Stations

Last week we started our literacy and math work stations.  The children really look forward to this time each day.  We will do literacy work stations on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.  Math work stations will be on Tuesdays and Thursdays.  During work station time, children work either independently or with a buddy to practice skills we have been learning.  Here is a snapshot of our station time!

During Reading Workshop, we have been Reading-to-Self and Buddy Reading nearly every day.  On Monday, we all started reading books and poems from our own individual book baskets.  Children will change the books in their baskets every week. 

Last week during Math we:

• learned about ten frames.  Children can use a ten frame (two rows, five squares in each row) to build a number then count the remaining squares to determine how many more would make ten or five.
• learned about triangles, squares, rectangles, and squares.  We talked about the characteristics of each of these shapes and discussed how they are alike and different.  We looked for these shapes around our classroom and found them in everyday objects, like a ceiling tile and mirror.
• played Spin a Number.  This game helps children recognize and name numbers and count/move spaces on a game board.
• played Bunny Hop to practice moving forward and back on a number line.

Last week during Writing Workshop we:

• learned that writers write words on every page.  Some writers write labels, some write sentences, and some write both.
• learned that when you write part of a story on one page but still have more to say, you can get another sheet of paper and continue writing your story.  You can staple the pages together to make a book.
• learned that when writers want to spell a word they say the word, say the sounds they hear, then write at least one letter for every word they hear.

I hope you all enjoyed the beautiful weekend!
Until next week,
Katie