Important dates:
Mon. 9/24- CONTINENTS AND OCEANS ASSESSED!
Wed. 9/26- Pizza Day and Spirit wear/ POEM ASSESSED
Wed. 10/1- Moms in Prayer @ 9:00Wed. 9/26- Pizza Day and Spirit wear/ POEM ASSESSED
Wed. 10/8 - No School...teacher in-service
Wow! We have almost completed our first quarter! I am amazed by how much your kiddos are learning! This week we will assess our first poem! Formal speaking practice is essential at this young age, in order to become comfortable and confident in this important skill. By the end of the year they will all be naturals at it! We will be encouraging the importance of speaking clearly and loudly, as well as the importance of being a respectful audience member while others are presenting.
Math
Objectives:
1. To be able to count and recognize the numerals 1-10
2 To be able to write the numerals 1-10.
3. To be able to represent the numerals 1-10 on a ten frame.
4. To understand that numbers have order and reverse order
4. To understand that numbers have order and reverse order
- Please go over "Introduction" and "One Step Further" at the bottom of pages 81 & 82 (Tuesday) and pages 84 - 88 (Thursday/Friday).
- We are working on number order (1-10) and reverse number order (10-0). Please practice counting backwards from 10-0.
- Please print these TEN FRAME flashcards and Subitizing cards and add them to your daily routine. Your child should be able to say the number quickly, without having to count.
- Here is the link to a fun game we play in class called "Where's the Worm?" just in case you want to try it at home: http://www.kindergartenkindergarten.com/2010/07/wheres-the-worm-number-id-game.html. Last week we also played this using our phonogram cards and it was a huge hit!
Reading
Objectives:
1. To recognize all upper and lower case letters.
2 To produce all of the sounds of each of the first 26 phonograms.
3. To be able to blend together CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words using short a, e, i, and o.
Objectives:
1. To recognize all upper and lower case letters.
2 To produce all of the sounds of each of the first 26 phonograms.
3. To be able to blend together CVC (consonant-vowel-consonant) words using short a, e, i, and o.
- On Wednesday last week I sent home a manilla envelope with a "leveled reader" (book) in it. Please keep practicing with this book until your child can read it on his/her own. If it is proving to be too frustrating for your child please let me know and I can send home another book! Please initial the back of the folder when you are done with the reader and I will send your child home with another book to enjoy. Keep it fun and encouraging and stop when they are getting frustrated or overwhelmed!
- Try this phonemic awareness activity with your student this week - removing sounds. "Can you say cat without the /c/?" (Make the /c/ sound - do not say 'the letter c') Answer: "at". "Can you say sit without the /s/? Answer: "it". Try this with several other words!
- Keep practicing reading words with short a, e, i and o.
Writing
Objectives:
1. To be able to hold a pencil using proper pencil grip.
2 To be able to form all upper case letters properly.
3. To get all upper case letters sitting properly on handwriting lines.
Objectives:
1. To be able to hold a pencil using proper pencil grip.
2 To be able to form all upper case letters properly.
3. To get all upper case letters sitting properly on handwriting lines.
- Please continue to monitor pencil grip and correct letter formation! Remember that the habits you establish now could last a lifetime!
Spelling
Objectives:
1. To be able to write the correct phonogram when given the phonogram sounds.
2 To be able to segment 2 and 3 sound words.
3. To be able to blend sounds together to figure out the given word.
- Go over yellow phonogram cards and blue key cards at least twice a day. Here is a video with almost 100 different ways to practice phonograms!
- Please continue to review AAS steps 1-4. We will resume with step 5 in a few weeks.
- Continue blending and segmenting words and alphabetizing the letters.
- Dictate the 26 phonograms for your student to write from memory!
History
Objectives:
1. To be able to point to all of the continents and oceans on a map.
2. Recognize that all history began with creation.
3. To understand how sin entered the world.
4. To be able to describe key events in the Bible and to learn from them.
4. To be able to describe key events in the Bible and to learn from them.
- This week we are discussing the Tower of Babel.
Science
Objectives:
1. To be able to describe the life cycle of a butterfly.
2. To be able to explain God's purpose for insects.
Objectives:
1. To be able to describe the life cycle of a butterfly.
2. To be able to explain God's purpose for insects.
- We will begin talking about God's purpose for insects this week.
- We should have some beautiful butterflies that we will release this week or next!
Geography:
- We will be assessing Continents and Oceans this Monday 9/24!
- On Wednesday, we will introduce the song for the first region of the United States (Northern States). It will be due 10/29. Students will be required to sing the names of the States only. However, we will be pointing at them on the US map at school and you are welcome to print the map and do so as well.
- United States Original
Memory Work:
