We began the day by creating a word exchange chart for writing closings to friendly letters. Instead of from, we can close with: Best wishes, Fondly, Sincerely, Your friend, or Yours truly.
We then brainstormed a list of words that begin with the /s/ sound: city, sock, cent, simple, sudden, cereal, etc. We then sorted our S words and C words to create a rule for when we write words with the /s/ sound with a s or a c. We decided that the /s/ sound is usually spelled with s. It's sometimes spelled with c, but only before e, i, or y.
We then reviewed our pictures that we drew (visualizing) from our poem that we used to practice inferring at the word level. We determined that reading is definitely not just reading words. You have to use your schema plus clues from the text to create meaning.
During our writing lesson, we learned about writing an ending. We want to leave "an echo with the reader" so they remember our stories.
After recess, we read Martin's Big Words. We learned more about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as choosing words for our writing that are powerful.
As a whole group to begin our math workshop, we worked on problem solving and graphing. Then 1st graders learned about non standard measurement and practice using different parts of their body (arm span, hand span, etc.) to measure around the room. 2nd graders worked more on estimating and creating ballpark estimates.
Tomorrow we have art.
Stay warm and don't forget to READ....READ....READ!!!!
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