MAP Test Woohoo! MAP testing is over (except for makeups on Monday for students who were absent), and our class did an outstanding job! Everyone seemed to take to using the computers very easily, and we even got a compliment that our class stood out by how well the students followed directions in the whole process! Kudos to the kiddos! What are we working on? MATH In math over the past two weeks we have worked on writing numbers 1-10 and attaching quantities to those numbers. We've counted forward and backward, written numerals in lots of different ways, made two number books independently, and even started learning what the number words look like for 1-10. Next week we will start to tackle writing the teens, and counting aloud to 100 (not writing). Soon all children will be expected to identify and write 1-20 without reversals, and count to 100 by ones and by tens. Here we are getting a firm grasp of 1-10. READING AND WRITING We are working on reading and writing eight sight words. We look for them in books, locate them in classroom charts and messages, and spell them correctly in our stories. Please make index cards with the following words and ask your child to read and write these words at home too! is like my to I (this font does not have the line at the top and bottom, but please ask your child to write it that way) the here went Some fun ideas for writing them: sidewalk chalk, dry erase marker on the mirror/window, letter magnets on the fridge, spread shaving cream on a table or the wall of the bath and write words by fingertip, write in sand/dirt Some fun ideas for reading them: when reading together, pause when you get to these words and have your child read them; look in magazines, on food boxes, brochures, anywhere to "hunt" for sight words (with "is" and "the" on the list, it should be easy to find success anywhere!) We will be adding more sight words very soon. Students who practice these at home will find ease in adding new words to their repertoire. Thanks for your help!!! PHONICS So far we have learned the sounds for and proper way to write the following lowercase letters: t, b, f, n, m, i, u. We are also putting these letters together to make simple words. Try asking your child to spell (or "stretch out like a rubber band") these words: tub, fun, fin, or any other words that combine the letters above. SCIENCE We spent all week in science observing our betta fish "Bubbles", generating questions about it, and researching our questions using different sources. Some of the questions the children came up with were: -Is it a boy or girl? -Why is it blowing bubbles? -How does it breathe? -How does it swim? -Does it fight other fish? We found answers to all of these using the following sources: -Video -Computer -Expert -Experiment (using a mirror...ask your child) -Book Ask your child to tell you the answers!!! We did not, however, find the answers to these very cute questions: -Does it like us? -Why does it make that fish face? What are you proud of? Every afternoon we have a closing circle where I give the children a topic or question, we pass around a microphone, and everyone gets a chance to share. One of my favorite questions is "What made you proud today?" The children are getting used to this one, and now they are using the word "proud" to talk about their accomplishments throughout the day, and also to encourage friends by saying they are proud of each other. As it turns out, the playground is a place to really be proud of oneself. Many children have accomplished new feats in just four weeks such as climbing to the top of the jungle gym for the first time, swinging independently for the first time (or "higher than ever"), and learning to hula hoop. There is a whole club of kids who have been working diligently at improving their hooping skills over the last month. Here's a cute video of them working hard. Sorry I can't imbed it....I have the free website :)
Have a great weekend!
Allison Mansfield
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Alia T.
8/29/2015 11:05:27 pm
Thank you Mrs. Mansfield for keeping me informed. This blog is a great way for me to check in on Saleem's progress in class! Today he spelled several words. #superexcited
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