We were sure busy this past week before the Thanksgiving holiday break. We learned about the first Thanksgiving, read stories, created Native American vests and head pieces, made pilgrims hats, worked to create our our turkeys, made butter, and had our own feast with cornbread! The slide show above shows many images from our week. We hope you had a great Thanksgiving.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Tips for Reading Aloud with your Child!
Here are some tips to help your child become a great reader!
*Ask your child questions throughout the book about characters, setting, events, and problems that might be happening in the book.
*Ask your child to think of a question too.
*Have your child predict what might happen next! Model this for your child if they cannot think of a next event.
*Have them close their eyes and make a picture in their mind when you read aloud. They get to be the illustrator too.
*Give your child a chance to hunt for letters, words, sounds, etc they might know when reading a book. Take turns reading the text together.
*Ask your child questions throughout the book about characters, setting, events, and problems that might be happening in the book.
*Ask your child to think of a question too.
*Have your child predict what might happen next! Model this for your child if they cannot think of a next event.
*Have them close their eyes and make a picture in their mind when you read aloud. They get to be the illustrator too.
*Give your child a chance to hunt for letters, words, sounds, etc they might know when reading a book. Take turns reading the text together.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
My First Slide Show!
I figured out how to create a slide show! I added some pictures mostly from Red Ribbon Week to the blog. I will put more pictures up soon, I will be adding more PM kiddos to the pictures as well. I hope you enjoy. Have a great weekend!
Monday, November 1, 2010
Here are some tips to help your child become a great writer!
*Please encourage your child to write frequently at home. They can copy from environmental print, books, magazines, or notes/calendars/recipes you might have written.
*Get a clipboard or white board at home to make writing more fun!
*Have your child make labels for items in your house or make lists of things they see, do, like, enjoy, food, toys, movies, books, etc…
*When your child draws a picture ask them to either label or narrate the picture by writing one or two words describing the picture.
*You can dictate stories your child tells you and read it back to them. They will be the author! Have them draw a picture to continue the
*Get a clipboard or white board at home to make writing more fun!
*Have your child make labels for items in your house or make lists of things they see, do, like, enjoy, food, toys, movies, books, etc…
*When your child draws a picture ask them to either label or narrate the picture by writing one or two words describing the picture.
*You can dictate stories your child tells you and read it back to them. They will be the author! Have them draw a picture to continue the
Happy Election Day/Halloween
This week we did not have school due to Election day on Tuesday, we hope you had a wonderful day off!
Last week, we practiced both a fire drill and a tornado drill. We are learning our school procedures nicely. I am so proud of Room 106 because every time they are asked to follow directions and do their best, they sure do! Both A.M. and P.M. classes are sure great!
Also, we worked on the letter Aa. Please continue the homework and practice both the long and the short Aa sounds, reinforce that it is a vowel and a special letter with those two sounds.
In our reading groups, we read stories about Spiders and Roosters. We practiced tracking print (using our fingers to follow along when we read), blending sounds, and we now know three sight words (I, the, see). It would be helpful to make flash cards at home to practice reading and spelling these words.
In math, we worked on writing and recognizing the numbers 0-10. We read color words and played The Mystery Number Game. Please practice this at home by choosing a number between 0-10 or 0-20. Give your child clues by saying it is higher/lower than other numbers. If you use a number line it makes it easier and more fun!
Last week, we practiced both a fire drill and a tornado drill. We are learning our school procedures nicely. I am so proud of Room 106 because every time they are asked to follow directions and do their best, they sure do! Both A.M. and P.M. classes are sure great!
Also, we worked on the letter Aa. Please continue the homework and practice both the long and the short Aa sounds, reinforce that it is a vowel and a special letter with those two sounds.
In our reading groups, we read stories about Spiders and Roosters. We practiced tracking print (using our fingers to follow along when we read), blending sounds, and we now know three sight words (I, the, see). It would be helpful to make flash cards at home to practice reading and spelling these words.
In math, we worked on writing and recognizing the numbers 0-10. We read color words and played The Mystery Number Game. Please practice this at home by choosing a number between 0-10 or 0-20. Give your child clues by saying it is higher/lower than other numbers. If you use a number line it makes it easier and more fun!
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
First Sound Fluency is Essential!
First sound fluency is a skill that is essential to master in kindergarten. Please practice these games at home to ensure that your child will be successful!
*Pick any word and say it slowly, have your child tell you the first sound. For example, “cat”, the first sound is “c”.
*Use a magazine or book to find pictures and have your child name what they can find in the picture. Then have them tell you the first sound of that word.
*Say a family members name, then have your child repeat the name and state the first sound.
*Once your child masters this first sound, move onto the ending sound. It is important to say the word slowly so they can hear all the words. Have them practice saying words slowly as well. This helps with spelling, writing, and reading skills!
*Pick any word and say it slowly, have your child tell you the first sound. For example, “cat”, the first sound is “c”.
*Use a magazine or book to find pictures and have your child name what they can find in the picture. Then have them tell you the first sound of that word.
*Say a family members name, then have your child repeat the name and state the first sound.
*Once your child masters this first sound, move onto the ending sound. It is important to say the word slowly so they can hear all the words. Have them practice saying words slowly as well. This helps with spelling, writing, and reading skills!
We are drug free! Celebrating Red Ribbon Week!
This week is Red Ribbon Week. We have a spirit week to celebrate being and staying drug free. The special days are listed below:
Monday 10-25:Put a Cap on Drugs
Tuesday: 10-26:Sock it to Drugs
Wednesday 10-27: Wear Red for Red Ribbon Week Thursday 10-28:Team Up against Drugs (Wear fav. team shirt)
Friday 10-29: Wear Red, White and Blue
Also, we have begun our small reading groups this week. This is where we spend thirty minutes in groups of 7-9 students practicing reading skills and strategies. We are working on letter and sound identification, blending and segmenting words (pushing sounds together and pulling words apart to hear all the sounds), and reading decodable text together. This is great because we have two reading aids come and help us give more individual instruction to your child!
Please keep practicing at home!
Please have a very happy and safe Halloween this weekend! If you take any great pictures of your child in costume, please send them in to share! We love to learn about our friends in Room 106.
Monday 10-25:Put a Cap on Drugs
Tuesday: 10-26:Sock it to Drugs
Wednesday 10-27: Wear Red for Red Ribbon Week Thursday 10-28:Team Up against Drugs (Wear fav. team shirt)
Friday 10-29: Wear Red, White and Blue
Also, we have begun our small reading groups this week. This is where we spend thirty minutes in groups of 7-9 students practicing reading skills and strategies. We are working on letter and sound identification, blending and segmenting words (pushing sounds together and pulling words apart to hear all the sounds), and reading decodable text together. This is great because we have two reading aids come and help us give more individual instruction to your child!
Please keep practicing at home!
Please have a very happy and safe Halloween this weekend! If you take any great pictures of your child in costume, please send them in to share! We love to learn about our friends in Room 106.
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