At Long Last...Gavin reading The Flying Fish. Enjoy!
Mia...I will upload yours tomorrow!
Wednesday, September 30, 2009
Wednesday Wonders
We had our last mystery reader for September today: Nisha's mother.
Enjoy a video of all our readers:
Tomorrow is Nisha's last day as they are moving out of state. We will MISS you! Keep in touch through the blog. We would love to know how school is going for you in your new city!
Mia read The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza:
I have a video of Mia reading, but I have to upload that from home. I will post that later this week. My video camera was having issues with the memory card when Gavin read so I used my camera to videotape. That one is being difficult to upload, but I'll get it this weekend too!
Tomorrow we have art. Have a GREAT night!
Enjoy a video of all our readers:
Tomorrow is Nisha's last day as they are moving out of state. We will MISS you! Keep in touch through the blog. We would love to know how school is going for you in your new city!
Mia read The Little Red Hen Makes a Pizza:
I have a video of Mia reading, but I have to upload that from home. I will post that later this week. My video camera was having issues with the memory card when Gavin read so I used my camera to videotape. That one is being difficult to upload, but I'll get it this weekend too!
Tomorrow we have art. Have a GREAT night!
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Tuesday Tales
Elsa was our child of the day and did a wonderful job reading.
Enjoy!
We learned today that readers keep track of their reading growth. We each have a reading response journal that record what we read by genre and write a response. We will be able to track our reading and our reading growth throughout the year.
We read the book Melissa Sweeps Up and we were reminded that writers write from left to right, and have a "return sweep" to begin writing the next line.
Klara and Bela each have a story published and you can listen to them read by clicking on the link to the right, student writing. It will take you to the wiki where you can listen. Chris will record his tomorrow and time permitting, Neha will also. I can't wait till everyone has a story published!
In math workshop, 1st graders learned about subtraction using money. 2nd graders used the number grid to solve problems. Each student also has a Math Journal we use to keep track of our problem solving growth.
Here are some pictures of students working on problem solving, number sense and math facts during math workshop:
Enjoy!
We learned today that readers keep track of their reading growth. We each have a reading response journal that record what we read by genre and write a response. We will be able to track our reading and our reading growth throughout the year.
We read the book Melissa Sweeps Up and we were reminded that writers write from left to right, and have a "return sweep" to begin writing the next line.
Klara and Bela each have a story published and you can listen to them read by clicking on the link to the right, student writing. It will take you to the wiki where you can listen. Chris will record his tomorrow and time permitting, Neha will also. I can't wait till everyone has a story published!
In math workshop, 1st graders learned about subtraction using money. 2nd graders used the number grid to solve problems. Each student also has a Math Journal we use to keep track of our problem solving growth.
Here are some pictures of students working on problem solving, number sense and math facts during math workshop:
Monday, September 28, 2009
Marvelous Monday!
We began the day with a wonderful surprise: Jefferson's mother was a Mystery Reader and read the book Scarlett Angelina Wolverton-Manning. The kids LOVED it and Jefferson was VERY surprised!
Then, our child of the day, Gavin, read a wonderful book to the class: The Flying Fish! I have it on video and I will try and load it later tonight or tomorrow so you can listen to his wonderful reading! I hope you checked out his story, Call of Duty, on the wiki!
During our Reading lesson, we learned about Listen to reading. We have 3 ways to read during readers' workshop: Read to Self, Read to Someone, and Listen to reading. We can listen to stories on the computer or on the CD player.
In writers' workshop we learned about leaving spaces between our words. Klara, Chris, and Bela illustrated stories today, so hopefully, tomorrow we can record them using PhotoStory and you will be able to see and hear them. Elsa and Neha finished a story each and we shared them using the ELMO. Here's Elsa reading and sharing her story:
After lunch recess, we began the book Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry. It's a great book to read aloud to children. We then worked on the calendar and our daily math station activity. Today we worked on algebra and problem solving.
After we returned from the library, we learned another doubles fact: 3+3=6 and practiced adding and subtracting using one more/one less, and the doubles facts we have learned so far: 2+2, 5+5, and 3+3.
When suddenly.....(something Gooney Bird writes in her stories all the time!)we had another mystery reader: Sahithi's cousin, aunt, and Grandmother who were in visiting from Florida:
Sahithi's aunt read one of Sahithi's favorite stories: Cinderella. I asked her why it was her favorite book and she said, "I like traditional tales!" Way to go, Sahithi!!!
Phew....it was a busy day! Have a GREAT night and read a GREAT book!
Then, our child of the day, Gavin, read a wonderful book to the class: The Flying Fish! I have it on video and I will try and load it later tonight or tomorrow so you can listen to his wonderful reading! I hope you checked out his story, Call of Duty, on the wiki!
During our Reading lesson, we learned about Listen to reading. We have 3 ways to read during readers' workshop: Read to Self, Read to Someone, and Listen to reading. We can listen to stories on the computer or on the CD player.
