Week of September 22, 2014

We have been using a GIANT number line for our warm up this week in math. 

Students have been working on building models when solving addition equations and addition story problems.

We played word wall bingo on Wednesday during word study.  Students had to create their own boards using words from the word wall.  Our word wall words this week were like, had, and go.

We have a new Rocking Writers Wall in our classroom.  This week we talked about making our stories come alive, so they are more interesting to the reader.  One way this can be done is by making your characters move and talk.

Remember to return homework folders on Friday!  I hope to see everyone on Thursday at Open House!

Week of September 15, 2014

We played a game during math called 5 in a row.  This game helps with addition skills and number identification.

We started using the Ipads during Word Study.  We will get to use them every Thursday!  We used the app Word Wizard to build different words.

Our celebration this week was having extra free choice on Thursday.  This week we really worked on having quick and quiet transitions.

We have been building up our reading and writing stamina!  We can read and write for 20 minutes!  We have been talking a lot about what good readers do.

We started working on retelling stories.  We focused on who was in our stories and where the stories were taking place.

We are working on using the right voice level for different activities.  Students help to determine which level we should be on before we begin an activity.

We have started solving story problems!  Students must show their thinking, form their numbers correctly, and have an equation that matches the story problem.  

This student formed their numbers correctly and wrote an equation to match the story problem.  This student used counting to solve the problem.  They also circled their group of 3 and their group of 6.  It is neat and organized work!

Be on the lookout for homework folders coming home on Monday!  Students should be reading and recording it on their reading logs.  Homework folders should be returned on Friday.

Our Word Wall words this week were at, I, and he.

Week of September 8, 2014

We wrote another entry in our science notebooks.

We learned about the life cycle of plants and did a fall art project!

We have work up on our Marvelous Math Wall. We are focusing on showing our math thinking and forming our numbers correctly.

We have started Math Menu in our class.  Math Menu is the last 30 minutes of math. Students can choose from different options.  The choices are math by myself, math with a buddy, math technology or math writing.  

We worked on ordering numbers this week in math.

Everyone's names are up on our Word Wall!  Our Word Wall words this week were be, the, and go.

Week of September 1, 2014

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We have 2 caterpillars in our classroom!  We have been observing the change from caterpillar to chrysalis.

We colored butterflies and glued the stages of the life cycle into order.

We made our first entry in our science journals.  We had to draw and write exactly what we saw.

We reached our paws points goal this week!  Our celebration was also about butterflies!

We have been building up our stamina as readers and writers.  Students have been reading out of their book boxes independently and with a reading buddy.  We learned there are three different ways to read a book.  You can read the pictures, read the words, and you can retell the story.

We played Compare Dots and Compare.  You and your buddy flip over your cards and you have to decide who has the most dots or the biggest number.

We added our first three words to our Word Wall!  They are a, in, and it.