Mini-Lessons for the First 30 Days (Rituals, Routines, Responsibilities of Daily 5/Readers Workshop)
Mini-lessons are short (5-15 minutes) and laser-focused. These particular lessons are like stepping stones and will help us become ready to confidently dive into more vigorous reading and writing instruction. These will be revisited throughout the year.
- Book Talks
- understand what happens during a book talk
- create a class list of books to read
- Abandoning Books
- understand that sometimes we don’t make a good choice in our book selection
- understand reasons why you may have to choose a different book
- Introduction to Response Journals
- introduction to reading response journal
- explain where journals are stored, how to get them, how to put them away
- model how to use a journal
- Using Response Journals
- model the use of a reading response journal
- review where they are stored, how to get them, how to put them away
- Review of Response Journals
- review previous lessons
- Continue with read to self
- Continue to build stamina (3-5 minutes of reading to self!)
- Review expectations and practice (read the whole time, start right away, read quietly, find a comfy, quiet spot, ignore distractions, build stamina)
- why do we read to self? (to become better readers and to have fun!)
- Journals/writers workshop: write/draw a basic entry every day, write as a whole group too
- how do we choose what to write about?
- why do we do them? (to become better writers and have fun!)
- practice sharing/turn and talk
- understand expectations of writers workshop (start write away, work quietly, stay in one spot, write the whole time, build writing stamina, share your work)
Math:
- Unit 1: Understand Numbers 1-10
- 1.8: Scenes of 2, 3, and 4
- Objectives: See how many objects without counting, Count from 1 through 10, write numerals 1 and 2, Differentiate between quantities of 1 and 2
- Vocabulary: pair
- 1.9: Introduction to Graphing
- Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 5, graph to compare two numbers, develop spatial concepts, count 1 through 5 objects, draw 1 through 5 objects
- Vocabulary: graph, vertical, horizontal, taller, more, shorter, less, longer, before, after
- 1.10: Scenes of 2,3,4, and 5
- Objectives: Identify groups of 2 through 5 things, Identify objects that are alike/different
- Vocabulary: same, alike, different, first, second, third
- 1.11: Count from 1 to 10
- Objectives: Identify and order numbers 1 through 10, Count 1 through 10 objects, Identify numbers 1 through 10 from the number word, Graph to compare two numbers
- Vocabulary: graph, vertical, horizontal, more, fewer
- 1.12: Same and Different
- Objectives: Identify objects that are alike/different, make and compare circles and squares, understand differences between round and square and between small and large, count from 1 through 5
- same, different, alike, circle, round, cylinder, cone, square, big, little
Science:
- Introducing tree journals
- We will observe a specific tree and discuss/draw changes we notice in the fall
- Discuss parts of a tree and their functions
- Discuss things found in nature versus manmade
- Discuss living versus nonliving (find examples on nature walk)
Social Studies:
- Learning about how to make new friends, role playing how to ask friends to play
- Learning and practicing being a great listener
SPECIALS: (September 19-23)
Monday: P.E./Media (Day 4) - K Curriculum Morning - 8-8:45am
Tuesday: Music/Art (Day 5) - Please return your library books by today! - Class Picture Day too!
Wednesday: Media/P.E. (Day 6)
Thursday: Music/Art (Day 1)
Friday: Media/P.E. (Day 2)
MEDIA (Library): check out books every Day 6!
COMPUTER: Every Tuesday @ 10am
Other:
- Monday, September 19 (8-8:45) : Curriculum Morning
- Curriculum morning is a chance for parents to gain a better understanding of the kindergarten schedule, along with the various curriculums that are used
- Do not worry if you cannot attend, a lot of what we will be talking about was also covered in the Kindergarten Meet and Greet before the start of the school year.
- Tuesday, September 20: Class Picture Day
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