In writers' workshop we learned about leaving spaces between our words. Klara, Chris, and Bela illustrated stories today, so hopefully, tomorrow we can record them using PhotoStory and you will be able to see and hear them. Elsa and Neha finished a story each and we shared them using the ELMO. Here's Elsa reading and sharing her story:
After lunch recess, we began the book Gooney Bird Greene by Lois Lowry. It's a great book to read aloud to children. We then worked on the calendar and our daily math station activity. Today we worked on algebra and problem solving.
After we returned from the library, we learned another doubles fact: 3+3=6 and practiced adding and subtracting using one more/one less, and the doubles facts we have learned so far: 2+2, 5+5, and 3+3.
When suddenly.....(something Gooney Bird writes in her stories all the time!)we had another mystery reader: Sahithi's cousin, aunt, and Grandmother who were in visiting from Florida:
Sahithi's aunt read one of Sahithi's favorite stories: Cinderella. I asked her why it was her favorite book and she said, "I like traditional tales!" Way to go, Sahithi!!!
Phew....it was a busy day! Have a GREAT night and read a GREAT book!
Friday, September 25, 2009
Fabulous Friday!
We practiced reading to someone (buddy reading) again today. We learned 3 different ways to read and that we are working on comprehension and fluency when we read with a partner. 
Gavin published his story, Call to Duty. If you click on the link to the right, Student Writing, it will take you to the Wiki where you can hear and see his story. I had to click on an add on to get it to run on my computer at school and home, but once you do that, you will be able to see it. Enjoy. Haley was our child of the day. Listen as she reads her story:
Take a moment to enjoy our time with Nature Dan as we learned about insects:
Gavin published his story, Call to Duty. If you click on the link to the right, Student Writing, it will take you to the Wiki where you can hear and see his story. I had to click on an add on to get it to run on my computer at school and home, but once you do that, you will be able to see it. Enjoy. Haley was our child of the day. Listen as she reads her story:Take a moment to enjoy our time with Nature Dan as we learned about insects:
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Thursday Thrills
It was jam-packed today! First, Mayor Mike Kelly of Bartlett came into visit our class and the 2nd grade classrooms today. He read a Non Fiction book about mayors then compared and contrasted it with his position in town.
Thank you so much for helping our kids learn about their community!
When we came back to the classroom, we finished up some writing we were working on then went outside for our bus evacuation drill. The afternoon was spent in art and enrichment time with our ELL classmates.
Tomorrow we have P.E. and music. Be sure and wear gym shoes.
Thank you so much for helping our kids learn about their community!
When we came back to the classroom, we finished up some writing we were working on then went outside for our bus evacuation drill. The afternoon was spent in art and enrichment time with our ELL classmates.
Tomorrow we have P.E. and music. Be sure and wear gym shoes.
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Wednesday Wonders!
It was another busy, busy, day! We began the day MAKING WORDS. This is a systematic approach to phonics to help kids learn to spell. Then I introduced Read to Someone or Buddy Reading to them. We learned that we sit EEKK (Elbow to Elbow, Knee to Knee) and how to listen and read to each other. Here are some great pictures of them practicing and developing their stamina:
We learned that writers help each other to develop their ideas before they write. We met with our writing partners and talked over ideas, then we wrote. At the end of the writers' workshop time, we met again with our writing partners if we needed more help.
Here's the beginning of a GREAT story by Gavin:
"Take Cover! Attack!"
"Vince...to the left!"
That was my dream.
Isn't that a GREAT beginning that made you want to read more? It was written with the reader in mine. Gavin will be publishing the completed story and I'll post it on the blog and wiki using PhotoStory, so in addition to seeing his writing, you can hear him read as well. GREAT JOB, Gavin! You're glowing today!
In the afternoon Nature Dan from the Bartlett Nature Center visited our room. I have some GREAT photos that I'll put together in a montage and get it posted as soon as I can.
We finished up the day working on number sense in math.
Tomorrow, we have another busy day planned. Mayor Mike Kelly of Bartlett will visit early in the morning. Later, we will have our bus evacuation drill. In the afternoon, we will go to art and our ELL enrichment time.
Have a GREAT night!
We learned that writers help each other to develop their ideas before they write. We met with our writing partners and talked over ideas, then we wrote. At the end of the writers' workshop time, we met again with our writing partners if we needed more help.
Here's the beginning of a GREAT story by Gavin:
"Take Cover! Attack!"
"Vince...to the left!"
That was my dream.
Isn't that a GREAT beginning that made you want to read more? It was written with the reader in mine. Gavin will be publishing the completed story and I'll post it on the blog and wiki using PhotoStory, so in addition to seeing his writing, you can hear him read as well. GREAT JOB, Gavin! You're glowing today!
In the afternoon Nature Dan from the Bartlett Nature Center visited our room. I have some GREAT photos that I'll put together in a montage and get it posted as soon as I can.
We finished up the day working on number sense in math.
Tomorrow, we have another busy day planned. Mayor Mike Kelly of Bartlett will visit early in the morning. Later, we will have our bus evacuation drill. In the afternoon, we will go to art and our ELL enrichment time.
Have a GREAT night!
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