Reading: We Are So Proud is a
Realistic Fiction story. This means it is pretend, but it could be real. In
this story, a school is having a parade to honor the nation and the class needs
to make a float for the parade. The students must cooperate as they work on the
float, and in the end they are proud of their nation and how well they worked
together. We will discuss how students can work and play together and how doing
so can help them solve problems.
Each week your
child will bring home a decodable reader. These are simple stories that often
incorporate the letter/sound for the week and our sight words. I highly
recommend saving these stories throughout the year and making them available
for your child to read over and over again. Rereading text is a wonderful way
for a child to gain confidence and become a more fluent reader (meaning they
don’t sound like a robot or choppy, but rather smooth like when talking).
Please encourage your child to read the story to you (or a sibling, dog,
stuffed animal, etc.) at least once per night.
Target Comprehension Skill: Setting –
the time (when) and place (where) of a story. When children identify and
describe the setting of a story, they are determining key details in the story.
Answering questions about setting helps children comprehend and make logical
inferences about the text. This week, challenge your child to identify the
setting in a favorite television program or book that your read together.
Letter Recognition: Ff, Gg, Hh,
Ii, Jj, Kk, Ll, Mm, Nn
The first few
weeks of school we will be working on identifying different upper and lower
case letters. These are the letters we will be focusing on this week. This
week, challenge your child to find and identify these letters around the house.
You can use flash cards (or index cards that you write the letter on) to play
uppercase and lowercase matching or memory, too.
Amazing Words: proud, cooperation, float,
preparation, creation, guide
Each week we
will learn 6 words from our weekly story that will help build our oral
vocabulary. By the end of the week your child should be able to use each word
in a sentence. Try to work these words into conversations with your child and
discuss them.
Phonological Awareness: Syllables –
words can be broken into parts. This week, have your child choose items around
the house or outside and clap the parts. Count the claps to find out how many
syllables.
Sight Words: I, am
Please
practice these words at home! Students can write, search for, or use flash
cards to read the words,
Writing: Students will continue to practice writing
their names this week. Please have your child use a capital letter for the
first letter and lowercase letters for the rest of the name.
Math: Last week we began Chapter 1 of our
math program. Students began using the language “I can…read numbers, write numbers, and count objects.” We
practiced the numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4. This week we will be showing, counting,
and writing 5. One of the tools we use in class is a five-frame (see below) Using the five frame helps children quickly
recognize “how many” the number 5 is and allows them to see how other numbers
compare to 5. Also, as we count groups of 5, students will work on a skill
called subitizing. This
means counting how many in a quick glance as we do when we use dice.
Recognizing familiar arrangements of objects, such as two and three, three and
two, or two, one, two, will help with this skill. Later in the week, we will
work on making number pairs and recognizing that there are different ways to
make five (4 and 1) or (3 and 2).
= 2
Five frame
Wish List Items: Please do not
feel obligated, but if you would like to donate items to our classroom, here are
a few wanted items: Clear/plastic shoeboxes (for center activities), blank cassette
tapes (for the listening center), play-doh (to practice our letters and sight
words), Mr. Scent markers (to grade papers), lacing string (for pattern beads
and lacing cards). Thanks!
Scholastic Book Orders: I will be
sending home the first book order of the year this week. Again, please do not
feel any pressure to make a purchase. I am only sending it home to provide the
opportunity if you are interested. To browse or place an order, go to https://clubs2.scholastic.com/ and enter our
class code: HKM99. If you do not want to order online by credit card, you may
also fill out the order form in the flyer and send it in to school with a check
made out to Scholastic Reading Club. Please let me know if you have any
questions!
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| Practicing letter formation with play-doh |
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| Using pattern blocks to make pictures |
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| Practicing lowercase letter recognition |
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| Computer time! |
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