Morning Exploring: Winter coloring by letter, light table + counting, Tiggly Shapes on iPad, beginning sounds, math racks + counting invitations
Reading: This week we really practiced our reading super powers and focused on how we can become better readers and help ourselves grow. We talked a lot about being fluent readers: paying attention to punctuation--stop at periods, pause at commas, voice goes up with exclamation points, voice goes up and down with questions; reading smoothly and using strategies. I individually met with *almost* everyone to fill their book boxes with at least 6 'just right' books that I have read with them and they can read. These will come home soon in their clear pouch (in BEE Folders) to practice at home. I will finish this process next week and give a heads up before sending home and when they should be returned.
Math: Measuring! We had so much fun kicking off this unit. We used cubes and Popsicle sticks to measure this week and were introduced to vocabulary words. Next week we'll continue measuring and exploring!
Writing: We are continuing to write for readers, making sure everything can be read by someone else. Our writing should have detailed pictures that use: lots of colors, pictures tell who/what/where, labels, speech bubbles. We are focusing on sentence structure: using sight words, capitals at the beginning then lowercase, finger spaces between words, punctuation at the end and a thought that makes sense!
STEAM: We read "Building Up, a Celebration of Building" and created some fun stuff with Mr. Keller's buddies today. Throughout the week in free choice it's fun to see their creations through the maker space, working through problems, redesigning and their final products.
Social: We've had some great conversations about being a leader and not a follower. When someone else isn't doing the right thing, we can lead by example and be empowered! We talked about how it makes us feel good and spreads positivity to others!
Tips for Home:
-Book talk: Make predictions about the book, try to figure out tricky words by using our strategies
-Play guess my number: give clues and have them ask questions
-Encourage writing by having your kinder help with lists, menus, etc!
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