Writer's
Writer's Workshop
Children were introduced to a new chart to help them independently check their writing when they are done: *spaces between words *Capital at the beginning *punctuation at the end *writing lots of sounds *words and pictures match Literacy Centers *children were introduced to new "just right" books. They also reread their book from before vacation. *Spelling word practice using a spelling word race/graph Story "Horton Hears a Who" Math *comparing length and width and ordering from shortest to longest or thickest to thinnest. *predicting heavier and lighter between 2 items and then testing guesses using a pan balance. Special - Library !00th Day share - Tyler Writer's Workshop
We reviewed how writers write a little and then read a little - going back and forth to help remember what comes next and to check our work. Reader's Workshop We discussed how readers often use the cover of a book to decide whether or not it is of interest and to sometimes wonder what might happen - posing a question to ourselves. Children read independently to self for 7 minutes and then with a partner for 7 minutes. Literacy Centers *We read a Scholastic News about Martin Luther King and discussed how he would want us to solve problems - by talking and sharing ideas. *We learned our last 2 spelling words: "we" and "on". The children used these new words to create a page for a class book, "We can ride on...." 100's share - Olivia presented today Special - Music Story - Up and Down Writer's Workshop
*Children learned that writers also have to be readers - remembering to go back and reread their sentence as they go along. One end of the pencil is for writing and the other end for pointing to and reading each word. Literacy Centers *children worked on their Mexican Marketplace drawings - labeling their wares *Children reread their "just right" books with a buddy and then drew and wrote about their books Story: "Be My Valentine" Math Wyatt presented his 100th day share Introduction of the math term equal and the symbol (=). Children worked in pairs to create equal representations of a given number and use the equal sign correctly. Children also played Top-It and recorded the number comparisons in their math journals Special: Library |