Schedule for the Week of December 12-16

The Holidays are upon us and we are exploring many of them here at school in the coming week! 

Monday we begin Holidays Around the World!  
Your Kindergartener will get to "travel" to all sorts of countries (other Kindergarten classrooms) to learn about winter holidays that are celebrated all around the world.  They will get the opportunity to learn about Germany, Holland, Sweden, Japan, Mexico, England, Israel, and the United States.  At the end of the week, your child will get to show you what they made in each country.  Fun! Fun! Fun!

In Reading:

Unit 3: Determine Text Importance/Identify Sequence of Events - Week 2 Objectives (December 12-15)

·       Letter(s): Oo

·       Phonics:

o   Identify the sound /o/

o   Associate the letter Oo with the sound /o/

o   Listen for medial sounds

o   Blend CVC words

o   Listen for words that rhyme and suggest pairs of words that rhyme

o   Spell CVC words using O and letters previously learned

·       Sight Words: here, to, my

·       Build academic vocabulary and concepts related to readings

·       Identify sequence of events using a graphic organizer

·       Identify and discuss nonfiction text features

·       Identify and discuss text structure (sequence of events)

Writing/Concepts of Print (week 8)

Journals: Begin with an Uppercase Letter; End with a Period

·       Put spaces between words

·       Write from left to right

·       Begin a sentence with an uppercase letter

·       Write some high-frequency words

·       Use end punctuation correctly

·       Share a message orally

·       Discuss periods and exclamation points

·       Write some CVC words

In Math:

• 3.10: Explore Attributes: Shape, Size, and Color - Objectives: sort by shape, size, and color; generate shape patterns; draw numbers 6 through 10 as 5-groups. Vocabulary: rectangle, circle, triangle, square, pattern

• 3.11: Practice Addition and Subtraction Stories: Park Scene - Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; tell addition and subtraction stories; solve story problems; draw numbers 6 through 10 as 5-groups. Vocabulary: 5-group

• 3.12: More Attributes: Shape, Size, and Color - Objectives: sort by shape, size, and color; generate shape patterns; use equal and not equal signs; develop spatial concepts

• 3.13: Build Teen Numbers with Square-Inch Tiles - Objectives: make teen numbers using 5-groups; graph to compare capacity. Vocabulary: balance

• 3.14: Attribute Card Activities - Objectives: sort by shape, size, and color; generate shape patterns; use equal and not equal to signs. Vocabulary: sort, equal sign, is not equal to sign

Other News:

• Since winter has made a grand presence, please make sure your child has warm gear to wear outside. We do go outside every day. 
• Please send Friday folders back every week (preferably Monday or Tuesday) 
• The last days before Winter Break (next week!):  Tuesday we will do fun projects/games in the afternoon!  Wednesday we will have a Pajama and Movie Party! 

SPECIALS: (December 12 -16)


Monday: Media/P.E. (Day 2)
Tuesday:  Art/Music (Day 3)
Wednesday: P.E./Media  (Day 4)
Thursday:  Music/Art  (Day 5)
Friday:  Media/P.E.  (Day 6)


MEDIA (Library): check out/return books every Day 6! 

Schedule for the Week of December 5-9

Unit 3: Determine Text Importance/Identify Sequence of Events 

·       Letter(s): Pp

·       Phonics:

o   Identify the sound /p/

o   Associate the letter Pp with the sound /p/

o   Blend CVC words

o   Listen for words that rhyme and suggest pairs of words that rhyme

o   Spell CVC words using p and letters previously learned

·       Sight Words: you, me, come

·       Identify the sequence of events in pictures and text

·       Discuss signal words (first, next, then, after)

·       Learn strategies for analyzing questions and finding answers, clues, and evidence

·       Reflect orally on reading strategies

·       Create a sequence of events flow chart (whole group)

Writing/Concepts of Print (week 7)

Journals: Develop Concepts of Print

·       Put spaces between words

·       Write from left to right

·       Begin a sentence with an uppercase letter

·       Write some high-frequency words

·       Use end punctuation correctly

·       Share a message orally

·       Discuss periods and exclamation points

·       Develop genre awareness

 
Math:

3.6: Explore Partners Through 6 with Pennies - Objectives: find partners of numbers 2 through 6; write numerals in a repeating pattern; show teen numbers as a group of ten and extra ones. Vocabulary: pattern, teen number, switch the partners

 

3.7: More Addition and Subtraction Stories: Park Scene - Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; tell addition and subtraction stories; solve story problems; draw numbers 6 through 10 as 5-groups. Vocabulary: calculator, 5-group

3.8: Use a Balance Scale to Graph Weight - Objectives: make teen numbers using 5-groups; explore weight using a pan balance; graph to compare two weights. Vocabulary: balance, weight, heavy, heavier, light, lighter, up, down, predict, weigh

3.9: Partners Through 6 - Objectives: show partners of numbers 2 through 6; develop spatial concepts; visualize squares as sides of cubes. