Every day at school is such an adventure!
This week we reviewed the sound of short i, as in pig. The students love using the Making Words Tins to spell words related to our Phonics Focus each week. We also practice spelling words on our whiteboards almost daily.
In grammar we began to identify the naming part (or subject) of the sentence. This skill is a bit tricky, but after we find the action part next week, it will be easier to find the subject of the sentence. The order that these skills are introduced really needs to be switched in our grammar curriculum. To review before our test, I wrote a sentence on my whiteboard, with the subject missing. Then each student thought of a subject for the sentence and wrote it on their whiteboard. It’s always very interesting to see where their minds are!
We read Pig in a Wig and discussed fantasy vs. realism. To cap off the week we make the cutest pig cookies. I appreciate everyone who donated supplies for our edible project! The class LOVED making the cookies!!! They followed directions so well the entire time, and they even got to (carefully) lick their knives when they finished.
Our class has really caught on to addition! Please buy flash cards and begin flashing addition cards at home. Students should know that any number plus itself equals the same number (identity property) and that the addends can be in any order and will have the same sum (order property). For example, 6+4 is the same as 4+6. I have taught them to draw dots beside each number and to count the dots. I have also taught them to put the bigger number in their head and count on for the smaller number. For instance, if the problem is 7+2, they would put 7 in their head and count on two times, which would sound like 8,9 they may even stomp each time they count forward). At this point, the process, not the speed, is more important. If students know how to solve an addition problem, that’s great. Speed will come! We are also beginning to learn about fact families, which we will delve into even more in a few weeks when I introduce subtraction.
We finished up our Nursery Rhyme unit of study this week. After reading Hickory, Dickory Dock, we learned about analog clocks. We even made cute clocks with mice running around them. Throughout the day, while transitioning, we sing Nursery Rhymes to help our minds stay focused on our task (and to keep ourselves from talking to our neighbors). We also dance to get our bodies and minds awake! Just ask your child how great of a dancer Mrs. Clark is. Ha!
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