This week in Discovery Phonics, the students are reviewing the alphabet and learning how to write and say the sounds for the letters B, F and slide ba. The students practiced words that begin with both "B" and "F", practiced writing both the uppercase and lowercase letters on their practice pages and whiteboards. We will practiced saying the sound for each letter as we wrote the letter five times. The students are using tucker signs to help them remember the letter sounds. Our pictures are apple for a, bear for b and fish for f.
In Reading, we are continuing to work on identifying parts of a book (title, front cover, back cover, title page, author and illustrator). We are working on identifying question words and asking questions as a whole group and with a partner. We read books about apples, both fiction and non-fiction.
In Writing, we are working on understanding how a picture can tell a story. At this point in the school year, the students are working on writing both their first and last names. They are developing the ability to put their thoughts on paper using pictures. The students are using simple pictures to add a minimum of five colors and five details.
In Math, we are working on position words and counting quantities. The students have been working on identify the parts of a calendar (days of the week, months, numbers and special days) using the Smart Board, using a ten frame, tally marks and cubes to count the number of days in school, counting the number of students in our classroom. We have been working with a variety of manipulatives (buttons, colored tiles, connecting cubes, attribute blocks, pattern blocks, dice, 3-D shapes). The students have explored the different materials in Math Workshop. The students counted the number of apples in the Counting Jar, played Button Match-Up (finding a button that has the same attribute- size, shape, color, or # of holes- as their partner), Attribute/Pattern Block Match-Up (finding a attribute/pattern block that has the same attribute- size, shape, color, # of sides- as their partner) and are practicing writing our numbers.
In Social Studies, we learned discussed the American Symbols. The students recognized the importance of the flag through discussed the number of stars, colors and number of stripes. We discussed the White House. The students learned that the President lives in the White House which is located in Washington, D.C. They learned about the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, PA, the Statue of Liberty in New York, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Monument and the Bald Eagle. We will be finishing our current Social Studies unit next week and will be taking our first assessment.
We will be beginning our first Science unit next week that focuses on trees.
In Reading, we are continuing to work on identifying parts of a book (title, front cover, back cover, title page, author and illustrator). We are working on identifying question words and asking questions as a whole group and with a partner. We read books about apples, both fiction and non-fiction.
In Writing, we are working on understanding how a picture can tell a story. At this point in the school year, the students are working on writing both their first and last names. They are developing the ability to put their thoughts on paper using pictures. The students are using simple pictures to add a minimum of five colors and five details.
In Math, we are working on position words and counting quantities. The students have been working on identify the parts of a calendar (days of the week, months, numbers and special days) using the Smart Board, using a ten frame, tally marks and cubes to count the number of days in school, counting the number of students in our classroom. We have been working with a variety of manipulatives (buttons, colored tiles, connecting cubes, attribute blocks, pattern blocks, dice, 3-D shapes). The students have explored the different materials in Math Workshop. The students counted the number of apples in the Counting Jar, played Button Match-Up (finding a button that has the same attribute- size, shape, color, or # of holes- as their partner), Attribute/Pattern Block Match-Up (finding a attribute/pattern block that has the same attribute- size, shape, color, # of sides- as their partner) and are practicing writing our numbers.
In Social Studies, we learned discussed the American Symbols. The students recognized the importance of the flag through discussed the number of stars, colors and number of stripes. We discussed the White House. The students learned that the President lives in the White House which is located in Washington, D.C. They learned about the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, PA, the Statue of Liberty in New York, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Monument and the Bald Eagle. We will be finishing our current Social Studies unit next week and will be taking our first assessment.
We will be beginning our first Science unit next week that focuses on trees.