We had an amazing Monday together. Our day begin with Miss Lanto our librarian dropping off an invitation for us to celebrate Dr. Seuss' birthday with her tomorrow. We are so excited! The excitement continued as we played a game in math rolling dice and working with turn around facts (6+4 = 4+6). We are trying to master our mental addition facts. We also learned that there are many ways to show one number. We will be working with this more tomorrow. In Language Arts, we carried on with our Daily 5 program. For those of you who were not here in August when I explained the stages, I have put a brief description below and some photos from the Daily 5 today. During our phonics time, we worked on reading the au/aw/o sound. Together we sorted different aw/au words, then we played a game called 'BAM!". Students took turns pulling au/aw/o words out of a paper bag, and recording the words they pulled. In order to win the game you had to pull 7 words without pulling a 'BAM!' card. When you pulled a 'BAM!' card, you had to return all of your words to the bag. Our little learners were so worried every time they put their hand in the bag, it was very cute! I have attached a couple photos below. We will be working more with different digraphs and diphthongs this week, but will be returning to our regular literacy program shortly after. There are 44 sounds in the English language, and after this week, your child should know how to read each of them. After this activity, we read our LEGO stories to each other and provided feedback. Some students have written their beginning, and some have written their beginning and middle. I am so impressed with how they are coming along. I encourage you to send photos, and leave comments about how your child is engaging with LEGO at home in order for me to make better connections. The Daily 5
The Daily 5™ is a framework for structuring literacy time so students develop lifelong habits of reading, writing, and working independently. How does it work? Students work on five authentic reading and writing choices, (We use 6 - Read to the Teacher) working independently toward personalized goals, while the teacher meets individual needs through whole-group and small-group instruction, as well as one-on-one conferring. These activities are
The benefits of The Daily 5 for teachers and schools include the following:
information from https://www.thedailycafe.com/daily-5
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Laira
3/13/2016 10:22:24 am
Awesome cake!!!
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