In reading this week, we have introduced 'I read, you read' as a way to help us become better readers. In short, 'I read, you read' is just what it sounds like. Two people take turns reading the pages of a book. If the partner reading gets 'stuck', the partner listening makes suggestions on how to figure out unknown words. The two partners together will then try said suggestions. Some suggestions might include:
-sounding out unknown words
-looking at the picture to see what the unknown word could be
-trying to flip the vowel sound (for example, sounding out 'make' with a short a sound would not make sense when sounding it out, but flipping the vowel sound to the long a sound would make sense)
If the partner reading doesn't get stuck, the partner listening can give a compliment or ask how they figured out a word that is not a sight word (for example, listener: "How did you figure out that word was 'woman', I didn't even hear you sound it out. Reader: "Well, I saw the word started with the letters "wom" and then I looked at the picture and saw a woman, so that makes sense.") Listener: "You did a great job using the first few letters of the word and the picture to figure out that word."
By talking and listening to each other, the two readers get to think and talk about the strategies they use to decode words. Just by that exchange of ideas, the two readers get to think/talk about the strategies they use and solidify these strategies as lifelong reading tools. 'I read, you read' would be great to use at home, too. Just make sure that you, the parent reader models getting 'stuck', so your child can make suggestions.
Sight Words this week: little, out (the join 'they' from last week)
Ask your child for the gestures for these words
Writing
We are continuing our unit on 'how to' writing. Today the kiddos wrote their first 'how to' on how to make microwave popcorn. In addition to the usual writing components (sounding out words, spacing between words, using sight words, end punctuation, etc...), we are also focusing on using sequence words to begin each step, creating illustrations to match each step, and writing at least 3 step directions. And in an effort to make school on Saturday a little more fun, we will be making/writing how to make a bird feeder:0)
Math
In math, we continue our unit on 2d and 3d shapes. This week, our focus has been creating large 2d shapes using smaller 2d shapes. For example, through some hands on activities, the kiddos discovered that 6 triangles can be put together to create a hexagon.
Thank you
Thank you to all the parents who have donated snacks to our school.
Thank you to Stacy Kozlowski for donating peanut butter, spray cheese, and candy hearts for our upcoming activities.
Thank to our very first 'Mystery Reader', Sheila Tribble. The kids loved your excitement when you read the book and the treats were so thoughtful!!
We still need....
-bird seed
-toilet paper rolls
-several packs of color coded dots
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