Weekly Goals
Reading: Describing the letter Ll and the sound. Identifying blends in words and sounding out words with four sounds.
Language: Creating complete sentences (vs. sentence fragments).
Math: Numbers to 100 (counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s). Classifying numbers as odd or even.
Sight Words: your, when, that, say, look, go, hot, Wednesday
Practical Skill: Writing first and last name.
Science: Identifying land and water on a map.
Weekly Reminders
We began our new Reading Groups today. Please make sure to sign and date your child’s book each night (Monday-Thursday). Reading Kits will not be sent home on Fridays.
It is very important that your child knows at least 40 of the sight words that we have studied so far this year. If you would like a complete list of words studied so far please refer to our classroom website.
Please return all Board Presentation sign-ups by Wednesday.
Homework is due on Friday.
We will have Snack Shack on Friday.
Monday, January 7, 2013
Sight Word Practice at Home
By this time in the year students have learned quite an extensive list of sight words. Sight word practice can become monotonous and boring--so here are a few activities to help put the fun back into reading.
Jump on It!
Copy sight words on index cards (one word per card). Make a second set of the same words. Scatter one set faceup on the floor, leaving about a foot between each card. Place the other set in a stack facedown. Turn over the first card in the stack. Have your child read the word (offer help as needed) and then jump on the corresponding card on the floor. Turn over the next card and have your child read it and jump on that word. Continue until your child has jumped on all of the words. Mix up the cards and play again!
Which Word Wins?
Sit with your child and look at a newspaper to see just how often sight words pop up in print. Ask your child to choose a sight word from the list and an article from the paper. Look for the word together. Highlight and count the word each time it appears. Try the same thing with a second sight word. Which word appears most often?
Read My Back!
"Write" a sight word on your child's back. Can your child guess the word? Trade places--let your child trace a word from the list on your back. Continue taking turns tracing and guessing sight words.
Spill a Sight Word
Copy sight words onto small cards. (You can cut index cards in quarters or cut sturdy paper into pieces.) Place the word cards in an empty container, such as a tall plastic tumbler or an empty tennis ball can (Pringles cans work great). Invite your child to shake the container, spill out the words, and read the ones that fall faceup. Give each word your child reads a score that is equal to the number of letters in the word. Record the total, then place the remaining words back in the can and shake and spill again. Add the total to the first score. Play until your child has spilled and read all of the words.
These are the sight words we have learned so far this year: we, run, a, can, play, I, am, the, little, like, cat, to, and, dog, not, do, you, want, all, here, big, is, she, with, are, he, funny, make, will, me, pretty, what, us, call, my, jump, see, house, no, said, let, in, come, help, ride, work, find, there, Sunday, keep, away, ran, can't, on, this, if, Monday, good, have, read, any, did, or, too, Tuesday, your, when, that, say, look, go, hot, Wednesday.
Jump on It!
Copy sight words on index cards (one word per card). Make a second set of the same words. Scatter one set faceup on the floor, leaving about a foot between each card. Place the other set in a stack facedown. Turn over the first card in the stack. Have your child read the word (offer help as needed) and then jump on the corresponding card on the floor. Turn over the next card and have your child read it and jump on that word. Continue until your child has jumped on all of the words. Mix up the cards and play again!
Which Word Wins?
Sit with your child and look at a newspaper to see just how often sight words pop up in print. Ask your child to choose a sight word from the list and an article from the paper. Look for the word together. Highlight and count the word each time it appears. Try the same thing with a second sight word. Which word appears most often?
Read My Back!
"Write" a sight word on your child's back. Can your child guess the word? Trade places--let your child trace a word from the list on your back. Continue taking turns tracing and guessing sight words.
Spill a Sight Word
Copy sight words onto small cards. (You can cut index cards in quarters or cut sturdy paper into pieces.) Place the word cards in an empty container, such as a tall plastic tumbler or an empty tennis ball can (Pringles cans work great). Invite your child to shake the container, spill out the words, and read the ones that fall faceup. Give each word your child reads a score that is equal to the number of letters in the word. Record the total, then place the remaining words back in the can and shake and spill again. Add the total to the first score. Play until your child has spilled and read all of the words.
These are the sight words we have learned so far this year: we, run, a, can, play, I, am, the, little, like, cat, to, and, dog, not, do, you, want, all, here, big, is, she, with, are, he, funny, make, will, me, pretty, what, us, call, my, jump, see, house, no, said, let, in, come, help, ride, work, find, there, Sunday, keep, away, ran, can't, on, this, if, Monday, good, have, read, any, did, or, too, Tuesday, your, when, that, say, look, go, hot, Wednesday.
Monday, December 17, 2012
Holiday Reminders
• We will be out of school from Thursday, December 20th- Tuesday, January 1st. We will return to school on Wednesday, January 2nd. Enjoy your Christmas Break!
• Tomorrow (Tuesday) we will have the Christmas Program in the morning at 9:00 a.m. We will also have the Christmas Ball in the afternoon. Many students are choosing to dress in semi-formal clothing for tomorrow (clothing appropriate for church).
• On Wednesday we will be having our Polar Express Fun Day. Your child should wear his/her pajamas to school on this day. We will also have our Christmas Party beginning at 12:30 p.m. this day. If you have signed up to volunteer or send in treats please bring them or arrive by 12:15 p.m.
• Each child needs to bring in a classroom gift that is no more than $5.00 for our Christmas Party. Boys will bring in boy gifts, and girls will bring in girl gifts. Please let me know by Tuesday if you need assistance in obtaining a gift.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Great Resource!
The Family Tree Project
In our classroom we are discussing our school family and our home families. Home families are the people who care for us and keep us safe at home. Our school family is the people who care for us and keep us safe at school.
In order to share more about our home families we ask that each child complete a Family Tree and return by Friday (November 16th).
Family Tree templates have been sent home. If you need any additional copies please contact me at Melissa.Bazzell@Graves.kyschools.us.
Thank you for your cooperation!
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