For Me

Sentences For Me

Music Class with Ms. Bean.

Ms. Bean is playing the bongos.

The children are moving to the beat.

Choice Time: Having fun in the sand table.

Choice Time: Building with magnetics.

Choice Time: Polly Pocket/Littlest Pet Shop

Sign In

First name sign in cards are sent home.

The children are now learning to properly write their last names.

Writing

Text to get the children's ideas flowing.

Writing

Beginning I Have a Dream ... Piece

Special Activity

Art for Kids Hub

How To Draw Martin Luther King, Jr.

Sketching Martin Luther King, Jr. with Sharpies and guidance from an artist!

Mrs. McVane working with a group listening to the drawing instructions.

Coloring the sketch of Martin Luther King, Jr.

Martin Luther King Jr. at a podium.

These came out great!

They will be hung with their I Have A Dream writing!

Reading

More work with Jan Brett's The Mitten.

Sequencing the characters.

Color, cut, glue in the mitten in the order of the story:

First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eight.

The children did a nice job completing this independently Friday 

while the teacher administered assessments.

Please remember to send back to school your child's reading journal.

Goal: To have new books each week.

Thanks for your Support! ❤️

Next week:

Monday: No School Martin Luther King, Jr. Day