Life in Kindergarten

This week during Reading Workshop and Word Work we:

• named the items in pictures then sorted them by the short e and long e sounds.
• learned that buddies talk about books, ask questions, and make predictions. 
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
• reviewed that "reading is thinking," and readers need to think and talk about books as they read.
• reviewed that readers get ready to read a new book by doing a picture walk, thinking about what is happening, and making predictions.
• learned that readers ask questions during picture walks and think about how all the pages are connected.

This week during Writing Workshop we continued small moment writing.  We:

• learned that writers reread what they've written and think about/add any information that might be missing.
  
  
  
  
• listened to beginnings of stories in our classroom library, then made a list of ways we can begin our stories.
• learned that writers think of a "one place, one time" moment to write about.
• reviewed that writers make their writing readable by saying words slowly then writing a letter for each sound they hear.

This week during Math we:

working on combinations of 6

• reviewed teen numbers as being a group of ten plus some extra ones.
• compared teen numbers.
• practiced writing numbers 1-20.
• spent two days working on solving and proving number stories.

It's that time of year when many children are out sick.  I hope all the children have a restful, healthy weekend.  I look forward to seeing all the children again on Tuesday.

Katie