Due to the cold/wet/windy weather that we had on the Friday before Spring Break, we had an indoor Egg Hunt in the Gym. Here are a few pictures from the hunt!
Sunday, March 31, 2013
Unit 5, Week 3 - Messenger, Messenger
Our Target Skill this week is comparing and contrasting information. We will also continue to practice retelling a story, making predictions, and drawing conclusions about the text. We will work to identify, form, and match the letter 'Uu' to its phoneme--/u/. We will focus on the short 'u' sound this week.
Amazing Words: messenger, delivery, radios, pickup, escalator, eyeshades
High-Frequency Words: what, said, was (Please continue to practice all of our "Popcorn Words"!)
Letter: Uu
Thanks to www.barnesandnoble.com for the cover image!
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Subtraction Bowling!
We have been learning about Subtraction in my Kinder Math Group. Here is one of the fun ways that we have been practicing our new skill--Subtraction Bowling. Here the students are practicing subtraction from 10. We did this whole group with a large child's plastic bowling set, and then the students had the opportunity to work with partners using smaller individual sets.
Dr. Seuss' Birthday Celebration!
I'm sorry for the delay on these pictures--it's been a busy couple of weeks! Here are pictures some of the fun things we did/made on Friday, March 1st, during our celebration of Dr. Seuss' birthday. Each classroom's activity and/or theme was centered around a different Dr. Seuss book that day: Green Eggs and Ham; The Cat in the Hat; One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish; and Bartholomew and the Oobleck.
Monday, March 18, 2013
Unit 5, Week 2 - Mayday! Mayday!
Our Target Skill this week is learning to distinguish the cause and effect of certain events within a story. We will also continue to work on retelling a story, making predictions, and identifying the sequence of events in a story. We will work to identify, form, and match the letter 'Xx' to its phoneme---/ks/.
Amazing Words: rescue, pilot, yacht, sailor, mechanic, shimmering
High-Frequency Words: yellow, blue, green (Please continue to practice all of our "Popcorn Words" at home!)
Letter: Xx
Thank you to http://store.coastguardrescues.com for the cover image!
Monday, March 11, 2013
Unit 5, Week 1 - Max Takes the Train
Our Target Skill for this week will be Realism vs. Fantasy. We will also continue to work on retelling a story, making predictions, and identifying the plot of a story. We will work to identify, form, and match the letters 'Jj' and 'Ww' to their phonemes--/j/ and /w/, respectively.
Amazing Words: plane, jetway, subway, tunnel, ferryboat, sidecar
High-Frequency Words: yellow, blue, green (Please continue to practice all of our "Popcorn Words" at home with your child!)
Letters: Jj and Ww
Thank you to www.scottsboro.org for the cover image!
Monday, March 4, 2013
Sunday, March 3, 2013
Unit 4, Week 5 - If You Could go to Antarctica
Our Target Skill this week is learning to classify and categorize gathered information. We will also continue to work on making predictions, sequential order, and identifying the main idea of a story. The students will work to identify, form, and match the letter 'Ee' to its phoneme--/e/. We will focus on the short vowel sound this week.
Amazing Words: Antarctica, continent, icebergs, penguins, seals, whales
High-Frequency Words: go, here, from (Please continue to practice all of our "Popcorn Words" at home!)
Letter: Ee
Thank you to www.scottsboro.org for the cover image!
Sunday, February 24, 2013
Unit 4, Week 4 - Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Our Target Skill for this week will be identifying the characters within a story. We will also continue to practice making predictions, retelling a story, and identifying the setting of a story. We will work to identify, form, and match the letter 'Gg' to its phoneme--/g/.
Amazing Words: bears, porridge, cottage, big, middle-sized, small
High-Frequency Words: one, two, three, four, five (Please continue to practice all of our "Popcorn Words" at home!)
Letter: Gg
Thank you to Sam's Reading Blog (http://salinaghi.blogspot.com/2011_03_01_archive.html) for the cover image!
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Unit 4, Week 3 - One Little Mouse
Our Target Skill this week will be determining the sequence of events, or the order in which things happen within the story. We will also continue to practice making predictions, retelling a story, and drawing conclusions based on evidence found within the story. We do not have one particular letter of focus this week--we will instead be working on consonant blends.
Amazing Words: woodland, nest, vale, hollow, comfortable, shadows
High-Frequency Words: one, two, three, four, five (Please continue to practice all of our "Popcorn Words" at home.)
Thank you to www.tower.com for the cover image!
Thursday, February 7, 2013
Unit 4, Week 2 - My Lucky Day
Our Target Skill this week is determining the causes and effects of certain events within the story. We will also continue to practice retelling a story, predicting outcomes, and determining the plot of a story. We will work to identify, form, and match the letter 'Ll' to its phoneme--/l/.
