Continue to work on RazKids every week!  

Word study words this week are the same from last week.  I didn't get to the class pages and felt like we needed a little more time to study them.  In addition, we will be looking at both:

-and word families

-old words families

me, how, see

Bonus words will come from the word families above. 

Also, we will be exploring handwriting and look books to get us back on schedule.

S-T-U-V will be our letters this week! 

A big part of the last two weeks of school is getting ready for our Kinderarten graduation.  We have learned so much together this year.  We will go back and revisit some of our favorite things.  It's hard to pick just one!  We will also get ready for our graduation ceremony on June 3rd.  

We are almost at the end of our kindergarten  math study.  There is one last concept that needs to be taught.  SHOW ME THE MONEY!  Now is the time to get out that piggy bank and explore the different coins and their values.  In addition to money, we will explore more in depth calendar patterns, addition and subtraction stories.

We are going to read lots of books about mothers! 

We are going to create lots of writing to celebrate our moms!

Also, we will be studying the letter Ss

Slithering snake

Slithering snake

s-s-s

(make hands move like a snake)

Our word study test this week:

my, you, can

Who are the Community Helpers that make life easier for us every day?  We have already explored a few like the dentist and fire fighter.  We will go into more depth about the people in our neighborhood that help us out!

We are going to continue our numeral review to numeral 20.  If you notice your child still making numeral reversals in their writing, please practice a bit more at home.  This is an expectation for first grade.  We will get to begin the May calendar lesson too!

Continue to work on RazKids every week!  

Word study words this week are the same from last week.  I didn't get to the class pages and felt like we needed a little more time to study them.  In addition, we will be looking at both:

-and word families

-old words families

me, how, see

Bonus words will come from the word families above. 

Also, we will be exploring handwriting and look books to get us back on schedule.

S-T-U-V will be our letters this week! 

A big part of the last two weeks of school is getting ready for our Kinderarten graduation.  We have learned so much together this year.  We will go back and revisit some of our favorite things.  It's hard to pick just one!  We will also get ready for our graduation ceremony on June 3rd.  

We are almost at the end of our kindergarten  math study.  There is one last concept that needs to be taught.  SHOW ME THE MONEY!  Now is the time to get out that piggy bank and explore the different coins and their values.  In addition to money, we will explore more in depth calendar patterns, addition and subtraction stories.

We are going to read lots of books about mothers! 

We are going to create lots of writing to celebrate our moms!

Also, we will be studying the letter Ss

Slithering snake

Slithering snake

s-s-s

(make hands move like a snake)

Our word study test this week:

my, you, can

Who are the Community Helpers that make life easier for us every day?  We have already explored a few like the dentist and fire fighter.  We will go into more depth about the people in our neighborhood that help us out!

We are going to continue our numeral review to numeral 20.  If you notice your child still making numeral reversals in their writing, please practice a bit more at home.  This is an expectation for first grade.  We will get to begin the May calendar lesson too!

We are going to read more about spring, chickens and the weather.  Sometimes kids get a little worried about the thunderstorms that happen more this time of year.  We will brain storm some ideas to help us when we get nervous.  A great story, Just a Thunderstorm  is a little critter book and puts a funny spin on our fear. 

We got a little off track because of the fabulous wedding, field day, and oviparous hunt from last week!  So, we will learn how to spell the word you.  We will also practice the letter Rr.  Our chant:

roaring robot

roaring robot

r-r-r  (move arms like a robot)

The kids did a GREAT job with their first ever spell check last week!  So, we're going to do it again!  Keep up the awesome work!

Words this week:  and, like, is

Who are the Community Helpers that make life easier for us every day?  We have already explored a few like the dentist and fire fighter.  We will go into more depth about the people in our neighborhood that help us out!

We are going to continue our numeral review to numeral 20.  If you notice your child still making numeral reversals in their writing, please practice a bit more at home.  This is an expectation for first grade.  We will get to begin the May calendar lesson too!

We will read some books about Earth Day - which we will celebrate on Tuesday.  Also, we will continue reading nonfiction books to research all about the life cycle of a chicken!

