Here are some pictures of readers in our class reading outside of school this week! Please continue to send in pictures of your kids reading!
Colton and his baby brother reading!
Sadie Mae reading!
Hudson and his brother reading!
Reading Challenge #2:
For next week's reading challenge I am going to be starting something new in the classroom with our kids. We tend to have "favorite" books in the class that the kids want to read over and over again! I am going to start a traveling book bag. If the kids want to bring home some of their favorite books from our classroom they will sign up on our calendar to take a few of their favorite books for the night! Your child will bring them home and you can read them together. These will be great bedtime stories that your child can enjoy listening to and reading with you! I will also put in a little journal so you can write down anything you want about your experience. You could write about what you did, your child's favorite book, if you reenacted the book together, your child could draw a picture of their favorite part or anything that you noticed! This is supposed to be an enjoyable experience for you and your child focused around books! If you don't get to the journal that is not a problem! Just read and enjoy :) The next day you will send the bag and books back for your child to share what you wrote, drew, did or you can even send pictures of you all reading together! What a great reason to take a selfie! I hope many of you will encourage your children to sign up to bring home some of their favorite books!
What We've Been Learning
Morning Message: I can help read and write the morning message.
Each morning we start our day by reading the morning message. Letters and words are left out so the students have to think about what is missing and what would make sense to go there. This also helps students understand that reading should make sense.
Filling in missing letters
Interactive Writing: I can share something with the class and write it down with help from my friends, my teacher and the classroom.
Each day the line leader gets to share some news that they want to write down with the class. The person who shares their "news" writes in one color and I write in another color to help students write the parts they aren't sure of yet.
The person sharing the news points to their writing after, so we can read it all together.
WIN (What I Need): I can read, write and create.
During this time of day Mrs. Miller and I read and write with students. Other students are in groups where they write, read with a partner, listen to books and use Stem bins to create.
Using plastic cups to create and build
Partner reading
Listening to books
Using plastic cups to build a car
Independent Reading: I can read information in stories and determine the importance.
Independent reading is a very important time of our day. This is a time where students read books that are just right for them to try out reading strategies that we have been learning in other parts of our day. They also get to read poems that we have learned and books that they are interested in during this time.
Sharing after reading
Writing: I can write a story about my opinion.
This week we have been talking about opinion writing and have been writing opinions about different topics. The kids are learning that they have to state their opinion and then give as many reasons as they can think of for why they have that opinion. We have also talked about what to do if you finish early.
Using the room to find words to help us write
Chart of things we can do if we finish early
Literacy Centers: I can work with people in my center to grow as a writer, reader, and as a mathematician.
The major focus in literacy centers is to get students engaged with reading and writing. We learn to read and write by reading and writing. Everything that goes into literacy centers have been learned together during other times of the day.
The major focus in literacy centers is to get students engaged with reading and writing. We learn to read and write by reading and writing. Everything that goes into literacy centers have been learned together during other times of the day.
Reading with a friend to learn about Groundhog's Day
Using a magnifying glass to find words that we know and then recording them
Math: I can use objects to subtract.
This week we finished up our chapter on subtraction.
Math around the Smartboard
Students write and move objects
Moving into math groups
Others are in math tubs: subtraction smash
Disappearing train
Plus or minus game
Dice subtraction
Social Studies: I can identify historical figures.
This week we learned about American figures including Rosa Parks, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington, Harriet Tubman and Ruby Bridges. We learned about them through books, newspaper articles, videos and working in our Social Studies book.
Learning about Harriet Tubman
Learning about George Washington
What would you do if you were President?
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