Thursday, May 21

 

 Thursday, May 21
Orange Day: Technology
Technology class at 8:20.

Big Book: Growing Vegetable Soup By: Lois Ehlert
Genre: Fiction
Print Concepts: One-to-One Correspodence
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

  Phonological Awareness: Blending Onset and Rime, Isolating Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Final Blends -lp, -nk
Irregular Words: want
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Commas in Lists

 Literacy Jobs 

Writer's Workshop: The Best Part of Me By: Wendy Ewald
After hearing the story, the kids will write what they think is the best part of themselves.

Math: Time to the Hour

The kids will work with more 'time to the hour' with some additional activities that support both analog and digital times.     

Time for Kids: Deep Blue Sea

Music Today
 
~Please have your child in their running shoes and purple shirt when they come to school tomorrow!
~Be the Teacher lessons are due Thursday, May 28.
~Reading to the preschoolers is always my favorite thing to watch the kids do!

Wednesday, May 20

 

 Tuesday, May 20
Gold Day (No computer class or library.)  

Big Book: Growing Vegetable Soup By: Lois Ehlert
Genre: Fiction
Science Connection: Plants: Basic Needs and Life Cycle This fiction text shows the steps to make vegetable soup. Children follow as the characters plant seeds, water, watch, weed, pick, and finally chop and cook vegetables to take vegetables from plants to plate. Connect and Teach: Set a Purpose

Read Aloud: PB & J Hooray! By: Janet Nolan Genre: Informational Text  

Connect and Teach: Steps in a Sequence

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS                         Phonological Awareness: Blending Onset and Rime, Isolating Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Final Blends -st, -ft

Irregular Words: want
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Commas in Lists
 Literacy Jobs 
   
~We are heading to preschool this morning and afternoon to read the stories from our book bins!

Math: Time to the Hour
Since the beginning of May, the kids have been working on time to the hour during our calendar time. We will continue that learning by matching the analog time with digital time, manipulating a clock to place the hands to the correct hour, and draw the hands on a clock to represent the time to the hour.

Phy Ed Today 

~ There will be a detailed letter in the Wednesday envelope regarding Kindergarten Track & Field!

Tuesday, May 19

 

 Tuesday, May 19
White Day (No computer class or library.) 

Read Aloud: PB & J Hooray! By: Janet Nolan Genre: Informational Text 

Connect and Teach: Evaluate Details

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS                         Phonological Awareness: Blending Onset and Rime, Isolating Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Final Blends -nt, -nd
Irregular Words: want
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Commas in Lists

Writer's Workshop: Memory Book
The children will be guided in filling in the details shown in the picture below...

 Literacy Jobs 

Math: Times of Day

Everyday since the beginning of May, the kids have worked on 'time to the hour' in their calendar book. Today, we will focus on the different times of the day (morning, afternoon, night).     

Why Do Birds Lay Eggs in Spring?
In this lesson, students learn why spring is the best time for babies to be born. In the activity, Build A Bird Nest, students make a model of a bird nest and notice how birds can change their environment to meet their needs when they build their nests.

Music Today
 
~Please RSVP the number attending graduation...Thank you!

Monday, May 18

 Monday, May 18
     Black Day (No computer class or library.)

Read Aloud: PB & J Hooray! By: Janet Nolan Genre: Informational Text 

 Science Connection: Plants: Basic Needs  

This informational text traces where the food we eat comes from, including tracing back to the grocery store, the bakery, the factory, and the farm where it all begins.

and Life Cycle

This informational text traces where the food we eat comes from, including tracing back to the grocery story, the bakery, the factory, and the farm where it all begins.

Connect and Teach: Make and Check Predictions

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS                         Phonological Awareness: Blending Onset and Rime, Isolating Phonemes

Phonics Focus Skill: Final Blend -mp

Irregular Words: want
 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Commas in Lists
 Literacy Jobs 

Seasonal Weather Patterns
In this lesson, students use observations of the four classic seasons to spot patterns and thereby determine the seasons’ order. In the activity, Circle of Seasons, students make observations of the four classic seasons of the temperate zone: snowy winter, warm spring, hot summer, and cool autumn with colorful leaves. The kids spot patterns and determine the order of the seasons.

   Math: Bubble Gum Graph

To end this unit on graphing, we are going to have some fun! The kids will get a piece of bubble gum and try to blow a bubble. We will graph the results and analyze the data.
Phy Ed Today 

~Hat Day tomorrow... pay $2 to wear a hat in school as we send POSITIVE vibes to a family that has been touched by a medical condition called Phelan McDermid Syndrome.  
~Please RSVP the number attending graduation...Thank you.
~We had fun celebrating Charlie last week!

Thursday, May 14

Thursday, May 14
Happy Birthday, Charlie! (May 16)

Big Book: Earthworms By: Lisa J. Amstutz
Genre: Informational Text 
Review Power Words: burrow, soil, vine 
Determine Word Meaning: Multiple-Meaning Words
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS Phonological Awareness: Isolating Phonemes (Final Sound), Blending Phonemes, Segmenting Phonemes, Blending Onset and Rime (tr-im, gr-ape, etc.)

Phonics Focus Skill: Review

Irregular Words: Review

 WRITING AND GRAMMAR
Review Possessives 
 Literacy Jobs 

   Math: Analyze Graphs
Today's lesson is for the kids to analyze pre-made graphs. Done as a whole group, the kids are presented the information on the SmartBoard and write the answer on their personal whiteboard. In addition, we will do interactive graphing games from various websites.

Project: Giant Earthworm!

Music Today

~ No school tomorrow...Teacher Workshop Day.
~Please RSVP the number attending graduation by Tuesday, May 19. Thank you!