We got a little off track because of the fabulous wedding, field day, and oviparous hunt from last week!  So, we will learn how to spell the word you.  We will also practice the letter Rr.  Our chant:

roaring robot

roaring robot

r-r-r  (move arms like a robot)

This week we will also begin an official word study complete with a small quiz. 

Handwriting skills will also be assessed meaning that even if your child spells the word correctly but the letter formation is wrong, he will be marked incorrect.  

I am trying to prepare them for first grade by letting them experience how to take a quiz, how to number a page, study skills, etc.  before it really counts!  

Words this week:  a, I, the

Who are the Community Helpers that make life easier for us every day?  We have already explored a few like the dentist and fire fighter.  We will go into more depth about the people in our neighborhood that help us out!

We are going to continue our numeral review to numeral 20.  If you notice your child still making numeral reversals in their writing, please practice a bit more at home.  This is an expectation for first grade.  

Our author study is Eric Carle.  He continues to be an amazing influence in children's literature.  We will study his background and his works over the next  2 months.   This week we will read The Very Hungry Caterpillar.    We might even get to meet a real caterpillar!

This week, we will attend the wedding of two very special letters.  Q and U are going to be wed.  This is always a special time because we learn that their relationship is strong and they will always be next to each other!  

The Marvelous Me will be Megan this week! 

Our new sight word that we are learning to spell is you.

Who are the Community Helpers that make life easier for us every day?  We have already explored a few like the dentist and fire fighter.  We will go into more depth about the people in our neighborhood that help us out!

We will study the April calendar this week.  Also, we will discover words such as: fewer than, how many in all, next to, behind, before, after and lots of other size and position words.  Hopefully, we will also get to a numeral review of 0-20.    

Our author study is Eric Carle.  He continues to be an amazing influence in children's literature.  We will study his background and his works over the next  2 months.   

We will continue to discover capital letters at the beginning of sentences by playing the sentence scramble game. Hopefully we will begin to connect these skills as well as punctuation in our writing. The Marvelous Me will be Mackenize this week! 

Our new sight word that we are learning to spell is like.

Who are the Community Helpers that make life easier for us every day?  We have already explored a few like the dentist and fire fighter.  We will go into more depth about the people in our neighborhood that help us out!

We are learning to add 1 more and to take 1 away from a number.  We will also begin to learn the math strategy of counting on.  For example, instead of counting the 5 fingers on our hand every time, we will start with 5 and then add the next number. 

We will continue to focus on punctuation as we read and write.  What would our voice sound like if we see a question mark? Exclamation point! Period.  

We'll continue to notice how words are spaced in books so that we can easily read each one.  And we will make that connection in our writing.

Our new author study is Eric Carle.  He continues to be an amazing influence in children's literature.  We will study his background and his works over the next  2 months.   

We will continue to discover capital letters at the beginning of sentences by playing the sentence scramble game. Hopefully we will begin to connect these skills as well as punctuation in our writing. The Marvelous Me will be Mackenize this week! 

Who are the Community Helpers that make life easier for us every day?  We have already explored a few like the dentist and fire fighter.  We will go into more depth about the people in our neighborhood that help us out!

Measurement - in non standard units will be our focus this week.  We will also explore how to use a ruler to measure as well.

We will continue to focus on punctuation as we read and write.  What would our voice sound like if we see a question mark? Exclamation point! Period.  

We'll begin to notice how words are spaced in books so that we can easily read each one.  And we will make that connection in our writing.  

We will continue to discover capital letters at the beginning of sentences by playing the sentence scramble game. Hopefully we will begin to connect these skills as well as punctuation in our writing. The Marvelous Me will be Blake this week! (again!)

Where is Ireland?  We will briefly discover this country as we learn about some of the fun traditions of St. Patrick's Day! We will rediscover some map skills too.

Continue to work on March calendar skills.  Ask questions like:

What is the date of the 3rd Wednesday this month.  

How many days are in March?

There are so many numeracy skills that you can help your child with at home.

We will continue to focus on punctuation as we read and write.  What would our voice sound like if we see a question mark? Exclamation point! Period.  

