Fun in the snow!

It looks like winter again on the Rowe School playground!  The children have been thrilled to have fresh snow to play in.

Last week during Reading Workshop we:

• reviewed the differences between fiction and nonfiction texts and how to tell the difference between the two types.
• learned the word "all."
• learned that just like we go on adventures when we visit new places, we can go on adventures in nonfiction books, even if we can't read the words.  We can study the pictures to learn new information.  During buddy reading, we can share and talk about these books with our buddies.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  

Last week during Writing Workshop we kicked-off our new unit: How-To Books.  First graders just finished this unit, so when we got together with our first grade buddies, the kindergartners were able to hear an example of a how-to book that their buddy had written.  This was the perfect transition to our new writing unit.  Last week we:

• learned that writers can teach someone else how to do something.  We are all experts in so many areas, and through our writing, we can teach others how to do things we already know how to do.
• learned that when we are writing a how-to book, we need to tell the reader how to do something instead of telling how we do it.  Instead of writing "I put eggs in a bowl," a writer should write "You need to put eggs in a bowl."
• learned that our illustrations should match each step we write about.

Last week during Math we:

• practiced making patterns.
• played two digit Number Top-It and highlighted the numbers on a number grid.
• played the Teen Frame Game to practice reading, building, and comparing teen numbers.
  
  
  
  
  

We have an exciting week ahead of us.  We will celebrate the 100th Day of School on Wednesday and Valentine's Day on Friday.