Good news!! This week, both classes earned their 3rd owl in their tree! On Monday, they will get to play in place of "morning work" as their reward! I am so proud of them!
I want to start by sharing some class highlights from this past week :)
In Fundations, letters b and f were added to our collection of letters introduced/practiced. The students completed a variety of activities that reinforced these letters/sounds throughout the week including echoing (repeating) the letter-keyword-sound, skywriting, and sound dictation. The children were introduced to their "magnetic journals" to help them identify letter sounds. I've included a copy of the powerpoint presentations I used to reinforce these two tricky letters...It also allows the children to get up and exercise!
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letter_b_powerpoint_pdf.pdf |
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letter_f_powerpoint_pdf.pdf |
The next day, the children explored pattern blocks and learned the names of some pretty intricate shapes. I couldn't believe that some of them knew what a trapezoid was! The children really enjoyed making designs/patterns with the pattern blocks, too! Here is a picture of some of our pattern block fun!
Another exciting math lesson this week included a number scavenger hunt around the room where the children had to find each number on their paper in a different area of the room. They LOVED walking around with their clipboards and were so proud to have crossed off every number on their list! This activity was a huge hit!
- Before reading I explained that unkind words can and do hurt. They hurt hearts. I explained that as Chrysanthemum (main character) enters school she is bullied by her classmates about her name.
- Then, I showed the children a large red heart. Every time one of the characters in the book made fun of Chrysanthemum, we crumpled up the paper heart.
- After the story, we tried to smooth out the wrinkled heart. I shared that it never is quite the same.
- I wrote on heart "Before you speak, Think and be smart. It's hard to fix A wrinkled heart!" The children added band-aids with their name on it too :)
1. Writing Station- the children were encouraged to use our word work cards to write different words and draw pictures using a whiteboard and dry erase marker.
- birthday
-phone number
-address
I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend!
Warm Regards,
Mrs. Nork