We'll begin to notice how words are spaced in books so that we can easily read each one.  And we will make that connection in our writing.  

Operation, operation

O-O-O  (point to your throat with your mouth open wide)

We will study the letter Oo

We will continue to discover capital letters at the beginning of sentences by playing the sentence scramble game. Hopefully we will begin to connect these skills as well as punctuation in our writing. The Marvelous Me will be Blake this week!

Where is Ireland?  We will briefly discover this country as we learn about some of the fun traditions of St. Patrick's Day! We will rediscover some map skills too.

We will continue to focus on punctuation as we read and write.  What would our voice sound like if we see a question mark? Exclamation point! Period.  

We'll begin to notice how words are spaced in books so that we can easily read each one.  And we will make that connection in our writing.  

Operation, operation

O-O-O  (point to your throat with your mouth open wide)

We will study the letter Oo

We will continue to discover capital letters at the beginning of sentences by playing the sentence scramble game. Hopefully we will begin to connect these skills as well as punctuation in our writing. The Marvelous Me will be Tate this week!

Where is Ireland?  We will briefly discover this country as we learn about some of the fun traditions of St. Patrick's Day! We will rediscover some map skills too.

We will begin to focus on punctuation as we read and write.  What would our voice sound like if we see a question mark? Exclamation point! Period.  

We'll begin to notice how words are spaced in books so that we can easily read each one.  And we will make that connection in our writing.  

Marshmallow, Marshmallow, 

m-m-m (rub your tummy)  We are working on the letter Mm.

We will discover capital letters to sentences by playing the sentence scramble game. Hopefully we will begin to connect these skills as well as punctuation in our writing.  We are going to make a class book of THE MARVELOUS BEE instead of a Marvelous Me this week t00.

Over the next week, we will be looking at the Presidents in honor of President's Day.  We will primarily focus on Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.

We will explore what they are most famous for and maybe even learn a few funny facts about them too!

We will continue our study of the numeral 100.  I hope you heard some great stories from Friday!  We accomplished a lot but still have more to do!

Love is STILL in the air!  We will read a lot of very heart warming tales! 

On Tuesday,  we will read all of the couplets that you child has created!

We will finish up the Letter Ll and maybe even get to the letter Mm!

In phonics, we will be working with blends including -st, -sp, -sl, -sh

We will study these not just at the beginning of words, but throughout the word.  See how many you can think of at home! 

Over the next week, we will be looking at the Presidents in honor of President's Day.  We will primarily focus on Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.

We will explore what they are most famous for and maybe even learn a few funny facts about them too!

We will continue our study of the numeral 100.  I hope you heard some great stories from Friday!  We accomplished a lot but still have more to do!

Love is in the air!  We will read a lot of very heart warming tales! 

On Thursday,  we will read all of the couplets that you child has created!

We will finish up the Letter Ll and maybe even get to the letter Mm!

In phonics, we will be working with blends including -st, -sp, -sl, -sh

We will study these not just at the beginning of words, but throughout the word.  See how many you can think of at home! 

Over the next week, we will be looking at the Presidents in honor of President's Day.  We will primarily focus on Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.

We will explore what they are most famous for and maybe even learn a few funny facts about them too!

We will continue our study of the numeral 100.  I hope you heard some great stories from Friday!  We accomplished a lot but still have more to do!

Each week, we will work on a project with a Raz-Kids book that your child has read at  home.  We also work with the iPads to log in and read here at school.  We are keeping a collection of "just right" books for each child in their language arts bucket. They can go back and revisit these stories to enjoy! 

We are not going to study a letter this week.  But we will continue to practice handwriting skills by reviewing A-L over the week.  

Have you heard about Marvelous Me?  Be sure to ask your child! This week we will study James Kash!

In phonics, we will be working with blends including -st, -sp, -sl, -sh

We will study these not just at the beginning of words, but throughout the word.  See how many you can think of at home! 

Over the next two weeks, we will be looking at the Presidents in honor of President's Day.  We will primarily focus on Abraham Lincoln and George Washington.

We will explore what they are most famous for and maybe even learn a few funny facts about them too!

