Last week during Reading Workshop we:
- learned to ask ourselves "Does it sound right?" when we are reading. For example, "The cat is play" does not sound right. "The cat is playing" does sound right.
- worked on sorting pictures by the beginning sound of the object in each picture.
- learned that readers can get ready to read by doing a picture walk and paying attention to what is changing in each picture and what is staying the same. This can help us understand what the book will be about and can help us figure out the pattern in our book.
- learned that readers think about what the book is mostly about and use the illustrations to help them figure out the last page in a pattern book, which often is different than the pattern on the rest of the pages.
- learned that readers make sure their reading makes sense. What we read should make sense with what is happening in the story/nonfiction text. If it doesn't, we need to go back and think about what would make sense.
Last week during Writing Workshop we:
- did a "Snowman, snowman, what do you see?" writing activity to connect with the book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See.
- learned that writers can add "inside details" to a small moment story. Inside details tell what a person was feeling or thinking in a moment.
- reviewed that writers include a beginning, middle, and end when writing a story.
- worked on our mid-year writing prompt. I will share these with you at conferences next month (more information to come soon).
Last week during Math we:
- reviewed shapes and went on a shape hunt.
- reviewed that teen numbers are "one ten plus some extra ones."
- practiced solving and proving number stories.
- played a game to help us practice representing teen numbers.
I hope you are enjoying this weekend with your children. I will see them again on Tuesday.
Best,
Katie
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