During Reading Workshop, we have continued to learn/practice strategies for reading words.
- We learned a new strategy, Lips the Fish, which reminds us to look at the beginning of a word and say the first sounds in the word.
- We then practiced using Eagle Eye and Lips the Fish together, making sure that what we think we see in the picture matches what the word looks like.
- We participated in an activity called Guess the Covered Word. This activity required us to think of what would make sense for a hidden word in a sentence. We listed all the words that made sense and sounded right, then slowly uncovered the word to see which of our ideas "looked right."
- We added "you" to our word wall.
- We read with our first grade buddies. Every Tuesday morning, we will do buddy reading with our buddies in Mrs. Boutin's first grade class.
During Writing Workshop, we started our pattern book unit. The children are working on writing books that follow a pattern, just like the books they are reading during reading workshop!
During Math, we:
- reviewed the characteristics of shapes and created shapes on geoboards.
- learned that there are many different ways to represent numbers. We can use pictures, ten frames, numerals, and number models to represent a number.
- played a game called Roll and Record to help us explore probability and graphing.
- practiced solving number stories.
During Word Work, we added e and r to the letters and sounds we are practicing.
I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families and friends. I am so thankful to be your children's teacher!
Gratefully,
Katie
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