We will practice how to read and recognize number words.  This week we will explore the February Calendar.  Also, this Friday is the 100th Day of school!  Over the next two weeks, we will explore the numeral 100.  

This month we will really grow as readers.  I will be teaching your child many strategies to help them become more fluent and enjoy the independence of being able to read a book all by themselves!  Everyone has signed into Raz Kids.  I have received a ton of great feedback.  Remember that your child should read at least 3 different stories and get 3 checkmarks for each.  So far, that has not been a problem! I'm thrilled with the progress your child is making!  Keep up the great work.  

We will study the letter Ll this week.  

Our chant:

Leaping Lizard

Leaping Lizard

L-L-L

Have you heard about Marvelous Me?  Be sure to ask your child! This week we will study Megan Campbell!

We are studying the short vowels.  We will practice hearing the sounds of CVC words. That means consonant-vowel-consonant words.  In centers, we will search for picture cards that have these CVC patterns.  Your child will need to write the correct spelling for each word.  

An at home idea?  Go over the short vowel sounds with your child.  We will be focusing on these skills over the next few weeks.  

This week, we will finish up our writing about Dr. Martin Luther King.  I love the things that your children have learned from this incredible man!  They will definitely change the world to make it even less discriminatory in the future!

We will practice how to read and recognize number words.  Also, we are going to learn about the greater than and less than symbol.  The chompy mouth always gobbles up the larger number.  The kids really enjoy making their own chompy mouths out of popsicle sticks to use in centers. We were able to scoot ahead with our numeral formation studies.  Your child should now be able to write the numerals 0-9 without any errors.   

This month we will really grow as readers.  I will be teaching your child many strategies to help them become more fluent and enjoy the independence of being able to read a book all by themselves!  Everyone has signed into Raz Kids.  I have received a ton of great feedback.  Remember that your child should read at least 3 different stories and get 3 checkmarks for each.  So far, that has not been a problem! I'm thrilled with the progress your child is making!  Keep up the great work.  

We will study the letter Kk (again!) this week.  

kicking kangaroo

kicking kangaroo

k-k-k (kick legs out to the side - Karefully!) :)

Have you heard about Marvelous Me?  Be sure to ask your child!

We are studying the short vowels.  We will practice hearing the sounds of CVC words. That means consonant-vowel-consonant words.  In centers, we will search for picture cards that have these CVC patterns.  Your child will need to write the correct spelling for each word.  

An at home idea?  Go over the short vowel sounds with your child.  We will be focusing on these skills over the next few weeks.  

We are completing a portrait of Martin Luther King.  We will also do some writing about all that we have learned.

We will practice how to read and recognize number words.  Also, we are going to learn about the greater than and less than symbol.  The chompy mouth always gobbles up the larger number.  The kids really enjoy making their own chompy mouths out of popsicle sticks to use in centers. We were able to scoot ahead with our numeral formation studies.  Your child should now be able to write the numerals 0-9 without any errors.   

This month we will really grow as readers.  I will be teaching your child many strategies to help them become more fluent and enjoy the independence of being able to read a book all by themselves!  Everyone has signed into Raz Kids.  I have received a ton of great feedback.  Remember that your child should read at least 3 different stories and get 3 checkmarks for each.  So far, that has not been a problem! I'm thrilled with the progress your child is making!  Keep up the great work.  

We will study the letter Kk this week.  

kicking kangaroo

kicking kangaroo

k-k-k (kick legs out to the side - Karefully!) :)

Have you heard about Marvelous Me?  Be sure to ask your child!

We are studying the short vowels.  We will practice hearing the sounds of CVC words. That means consonant-vowel-consonant words.  In centers, we will search for picture cards that have these CVC patterns.  Your child will need to write the correct spelling for each word.  

An at home idea?  Go over the short vowel sounds with your child.  We will be focusing on these skills over the next few weeks.  

This week we will be running an experiment based on Martin Luther King Jr's dream. Some children will be discriminated against.  Please know that we are only "acting" but your child might be very sad after this lesson.  My hope is that you all have wonderful conversations at home about the work of MLK and racism even today.  It's a very powerful lesson.  There are usually lots of tears.  But I hope it's something that is life changing for your child.  