Amazing Words: piglet, fox, lucky, filthy, cook, scrubber
High-Frequency Words: Please continue to practice the words 'are', 'that', and 'do', along with our other previous "Popcorn Words".
Letter: Ll
Thank you to http://www.scls.lib.wi.us/sun/ReadAloudPictureBooks.html for our cover image!
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Saturday, February 2, 2013
Unit 4, Week 1 - Bunny Day
Our Target Skill is determining the sequence of a set of events, or the order in which they happened. We will also continue to practice making predictions, retelling a story and comparing and contrasting. We will work to identify, form, and match the letter Hh to its phoneme--/h/.
Amazing Words: chores, tidy, bustle, race, story, hungry
High-Frequency Words: are, that, do (Please continue to practice all of our "Popcorn Words" at home.)
Letter: Hh
Thank you to www.goodreads.com for the cover image!
Groundhog Day Treats!
After we discussed the meaning of Groundhog Day, who (or what) Punxsutawney Phil is, and predicted whether or not we thought he'd see his shadow this morning, we made these cute little groundhog treats. The kiddos were so excited to see what would happen, that a couple claimed they weren't even going to go to sleep--so, I apologize if you have some early risers this morning wanting to watch the news. You can watch the footage of the ceremony this morning at the following site.
http://www.visitpa.com/groundhog-day-live-stream
http://www.visitpa.com/groundhog-day-live-stream
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
100th Day Snack
This past Monday was our 100th Day of School! We celebrated with fun rotations--each Kindergarten teacher hosted a fun 100th Day activity in their room. In our classroom we made a 100th Day Snack consisting of 100 pieces, 10 each of Teddy Grahams, Skittles, Cheerios, Popcorn, Goldfish, Fruit Loops, Raisins, Marshmallows, Chocolate Chips, and Pretzels. We practiced counting by 1's and 10's to 100 while making our snack and also made a 100th Day hat that reinforced these skills as well. Mrs. Holmes hosted a number Seek 'n Find game with Hershey's Kisses labeled with numbers 1-100 hidden throughout her room, Ms. Meengs read Dr. Seuss' You're Only Old Once and did a writing activity with the kiddos, and Mrs. Hines assisted the students in making portraits of themselves at 100 years old using shapes that we've learned. The kiddos sure had a blast!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Unit 3, Week 6 - Hide, Clyde!
Our Target Skill this week is identifying the Main Idea of a story. We will also continue to practice making predictions, retelling a story, and identifying the plot of a story. We will work again to identify, form, and match the letter "Oo" to its phoneme--/o/. This week our focus will be on the long "o" sound.
Amazing Words: chameleon, jungle, pattern, skin, hide, scampered
High-Frequency Words: they, you, of (Please continue to practice all of our "Popcorn Words" at home!)
Letter: Oo
Thank you to www.tradebit.com for the cover image!
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Monday, January 21, 2013
Unit 3, Week 5 - Seeds
Our Target Skill this week will be learning to draw conclusions. We will also continue to practice making predictions, recalling information, and comparing and contrasting this week. We will work on identifying, forming, and matching the letter Oo to its phoneme--/o/.
Amazing Words: seeds, pod, roots, stem, pit, sprouts
High-Frequency Words: they, you, of (Please continue to practice ALL of our "Popcorn Words" at home!)
Letter: Oo
Thank you to www.amazon.com for the cover image!
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Unit 3, Week 4 - Farfallina and Marcel
Our Target Skill this week will be learning to identify the plot of a story. We will also continue to practice character identification, making predictions and retelling a story. We will work on identifying, forming, and matching the letter Ff to its phoneme--/f/.
Amazing Words: goose, gosling, caterpillar, butterfly, reflection, cocoon
High-Frequency Words: see, look (Please continue to practice all of our Popcorn Words at home!)
Letter: Ff
Thank you to www.nwf.org for the cover image!
Monday, January 7, 2013
Unit 3, Week 3 - See How We Grow
This week our Focus Story will be See How We Grow, by Katacha Diaz. We will follow a set of twin girls throughout this story as we discuss how children grow and change from the newborn stage to Kindergarteners. Our Target Skill this week will be determining the cause and effect of certain events. We will also continue to practice making predictions and retelling a story, as well as comparing and contrasting. We will work on identifying, forming, and matching the letters Dd and Kk to their phonemes--/d/ and /k/--respectively.
Amazing Words: twins, newborn, crawl, walk, children, babies
High-Frequency Words: see, look (Please continue to practice all of our Popcorn Words at home, as well!)
Letters: Dd and Kk
Thank you to http://mrsdowda.web.officelive.com/reading.aspx for the cover image!
Thursday, January 3, 2013
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