Last week we spent a great deal of time discussing behaviours, routines, PYP attributes, and getting to know each other. Today we spent beginning our programming. In Language arts, we discussed the 3 ways to read a book; read the pictures, read the words, and retell the story. We began by reading the pictures in the story "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie". Please practice this with your child at home during home reading time. We also began working with numbers in math by playing a game where we tried to guess a number within different parameters (I'm thinking of a number between 6 and 14), and were told whether it was greater or less than our guess. We explored the days of the week, months of the year, and days of the month on the calendar as well. Later in the day, we began our first unit of inquiry on friendship and getting along. We read a book called "I need a friend" and discussed different things that good friends do. (Share, say sorry, show respect, listen, help, play nicely, etc.). We learned about the PYP attribute of inquiry by asking questions about friendship, and through researching in books how to be a good friend (pictures above). We took our ideas from the books and did a placemat activity where we recorded using pictures and words what a good friend looks like. We also discussed our 'making friends picnic' that we will be having on Friday. Please discuss what snack and game you will send with your child from your culture to share with a friend.
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