We will practice how to read and recognize number words.  Also, we are going to learn about the greater than and less than symbol.  The chompy mouth always gobbles up the larger number.  The kids really enjoy making their own chompy mouths out of popsicle sticks to use in centers. We were able to scoot ahead with our numeral formation studies.  Your child should now be able to write the numerals 0-9 without any errors.   

Wow!  It is really hard to believe our year is half over!  We will continue to study strategies to help us become better readers.  Be on the lookout for a great rap song entitled The Tools of Good Readers!  Also, we will be reading with your child almost every day.  Our goal is to make reading fun and meaningful.  

The letter Jj is our focus this week.  We will also review all of the letters we have learned so far.  In the morning, the students will be asked to sign in with their last name this month too.  We will practice spelling and writing our last names.  Try this at home too!

We are studying the short vowels.  We will practice hearing the sounds of CVC words. That means consonant-vowel-consonant words.  In centers, we will search for picture cards that have these CVC patterns.  Your child will need to write the correct spelling for each word.  

An at home idea?  Go over the short vowel sounds with your child.  We will be focusing on these skills over the next few weeks.  

What will we resolve to do different in 2014?  We will talk about our goals and resolutions for the next year.  We also will begin our study of Martin Luther King, Jr.  

Be ready for some intense questions at home. 

We are off to the numeral 7.  We will continue to study mental math and draw pictures of word problems.  Some things that you can do in the car ...

There are 4 dogs.  How many legs are there in all?  Let your child try to visualize this problem.  Drawing a picture is the first strategy that great mathematicians use!

I'm hoping that your child came home on Friday just dying to read on RazKids.  I promise that I can make your child eat boiled cauliflower!  It is all in the presentation! This is a great program that I know will only encourage your child's reading ability. I hope that you supported your child over the weekend with the love of reading!  

We will continue the author study of Mo Willems.  He is a terribly funny children's book author and illustrator.  He writes for Sesame Street on PBS and most of his text uses high frequency words.  His books make a great transition for beginning readers!  If you do not own any of these books, please order some on scholastic.  They are not only hilarious to read but a great resource for your child.  

The letter Ii is our focus this week.  We will also review all of the letters we have learned so far.  In the morning, the students will be asked to sign in with their last name this month.  We will practice spelling and writing our last names.  Try this at home too!

We are studying the short vowels.  We will practice hearing the sounds of CVC words. That means consonant-vowel-consonant words.  In centers, we will search for picture cards that have these CVC patterns.  Your child will need to write the correct spelling for each word.  

An at home idea?  Go over the short vowel sounds with your child.  We will be focusing on these skills over the next 2 weeks.  

We are off to the numeral 7.  We will continue to study mental math and draw pictures of word problems.  Some things that you can do in the car ...

There are 4 dogs.  How many legs are there in all?  Let your child try to visualize this problem.  Drawing a picture is the first strategy that great mathematicians use!

We are going to learn how to choose books that are on our reading level over the next couple of weeks.  Some kids are still only looking at the pictures to "tell" the story.  Some others are beginning to recognize some high frequency words.  We will continue to learn more strategies to help us be better readers.

We will also begin our brand new author study of Mo Willems.  He is a terribly funny children's book author and illustrator.  He writes for Sesame Street on PBS and most of his text uses high frequency words.  This makes his books a great transition for beginning readers!  If you do not own any of these books, please order some on scholastic.  They are not only hilarious to read but a great resource for your child.  

The letter Hh is our focus this week.  We will also review all of the letters we have learned so far.  In the morning, the students will be asked to sign in with their last name this month.  We will practice spelling and writing our last names.  Try this at home too!

A brand new calendar month provides tons of math opportunities for us this week! And we are going to study the numeral 5 and 6. We will begin exploring the concepts of one more and one less.  

Good Gracious and Golly Gee!

We are off to study the letter Gg!

A brand new calendar month provides tons of math opportunities for us this week! And we are going to study the numeral 5 and 6. We will begin exploring the concepts of one more and one less.  

We have Finally Found the letter Ff!!  We will be learning the sign language and chant for this letter.  

