In Fundations, we wrapped up Unit 2 by completing the rest of the uppercase letters (S, T, U, V, W, X, Y, and Z) and reviewing how to tap out and blend CVC words with an emphasis on the vowels (the trickiest sounds to remember!) If you have some free time this weekend, create CVC words with your child, remembering to change the vowel each time. For example, start with "mat" and change it to "met" and so forth.
To change it up this week, I challenged the children to spell CVC words on their own. They LOVED this! It was a great opportunity for the children to shine!
In Math, we reviewed how to compare lengths of objects by lining up the ends and deciding which was longer. The previous day, I used string to measure the height of each child. In this activity, I told the kiddos that they would use their string to compare their body heights with classroom objects. First, I modeled how to use the string to compare a child's height to an object by lining up the ends of the string and the object, and then stretching the string along the object's length. Then, the children got busy measuring! They had so much fun walking around the classroom finding different objects to measure! We concluded this lesson by sharing the objects that were taller than us, objects that were shorter than us, and objects about the same height as us.
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- Word Work: CVC Word Play Dough Mats with Sentences
- Writing Center: How-To Books
- Math Center: Growing Train Game
- Reading Center: Independent Reading
- ABC Center: Rainbow Write Sight Words
Reminders:
-Valentine's Day Celebration: Wednesday, February 14th. Please send in cards with only the "From" portion filled out.
-100th Day of School: Wednesday, February 14th. Posters are due Friday, February 9th but you can send them in earlier too!
Have a wonderful weekend :)
Mrs. Nork