PJ and Stuffy Day Smiles
This month we learned about bus safety and fire safety. As a school we practiced our procedures for a lock down and fire drill.
To celebrate the end of our Personal Narrative Writing Unit each child chose one of their books to "publish". They fixed up their writing and then we made covers for them. Although I guide children in this process each child finds and fixes what they know to be errors at this time. They enjoyed reading their books to one another.
During reading we have rolled out our center routine which we will do four days a week. During this time, children are working on different activities. Here are the activities.
Snap word practice:
Word study worksheet practicing skills taught to date
Handwriting-we are focusing on writing our first and last names correctly
Listening Center and Response Sheet-yes they listen to old school cassettes and follow along with the book!
Once they are done with the day's activity they either work in Lexia or Epic.
Lexia is an adaptive literacy program that targets skills each individual needs. Epic is a fun online library of books. Michelle and I assign books and for the last 5-10 minutes they are free to listen to books of their own choosing. Being read to increases vocabulary and love of reading!
A current class favorite is the Cat Ninja series.
As children grow more independent with this routine I can begin to pull reading groups.
Science Unit-Patterns in the Sky
This week we focused on the day time sky. We learned about the sun's position in the sky. We know that we can make a stationary object's shadow move by changing the direction and angle of the light source. This happens throughout the day to the shadows of things like trees and fences as the sun's place in the sky changes. We also made fun hand shadow puppets.
Once a week our UVM students teach a Mystery Box lesson-the kids love it! They place an object in a box and the students work together to discover what it is is using their senses.
To wrap up Latinx heritage month we listened to this bilingual book about
The Day of the Dead
This past Friday students watched a directed drawing video on how to draw a pumpkin.
We then used craypas and watercolor to finish them. They came out amazing!!
