Today's Activities
Writer's Workshop
We shared the work of 5 students as part of our mini lesson. The children were reminded how starting each how to page in a similar way can help them to move along, for example, "get your ____, then get your _____".
This seemed to help many students create a format for their how to booklets and enable them to be a little more independent.
Math Centers
*Monster Squeeze - estimating an unknown number based on clues of "more than" or "less than".
*building numbers - using cubes in 2 colors to create different number combinations for a given number (i.e. 7 can be 3+4 or 6+1 etc.)
*pattern block puzzles - review of shape names and also how to manipulate the shapes to create a new shape (flip it over, turn it around)
Story - "Let's Find Rain Forest Animals: Up, Down, Around"
Literacy Centers
*Penmanship practice for the letter O.
*Read to self - practice reading the just right books in private book bags
*Mexican Marketplace art work (what can you buy at a marketplace? flowers, fruit, pottery, etc.)
Special - P.E. and Music
Volunteer - Diana Russo
Mystery Share presenter - Declan
Writer's Workshop
We shared the work of 5 students as part of our mini lesson. The children were reminded how starting each how to page in a similar way can help them to move along, for example, "get your ____, then get your _____".
This seemed to help many students create a format for their how to booklets and enable them to be a little more independent.
Math Centers
*Monster Squeeze - estimating an unknown number based on clues of "more than" or "less than".
*building numbers - using cubes in 2 colors to create different number combinations for a given number (i.e. 7 can be 3+4 or 6+1 etc.)
*pattern block puzzles - review of shape names and also how to manipulate the shapes to create a new shape (flip it over, turn it around)
Story - "Let's Find Rain Forest Animals: Up, Down, Around"
Literacy Centers
*Penmanship practice for the letter O.
*Read to self - practice reading the just right books in private book bags
*Mexican Marketplace art work (what can you buy at a marketplace? flowers, fruit, pottery, etc.)
Special - P.E. and Music
Volunteer - Diana Russo
Mystery Share presenter - Declan