The Week of October 21-25

Chart: Find at least 5 sets of rhyming pictures

Literacy Workjobs

During our 90-minute literacy block your first grader independently completes various tasks throughout the classroom. We have a work board to help keep us organized and on task. On the work board there are 4 activities to complete. Each picture icon represents a different center around the room. These activities reinforce skills and concepts within our curriculum. Centers may include computer, journaling, a word sort, spelling, rhyming, listening center, reading around the room, buddy reading and many others. 

While learners are engaged in their individual jobs, I meet with reading groups to provide small group instruction. Students are encouraged to problem-solve or ask a friend if they need help before coming to a teacher. We encourage learners to talk with peers and utilize resources around the room (dictionary, word wall, posters etc.)

Here, you'll see some of the jobs that your child engages in.

Journal: Use quality handwriting, correct letter formation and quality, detailed illustrations. Write until you reach the bottom line.

ABC: Hearing Sounds in Sequence-choose a minimum of 5 picture cards.  Write the letter for each sound you hear. Then read it to a partner.

Spelling: Letter Stamps-practice making your spelling words using pencils, stamps and markers.

Math

On Wednesday our class learned a new activity called SCOOT! We had to "scoot" around the room to find different numbered cards with number lines on them. Each number line had 1 missing number. We had to count the numbers until we figured out which one was missing and then write it in the box for that numbered card. We had 24 cards to find. We thought this activity was fun, but hard. It was great learning about missing numbers. 

We also LOVED addition baseball. In honor of the Red Sox entering the World Series we played Addition Baseball on the IWB (Interactive White Board). We roled the dice on the computer. If we got a sum of 2 or 3, it was a strike. If the sum was 4, 5, or 6 it was a single so we ran to first base (Cassidy's coat on the floor). If the sum was 7, 8 or 9 it was a double and so on-you can see the rest in the picture below.

Our class kept score by using tally marks. We scored 12 runs! We thought it was great because we got to move our bodies around the room and run and we slid into home. We also got to practice our addition skills.

Addition Baseball