December 2 -6
Reading: We studied 2 versions of the same story: The Gingerbread Man and The Gingerbread Boy – characters/setting/problem/solution; sequencing story details; author/illustrator; key differences in story details. We also read in class: Snowmen at Christmas, There Was A Cold Lady Who Swallowed Some Snow, How Santa Got His Job, Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, The Elf on the Shelf, The Biggest Best Snowman, Mooseltoe
English and Language Arts: Word Sort – Comparing Letters Rr and Ss; beginning sounds for Gg; Correct formation and sounds for the letter Gg (hard G sound, like “gate” and soft G sound, like “giraffe”); Letter Gg book; vowel fill-in-the-blank for CVC words.
Math: Number recognition and writing 1-20; comparison tall/short, long/short, light/heavy; counting to 100 by ones and tens
Writing: Continued How-To writing. Prompts included: How To Build a Snowman and How to Make Your Bed. We are really trying to get everyone writing independently in preparation for the next writing assessment. A holiday elf showed up in the classroom, and the students named him Rudolph. 🙂 We write about where the elf is located and what he is doing. They are having great fun with it!
Theme: December holidays – traits of each, where they are located on the calendar, how families celebrate different holidays and have different traditions.
The Voyage character word of the month: COURAGE – Doing the right thing, even when the task is hard.
We took our Reading Inventory assessment this week, and the kids’ scores improved! Great job! Our Math Inventory is next week.
We hope you have a great weekend! Good luck to those of you in the Drama Club performance on Saturday!!! Break a leg! 🙂