Hope you all are having a wonderful weekend! I was very proud of the kids this week! They worked hard and we had a lot of fun!
This week we read "Goodnight Moon" each day. By the end of the week the kids were reading right along with me, which is a great sign. We also read Chicka Chicka Boom Boom to go along with the letters we have been learning/reviewing. We focused the letters and sounds of T, G, N and P. This included word sorting in their journals and creating our own list of words that start with those letters. As I previously mentioned, the students are now in groups that have similar reading/phonics needs, so while students are independently reading, I work with a different group each day. Depending on the group, we work on letters, sounds, or sight words. The more specific instruction is for each child's needs, the better. So having smaller groups after a whole class lesson will be great for the kids!
For math we started the week by creating our very own number line with blue paper and cotton balls. The kids were so excited to see it up the next day! We also started finding different ways to make 10 using 2 sided colored chips--which I referred to as a "magic pot and magic chips" ;) We discovered that every time we emptied the pot, the total number of chips was the same (10), BUT the number of white and red chips was different, SO there are different ways to make 10! We will continue finding ways to make numbers other than 10 as well as sequencing (through "Which number is missing?" activities this week).
In writing we are continuing to work on personal narratives (2-3 pages in length), but students are being encouraged to keep going and keep adding details even when they *think they are done. If your child writes at home, ask them to share what they are writing with you. This will just be good practice for them to make sure there is purpose in what they are writing--instead of just random little drawings of things that don't connect. Pages in book are connected the same was as pages in our writing.
As for inquiry, we are just about to begin our social justice unit. I have recently showed the kids some videos of kids without arms or other disabilities that are able to ride bikes and color, etc. with assistance of devices that have been made for them. They get to see that even people that have differences can have fun and do the things that we can do. They have loved seeing how things are made to help those individuals participate in everyday activities (such as the handle straps on a bike for a girl that did not have arms). We are learning to appreciate differences and see what people CAN do :)
Ms.
Gabriel
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