Our Week: November 16 - 20

SIGHT WORDS:

one, day, green

One Sight Word Song

Day Sight Word Song

Green Sight Word Song

Our book for this week is One Day.  

READING:

This week we are looking at the author's purpose for writing a story.  We will also compare and contrast experiences between different characters.  This helps us think more about what is going on in our story and to help us think about how that relates to other things we have read.

WRITING:

We are finishing up our unit on opinions.  We will be reviewing what we have learned all week.  When writing an opinion we need to tell our opinion, tell why, and then retell our opinion.  

MATH:

We are going to work on sorting things based on different attributes such as size, shape, color, thickness, etc.

We will work to identify some of these attributes by touch.

We are also going to work on graphing our favorite colors and discussing our findings.

We also get to explore calculators this week.

We will also review counting and number writing during our math workshop time.

ANIMATED LITERACY:

Monday - ou/ow; Grouchy Owl

          *Action - Put your hand on your head like you bumped it as you say "ow"

Tuesday - Draw an owl and write a simple sentence such as "One day I will see an owl."

Wednesday - Long A; Skating Abe

          *Action: Make a wheel with one hand and put the other hand on top; pretend to skate as you    
            say "ay"

Thursday - Draw a cake and write a simple sentence such as "I can eat a cake in one day."

Friday - sh; Sheriff Shadrack

Our Week: November 9 - 13

It is United Way Week.  Here is the list of what to wear and send each day if you can:

Monday - Pennies and Pajamas

Tuesday - Nickels and Royals Shirts

Wednesday - Dimes and Hats

Thursday - Quarters and Sweats

Friday - Dollar Bill and Spirit Wear (Gracemor, College, etc.)

SIGHT WORDS:

Many of us are struggling to remember our sight words.  In order for us to keep these words in our long term memory we need a lot of practice with them.  Please review the previous books, use the sight word cards, and practice them nightly on your homework sheets.

let, us, run

Run Sight Word Song

Our book for this week is Let Us Run.  

READING:

This week we are using what we know about characters, setting, and events to dig deeper into our stories.  We will use these things to help us understand our books better.  We will also look at what the characters are feeling to help us understand what is going on.

WRITING:

We are continuing our unit on opinions.  We are having a hard time grasping what an opinion is.  Continue to remind your child that an opinion is what we think or feel about something.  We are learning to state our opinion, tell why and then to restate it at the end of our story.

MATH:

We are going to continue working on our numbers and counting smaller amounts quickly and accurately using the Roll and Record game.

We are going to look at number order and the words greater than and less than by playing a Monster Squeeze game.

We will also work on our number writing with our white boards doing something similar to this.

ANIMATED LITERACY:

Monday - Draw a bee and write a simple sentence such as "Let us run away from the bee."

Tuesday - Letter W; Winkie Walrus

 

Wednesday - Draw a well and write a simple sentence such as "I can run to the well."

Thursday - Long I; Ike's Bike Ride

 

Friday - Draw a kite and write simple sentence such as "Let us fly the kite."

Our Week: November 2 - 6

SIGHT WORDS:

today, am, at

No song for the word Today

Am Sight Word Song

At Sight Word Song

Our book for this week is Today I Am.  

READING:

This week we are learning about who characters are, what the setting is, and what the events are in the story.  As you are reading stories at home, talk about these aspects.  Talk about who is important in the story you are reading, where is it taking place, and what they are doing.

WRITING:

We are starting our new unit on Opinion Writing.  We will be studying what other authors do to write about about their opinions.  We will talk about what an opinion is and some possible ideas to write about.

MATH:

This week we are working on counting accurately by playing a Spin a Number game and a Number Cards Game.

We will put numbers in order by lining up with them.

ANIMATED LITERACY:

Monday - ch; Chauncy Chipmunk

          *Action - Act like you are chopping as you say "ch"

Tuesday - Draw a chick and write a sentence such as "The chick is at the farm today."

Wednesday - Long O; Old Joe Crow

          *Action: Pretend to row as you say "oa"

Thursday - Draw a goat and write a sentence such as "I am not a goat."

Friday - Long E; Leaping Eve

          *Leap one hand over the other as you say "ee"