Morning Activities....
Magnetic.
Narumi-"this is the highest I've been."
Drawing pictures.
Building forts
Sedsel - "Look a Magic trick with rocks. Watch, they're here, now smash, they're not."
Morning Meeting....
Counting as usual. Although now we are noticing how many days are left to school year. Doing different greetings we haven't done in a while. Like the "Shoe Greeting." One shoe from each person goes in the middle and then someone starts by picking up any shoe and matching to the owner. Then shake hands while saying good morning. Then the person who received their shoe, goes to pick a new one out of the middle and we continue until all shoes are gone back their owner.
Math...
Matching an equation with the correct answer. Everyone was given a card with either an equation such as 4 + 5 = and there were cards with just a answer like 9. Everyone went around the room looking for their match, sat down and we went around the circle saying the equation and answer together. We have done lots with number flashes and writing our numbers on the white board. We did a new activity where Beth holds up a 10's rod and any given number of 1's cubes. The kids have to decide what the number is that she was holding up and write their answer on the board.
Book Corner....
Six Foolish Fishermen by Benjamin Elkin. "How foolish could six Cajuns on the bayou possibly be? Down in Louisiana bayou country, six friends--Jules, Jacques, Jean, Ti-Paul, Philippe, and Pierre-love to go out fishing on their pirogues. But these fellows are very foolish indeed. It isn't long before one silly misunderstanding after another results in a hilarious and ridiculous Cajun-flavored folktale that will delight readers young and old."
Jamberry by Bruce Degan. "They're off... a boy and an endearing, rhyme-spouting bear, who squires him through a fantastic world of berries. And their adventure comes to a razzamatazz finale under a starberry sky."
Chester the Worldly Pig by Bill Peet. "Chester longs to be a performer in the circus, but the road to stardom is rocky until someone discovers Chester's true "worldliness." "Chester is going to be a laugh-aloud choice."
Nora read to us today a book that she brought in called Cat Traps by Molly Coxe. "Cat wants a snack. Cat sets a trap. Cat gets...in trouble! Simple sentences and snappy illustrations make this a purr-fect first step into the joy of reading."
Narumi has been practicing her reading out lout. She read Counting Bats. An easy reader for kids
developing the confidence of reading. Repetition and counting numbers makes this a great starter book.
Thayer also has been working on her reading and found a book that she wanted to read aloud. She read Stripes, Right?
A Kiss For Little Bear by Else Holmelund Minarik. "Grandmother likes Little Bear's picture so much she sends him a thank you kiss. "Will you take it to him, Hen?" she says. Hen passes the kiss to Frog who passes it to Cat who passes it to Little Skunk until Hen decides there is too much kissing -- and finally gives the kiss to the Little Bear."
Arthur's Birthday by Marc Brown. "Arthur can't wait to hand out his birthday party invitations. But it turns out Muffy is having "her "party on the exact same day All of his friends are split between the two parties so Arthur and Francine hatch a clever scheme to make sure Arthur "and" Muffy have the best birthdays yet."
So much reading every day, it is hard to capture all the books we do in a given week. Keep on reading at home. It sure does help your child learn to read!
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