Wow we have been very busy this week learning many new things in class. We just finished up our first round of stations and the students did a very nice job with it. Stations teaches them to not only work in a group but to also be an independent thinker and worker.
During our Literacy block we are continuing to learn and practice Daily 5. Your child has practiced how to read to self and how to read to someone. They also know the three ways to read a book. Be sure to ask them about this and you will be amazed at what their minds are learning already! We started the week by listening to Brown Bear, Brown Bear and reading it as a whole class. We then continued to do different color word, sorting, and counting activities that go along with the book. In Writer's Workshop we did our second author study. This week we read 4 different books by Eric Carle. The students really enjoyed his colorful and silly books. We are also starting to look at letters and how they are formed. We will be doing different types of letter sorts through out next week.
In math we are still practicing number ID and number writing. Be sure to keep practicing this at home.
We are still learning a new letter everyday and how to write it. These pages will be made into an ABC Book that will be sent home when we finish all our letters. Next week I will be assessing your child over number and letter ID, so keep working with them.
By this point your child should be adjusting to being in school all day and able to follow our classroom procedures. They should also be able to recognize and write their first name.
Have a great weekend and Go Red Devils!!!
