A little late....but Mom always said it's NEVER too late to say THANK YOU!!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Monday Marvels!
Our child of the day, Bradley, did a wonderful job reading Tiger Tales and leading us through our classroom promise. Thanks, Bradley!
We reviewed our new word wall words: way, may, only, use and find. Practice writing them neatly and spelling them correctly. Students can do Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check at home on their own. Use Spelling City by clicking on the link to the right.
We also made a list (real world writing) of different settings, our favorite characters, and January nouns that we can use in our own writing. Each student started their own list in their Daily Pages, as well.
We are learning how to infer at the word level. I read a poem, Snowstorm, to them and asked what it was about. They could guess, partly, because of the title, but because the words are so different (it was written sometime between 1750 and 1850) they missed quite a bit. The point is, we can't just read the words, we have to understand what we are reading. We highlighted the words and phrases we didn't know and began to list on a chart what we thought the words meant. We will continue this tomorrow, then each child will draw a picture of what they think it is about. After that, I will show them the original illustration.
In writing we are working on the writing process and organization. Today, we reviewed our storyboards from Friday and just wrote the beginning of our story. Tomorrow we will write our middles.
I read the book, Freedom on the Menu, and we discussed who Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was. Then I asked them to listen as a writer and we discussed voice.
After library time, we worked on problem solving and number sense in math. In addition, 1st graders learned about reading a thermometer and 2nd graders learned about making change.
I will not be in the building tomorrow but will be at a district meeting. Mrs. Negele will be their teacher. There will not be a blog post for Tuesday.
Have a GREAT night, stay warm, and don't forget to READ....READ....READ!
We reviewed our new word wall words: way, may, only, use and find. Practice writing them neatly and spelling them correctly. Students can do Look, Say, Cover, Write, Check at home on their own. Use Spelling City by clicking on the link to the right.
We also made a list (real world writing) of different settings, our favorite characters, and January nouns that we can use in our own writing. Each student started their own list in their Daily Pages, as well.
We are learning how to infer at the word level. I read a poem, Snowstorm, to them and asked what it was about. They could guess, partly, because of the title, but because the words are so different (it was written sometime between 1750 and 1850) they missed quite a bit. The point is, we can't just read the words, we have to understand what we are reading. We highlighted the words and phrases we didn't know and began to list on a chart what we thought the words meant. We will continue this tomorrow, then each child will draw a picture of what they think it is about. After that, I will show them the original illustration.
In writing we are working on the writing process and organization. Today, we reviewed our storyboards from Friday and just wrote the beginning of our story. Tomorrow we will write our middles.
I read the book, Freedom on the Menu, and we discussed who Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was. Then I asked them to listen as a writer and we discussed voice.
After library time, we worked on problem solving and number sense in math. In addition, 1st graders learned about reading a thermometer and 2nd graders learned about making change.
I will not be in the building tomorrow but will be at a district meeting. Mrs. Negele will be their teacher. There will not be a blog post for Tuesday.
Have a GREAT night, stay warm, and don't forget to READ....READ....READ!
Friday, January 8, 2010
Chilly Friday Fun!
We started the day with a mystery reader: Jacob's mom! Tomorrow is Jacob's birthday (Happy Birthday!) and she came in to read as a special treat for Jacob. She also brought treat bags for all the kids to take home.
After our mystery reader, we learned that all readers make predictions before they read, but they have to "back up" their thinking. They explain why they made the predictions. We also practiced Listening to Reading (our 3rd rotation: Read to Self; Read to a Buddy; and Listen to reading).
In writing we are reviewing the writing process as we begin a unit of study on organization of writing. We learned this week that all writing begins with a great idea. We used our heart maps to select a topic, then we used a storyboard to plan out our story before we actually begin writing. We are all in the pre-writing stage right now.
In the afternoon students went to P.E. and music and then returned to the classroom for math. 1st graders completed a checking progress for unit 3, then played domino top it. 2nd graders learned about estimation. In their Daily Number Review, students have been learning about rounding numbers up or down since the beginning of the year. This made the estimation lesson go very quickly today as they all caught on to the idea. We aren't done, but it sure helped!
We finished the day with Shivam, our child of the day read a story to us. Thanks, Shivam!
Stay warm..have a GREAT weekend..and don't forget to READ...READ....READ!!!
After our mystery reader, we learned that all readers make predictions before they read, but they have to "back up" their thinking. They explain why they made the predictions. We also practiced Listening to Reading (our 3rd rotation: Read to Self; Read to a Buddy; and Listen to reading).
In writing we are reviewing the writing process as we begin a unit of study on organization of writing. We learned this week that all writing begins with a great idea. We used our heart maps to select a topic, then we used a storyboard to plan out our story before we actually begin writing. We are all in the pre-writing stage right now.
In the afternoon students went to P.E. and music and then returned to the classroom for math. 1st graders completed a checking progress for unit 3, then played domino top it. 2nd graders learned about estimation. In their Daily Number Review, students have been learning about rounding numbers up or down since the beginning of the year. This made the estimation lesson go very quickly today as they all caught on to the idea. We aren't done, but it sure helped!
We finished the day with Shivam, our child of the day read a story to us. Thanks, Shivam!
Stay warm..have a GREAT weekend..and don't forget to READ...READ....READ!!!
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Thrills from Thursday
We got off to a slight late start, but we enjoyed listening to Neha read The Teeny Tiny Witch Goes to School. GREAT reading, Neha!
