In Fundations, I explained that some books have stories that are pretend or make-believe and that these stories can be about people or animals. We revisited the story, Cod Fish, and determined that it was a make-believe story. Then, I explained that other books tell us facts about things and they teach us things that are true. To explain this further, I showed them a informational book about bees and told the students that this is a book that teaches us true things about bees. Before reading, we looked at the front and back cover of the book and discussed the title, author and illustrator. Then I read the book and after each page, I asked them to name one true fact they learned. They did a super job recalling the facts that intrigued them.
Also in Fundations we spent some time reading sentences and making changes to them. For example, I wrote "Jim had the pup" on the board. Then, I had the students change the sentence to: Jim had the mop. We then tapped out the word to check the spelling together. I continued this process of dictating changes until our sentence read "Tom hid the map."
In Math, I introduced doubles and the students practiced drawing dots on their double ten frame mat to show doubles. They also wrote addition number sentences to match their doubles fact.
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- Writing Center: Children wrote a true story in their writing folder.
-Math Center: Children played roll and record with numeral dice.
ABC Center: Children highlighted word family words and read simple sentences.
Write the Room: Children filled in the missing digraph sounds on their recording sheet.
In Science, we began our unit on Sunlight and Energy. The children learned they get their energy from the food they eat. The sun gives plants light and heat energy and when they eat vegetables or fruits, they get
that energy from the sun.
We also learned that Sunlight warms the Earth and not all of Earth’s surfaces heat up the same way and to the same temperature. I showed the children three containers filled with sand, stones, and water. We predicted which material will heat up the most after being placed in the sun. The children felt that the sand would heat up the most. Next week, we will find out the results!
-Thursday is Field Day.
-Friday is the Book Swap
- Monday is Memorial Day. School will be closed.
I hope everyone has a great rest of the weekend!
Take Care,
Mrs. Nork