Article posted January 30, 2012 at 01:23 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted January 26, 2012 at 01:05 AM GMT0 •
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In reading today we read books about animal babies. We watched a little video about the different animal coverings: fur, feathers and scales and then made a little booklet about what animals wear. In math we talked about the differences and similarities in shapes, then we tried to create shapes with our bodies.
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Article posted January 25, 2012 at 01:00 AM GMT0 •
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Tuesday on PhotoPeach
Today we practiced reading short /i/ words as we spun a wheel to create a word. We reread the story Animal Babies ABC's and created a chart listing animals and facts that we learned while reading the story. We also dusted off our handwriting books and learned how to write the lower case letters c and o.
Article posted January 25, 2012 at 01:00 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted January 23, 2012 at 08:51 PM GMT0 •
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Monday on PhotoPeach
In reading today we had some fun reviewing Star Words and learning a new routine for Working With Words, as we played a modified game of Bannana Grams.
We began a non-fiction unit on animals today. We listened to the big book Animal Babies ABC book. We learned a few things we didn't know before. Did you know baby bears are born without teeth, just like us? And have you ever heard of an Ibex?
The AM class started their first Small Moment piece and the PM class practiced adding numbers as they rolled.
Article posted January 23, 2012 at 08:51 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted January 23, 2012 at 12:26 AM GMT0 •
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Friday on PhotoPeach
On Friday the AM class was treated to a presentation by the Syracuse Silver Knights soccer team. They stressed the importance of practice in our everyday lives. Thank you Elden PTA for bringing them to us!
After the presentation we listened to the folktale The Mitten. We read our own little emergent readers of the story as well. In math we created snowmen glyphs. We also celebrated January birthdays.
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Article posted January 20, 2012 at 12:58 AM GMT0 •
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Thursday on PhotoPeach
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Today in reading we practiced reading short /i/ words as we played Connect 4. We also listened to the folktale Stone Soup. In math today the AM class learned a little bit about the calculator. And since we had PE today, there were several tie sneakers. So after we had some fun sorting our shoes, those who knew how to tie got to demonstrate and then sign the "I Know How To Tie" poster. These students have now become the official shoe tying helpers!
Article posted January 20, 2012 at 12:58 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted January 19, 2012 at 01:59 AM GMT0 •
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Today in reading we talked about Skippy Kangaroo reading strategy. This is where we skip a word, read the rest of the sentence and then go back to figure out the word. Has your child sung our reading strategy song for you yet? We also learned about farming long ago and today. In writing workshop we started our next unit, Small Moments.
Article posted January 19, 2012 at 01:59 AM GMT0 •
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Article posted January 11, 2012 at 08:07 PM GMT0 •
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Wednesday on PhotoPeach
Yesterday and today in reading we had guided reading. All of the books were food related, so the AM class had a hard time reading them without feeling hungry! We learned a new reading strategy called Stretchy the Snake, where we stretch out the sounds in words then blend them together. We practiced this strategy along with the others we have learned (getting our mouth ready, checking the pictures and using our background knowledge)as we read our books.
Today we listened to the story Sadie and the Snowman and then sequenced pictures of a melting snowman. The PM worked on writing sentences for each of the pictures, the AM class will finish them up on Friday.
Yesterday in math we got to play Top It and today we practiced counting up to 100 by ones, fives and tens. We also discovered by counting by fives that we have a total of 200 fingers in our class!
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Article posted January 11, 2012 at 01:30 PM GMT0 •
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Today in reading we built all short /i/ words. We also retold the story Our Special Sweet Potato Pie. In math we learned a new game called Top It. (You might recognize the game as the card game War)
Tuesday on PhotoPeach
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