A brand new calendar month provides tons of math opportunities for us this week! And we are going to study the numeral 5.  This is a tricky one to write.  

It's off to the letter Ee!  Be sure to ask your child the letter/sound chants we have learned so far!  

A brand new calendar month provides tons of math opportunities for us this week!

I will complete a spelling and writing assessment this week.  This will give me a better understanding of the writing concepts you're child has mastered and the ones that we need to work on.

It's off to the letter Ee!  Be sure to ask your child the letter/sound chants we have learned so far!  

We will continue work on our numeral formations. Base 10 blocks and mental math will be our spring boards this week.  A great idea to play in the car...for example:

I see 2 dogs.  How many legs would that be all together?  

We are still exploring all about our names.  We are continuing to learn how to write without spelling the words correctly.  The only thing that we want your child to do is hear the sounds.  Some children can only hear the first sound.  That is ok!  Our hope is to teach our students to hear sounds with each syllable.  

We are also on the letter Dd.  We learn the sign language, how to form it correctly, and a chant to go along with the sound.  We didn't quite finish this letter last week.  So, we will keep working on it and we might even get to letter Ee.

We will continue work on our numeral formations. Base 10 blocks and mental math will be our spring boards this week.  A great idea to play in the car...for example:

I see 2 dogs.  How many legs would that be all together?  

We are still exploring all about our names.  We are continuing to learn how to write without spelling the words correctly.  The only thing that we want your child to do is hear the sounds.  Some children can only hear the first sound.  That is ok!  Our hope is to teach our students to hear sounds with each syllable.  

We are also on the letter Dd.  We learn the sign language, how to form it correctly, and a chant to go along with the sound. 

We will continue work on our numeral formations.  We also began a great calendar unit.  Please look at the calendar that your child brought home.  You can ask great questions like ...How many more days until Saturday?  What was the date two days ago?  How many Wednesdays are in this month?

We are still exploring all about our names.  We are continuing to learn how to write without spelling the words correctly.  The only thing that we want your child to do is hear the sounds.  Some children can only hear the first sound.  That is ok!  Our hope is to teach our students to hear sounds with each syllable.  

We are also on the letter Cc.  We learn the sign language, how to form it correctly, and a chant to go along with the sound.  Be sure to ask your child about A and B!

We will continue work on our numeral formations.  We also began a great calendar unit.  Please look at the calendar that your child brought home.  You can ask great questions like ...How many more days until Saturday?  What was the date two days ago?  How many Wednesdays are in this month?

We are still exploring all about our names.  We are continuing to learn how to write without spelling the words correctly.  The only thing that we want your child to do is hear the sounds.  Some children can only hear the first sound.  That is ok!  Our hope is to teach our students to hear sounds with each syllable.  

We began last week in our math books.  We practiced writing the numerals, 1, 2, and 3.   This week we will continue our study of the numeral 4.  If your child is still making these numerals backwards, please work on this at home.  Need ideas?  Please email me!

We are still exploring all about our names.  We created a graph last week that shows we have a combined total of  64 letters in all of our names.  We will work on our Who Am I riddles and continue to explore the proper way to write our names.  

Our author study continues with Chicka Chicka 1,2,3  We'll learn more position words like right and left, etc.  We'll continue to learn the proper formation of numerals. We'll also explore many math concepts using apples for the next 2 weeks.  

Month of:

August and September

2013

In our classes...

Integration points...

Dance

What is Dance?!

Dance  by Bill T Jones and Susan Kuklin

Pilobolus The Human AlphabetPhotographs by John Kane 

Build, learn and memorize movement vocabulary

Language Arts: Your Moving Name

Life Skills: I Like Myself When I...

Color Dance  by Ann Jonas

Art

Welcome! Procedures and Routines:) 

K-8 Art Project: Together our hands can make changes

Texture Name Tags
Self-portraits

Emotional Line Art

Letters!

Music

Welcome to Music! 

Play a singing game where we learn the names of our new friends. Songs: "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" "Head to Toe" 

Core Values. Learning the names of our new friends. Language Arts:Letters

Life Skills:Who Am I On the Outside

Spanish

Bienvenidos a la clase de español!

- Learn names and classroom routine/commands in Spanish

-Chica Chica Boom Boom- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

-Un Beso en mi mano- The Kissing Hand

Life Sports

Welcome to Life Sports where we willHave FUN, Play FAIR, & Get FIT!

-Get to know each other

-Learn expectations & routines

-Pledge to do our part to create a community where everyone can Have FUN, Play FAIR, & Get FIT

-Explore activities: How do different activities make us feel? 

-Learn ways to manage activities that challenge us; Consider how those activities help us GROW

-Learn basics about our muscles and bones

Core Classes:

-Getting to Know Each Other

-Understanding expectations & routines

Life Skills:

-Feelings and What To Do With Them...

-Who Am I On the Outside?

Life Skills

*read aloud

Welcome to Life Skills class!

Read, The Kissing Hand on the first day of school

Expectations and procedures

Feelings:  Who I am on the inside?

My Many Colored Days

How feelings relate to colors

"My feelings in a bag"

Feelings A-Z

Feelings this month:  happy, sad, scared

There's a Monster at the End of the Book

When I have these feelings...what do I do? 

Life Sports:  Who I am on the outside?

Expectations and procedures

First Six Weeks of School:Honor Codesigning:  On my honor, I will be honest and respectful at all times

How do people write?  When did writing begin?  How should we sit and hold the pencil?  Is it okay to write words we don't know how to spell - YES!  We will continue to explore the writing process.  The most important thing that we can do for our children is encourage them to write - WITHOUT worrying about spelling, grammar or proper phonics.  We want to take the fear out of writing.  Once they realize that mistakes are not only expected but ENCOURAGED, the spelling, the grammar and the phonics can be taught.  Please support me with this at home!

Our author study continues with Chicka Chicka 1,2,3  We'll learn more position words like right and left, etc.  We'll continue to learn the proper formation of numerals. We'll also explore many math concepts using apples for the next 2 weeks.  

We will explore writing.  How do people write?  When did writing begin?  How should we sit and hold the pencil?  Is it okay to write words we don't know how to spell - YES!  These are the questions that we will explore for the next two weeks.  

Month of:

August and September

2013

In our classes...

Integration points...

Dance

What is Dance?!

Dance  by Bill T Jones and Susan Kuklin

Pilobolus The Human AlphabetPhotographs by John Kane 

Language Arts: Your Moving Name

Life Skills: I Like Myself When I...

Color Dance  by Ann Jonas

Art

Music

Welcome to Music! 

Play a singing game where we learn the names of our new friends. Songs: "Chicka Chicka Boom Boom" "Head to Toe" 

Core Values. Learning the names of our new friends. Language Arts:Letters

Life Skills:Who Am I On the Outside

Spanish

Bienvenidos a la clase de español!

- Learn names and classroom routine/commands in Spanish

-Chica Chica Boom Boom- Chicka Chicka Boom Boom

-Un Beso en mi mano- The Kissing Hand

Life Sports

Welcome to Life Sports where we willHave FUN, Play FAIR, & Get FIT!

-Get to know each other

-Learn expectations & routines

-Pledge to do our part to create a community where everyone can Have FUN, Play FAIR, & Get FIT

-Explore activities: How do different activities make us feel? 

-Learn ways to manage activities that challenge us; Consider how those activities help us GROW

-Learn basics about our muscles and bones

Core Classes:

-Getting to Know Each Other

-Understanding expectations & routines

Life Skills:

-Feelings and What To Do With Them...

-Who Am I On the Outside?

Life Skills

*read aloud

Welcome to Life Skills class!

Read, The Kissing Hand on the first day of school

Expectations and procedures

Feelings:  Who I am on the inside?

My Many Colored Days

How feelings relate to colors

"My feelings in a bag"

Feelings A-Z

Feelings this month:  happy, sad, scared

There's a Monster at the End of the Book

When I have these feelings...what do I do? 

Life Sports:  Who I am on the outside?

Expectations and procedures

First Six Weeks of School:Honor Codesigning:  On my honor, I will be honest and respectful at all times