Collecting items to help us look carefully and then write like scientists...

Ms. Graf Reads

   October 14, 2016

Dear Families,

Here are some brief highlights from the week:

Reading- letter name, keyword and sound-m,n,i,a,u,c,o,d,l,

         G,t,b,r,s,f,z,p

        - sight word I, a, we, is, the, said

        -guided reading, fluency, beginning, middle, end

        -concepts of print, reading buddies, storybook

        reading, rereading using a storyteller voice,

        Using book and connecting language,

        retelling, making a new old favorite with

        Storybooks, speech bubbles, 1-1

        correspondence, reading the picture to figure

        out the word (what makes sense)

Math- simple addition, writing numerals, Ten Frames.

       Identifying numerals through games, number

       word after, number books, counting backwards,

       counting by 10’s and by 1’s to 100, finger

       patterns  

Writing- table captains, writing routines, how to find

        tools, when you are done you have just begun,

         K-Daily News, adding to pictures and words,

         writing partners, word stretching (rubber

         bands), planning a story across pages, speech

         bubbles, who, where, what happened,

         editing with purple pens, writing

         celebration with Ms. C’s Kindergarten,

         collecting items to use for our new writing

         Unit, Writing Like Scientists.

 Social Studies- role play problem solving, asking for

         help, friendship skills.       

Science-Weather watching, fall is here, 5 senses, sense

         of sight walk, using magnifying glasses to look

         at something very closely and draw.    

Thank you for all of the amazing conversations about our sweet Kindergartners.  Have a wonderful weekend!

                                         Jan

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