In reading we began our unit of study on inferring. We learned that inferring=schema + clues (from the text). We will work on inferring at the word and the text level in the next few weeks.
Our writing lesson focused on ideas. We learned about creating a heart map, where we "diagram" our heart of things that are important to us. This is where we can draw on ideas.
In the afternoon we had our ELL enrichment time and art.
Stay dry...stay warm....and don't forget to READ....READ....READ!!!
In reading we began our unit of study on inferring. We learned that inferring=schema + clues (from the text). We will work on inferring at the word and the text level in the next few weeks.
Our writing lesson focused on ideas. We learned about creating a heart map, where we "diagram" our heart of things that are important to us. This is where we can draw on ideas.
In the afternoon we had our ELL enrichment time and art.
Stay dry...stay warm....and don't forget to READ....READ....READ!!!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Wednesday Wonders!
We enjoyed listening to Sahithi read The Crane Wife first thing this morning. Thanks, Sahithi!
We reviewed what reading to a partner looks and sounds like. Here are a few pictures of students reading together:
After readers' workshop the BIG EVENT of the day was Bartlett Nature Centers Balance and Motion Science Stations. I'll post all the pictures this weekend, but here are a few:
In the afternoon 1st graders worked on breaking numbers apart (number sense) and 2nd graders worked on measuring temperature.
Have a GREAT night...stay warm...and don't forget to READ...READ...READ!
We reviewed what reading to a partner looks and sounds like. Here are a few pictures of students reading together:
After readers' workshop the BIG EVENT of the day was Bartlett Nature Centers Balance and Motion Science Stations. I'll post all the pictures this weekend, but here are a few:
In the afternoon 1st graders worked on breaking numbers apart (number sense) and 2nd graders worked on measuring temperature.
Have a GREAT night...stay warm...and don't forget to READ...READ...READ!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Chris was our child of the day and did a wonderful child reading a Dr. Seuss book he brought from the Bartlett Library. He even shared a few notes about Dr. Seuss that he had prepared. Thanks, Chris!
1st graders took a MAP reading test today. This test is done on the computer and it is read to them. It assess their phonemic awareness skills. 2nd graders read while their friends were in the computer room.
We learned today in writing today about writing notes to others and how they should say what and why. We are working on real world writing this week as we have so many interruptions to our day this week. We will begin a new unit of study next week.
In math, 1st graders learned about counting coins and 2nd graders learned about the Part/Part/Total diagram for solving problems.
Tomorrow, the Bartlett Nature Center will be in as we learn about Balance and Motion.
Stay warm..and don't forget to READ...READ....READ!!!!!
1st graders took a MAP reading test today. This test is done on the computer and it is read to them. It assess their phonemic awareness skills. 2nd graders read while their friends were in the computer room.
We learned today in writing today about writing notes to others and how they should say what and why. We are working on real world writing this week as we have so many interruptions to our day this week. We will begin a new unit of study next week.
In math, 1st graders learned about counting coins and 2nd graders learned about the Part/Part/Total diagram for solving problems.
Tomorrow, the Bartlett Nature Center will be in as we learn about Balance and Motion.
Stay warm..and don't forget to READ...READ....READ!!!!!
Monday, January 4, 2010
Welcome Back Monday!
I hope everyone had a great holiday time with family and friends. Welcome back!
Just a note about the Snowmen At Night holiday gifts. Although these were burned on DVD's, they may not play in ALL DVD players. They will play in your computer, however. I hope you will treasure these and look back in 10-15-20 years to hear their sweet young voices read Snowmen at Night and see their drawings that they illustrated to go along with their reading.
We began the day with Jason reading a book for us. Thanks, Jason!
Our reading lesson today was a review of what Readers Workshop looks and sounds like. We made a class anchor chart and then spent time practicing. We then discussed what we learned about ourselves as readers.
We then went with Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Fishkins class to review cool tool rotations: Cafeteria Behavior (Take a seat and eat), Recess dismissal (Zip, Zap, Zoom) and Bus Arrival and Dismissal (Enjoy the Ride).
After lunch and recess, I read Jan Brett's book The Mitten. We learned that we can stand on her shoulders and write books just like hers. We discussed different writing ideas and learned that ideas are the basis for all writing. All writing begins with a great idea.
During math, 1st graders learned about exchanging dimes. 2nd graders learned about the change to more diagram and how to use it to help solve problems. Here are a few pictures from math workshop:
Just a note about the Snowmen At Night holiday gifts. Although these were burned on DVD's, they may not play in ALL DVD players. They will play in your computer, however. I hope you will treasure these and look back in 10-15-20 years to hear their sweet young voices read Snowmen at Night and see their drawings that they illustrated to go along with their reading.
We began the day with Jason reading a book for us. Thanks, Jason!
Our reading lesson today was a review of what Readers Workshop looks and sounds like. We made a class anchor chart and then spent time practicing. We then discussed what we learned about ourselves as readers.
We then went with Mrs. Nichols and Mrs. Fishkins class to review cool tool rotations: Cafeteria Behavior (Take a seat and eat), Recess dismissal (Zip, Zap, Zoom) and Bus Arrival and Dismissal (Enjoy the Ride).
After lunch and recess, I read Jan Brett's book The Mitten. We learned that we can stand on her shoulders and write books just like hers. We discussed different writing ideas and learned that ideas are the basis for all writing. All writing begins with a great idea.
During math, 1st graders learned about exchanging dimes. 2nd graders learned about the change to more diagram and how to use it to help solve problems. Here are a few pictures from math workshop:
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