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Friday, November 6, 2015

We're Reading!

This week during Reading Workshop we started learning strategies for reading words.  We learned that:
  • the books we are reading follow a pattern.  We can find the popcorn words we know to help us read the pattern.
  • we can look at the pictures (what we call Eagle Eye) to help us figure out the word that changes on each page.
  • we can get ready to read a word we don't know by saying the sound the word starts with (Lips the Fish) then find something in the picture that begins with that sound.
  • readers point under each word then hop to the next word.  They say one word for each word on the page.





  • readers pay attention to the characters' faces to help us understand how they might be feeling.
  • readers ask questions as they read.
The children are off to a great start with reading words!

During Writing Workshop we started writing pattern books.  This unit connects nicely with our reading unit.  We are reading and writing pattern books!  We learned that:
  • all the pages in a pattern book follow the same pattern.
  • writers choose a topic they know a lot about.
  • writers can think of a pattern by using popcorn words.
  • writers make sure that their illustrations match the word that changes on each page.
  • authors of pattern books can change the pattern on the last page.



This week during Math we:
  • created bar graphs to show data for a collection of pattern blocks.
  • learned about combinations of ten.

  • learned about the characteristics of triangles.
  • worked together to create shapes out of ribbon. 

  • used geo boards to create shapes. 



The weather this week was beautiful for recess!






Happy Weekend!
Katie

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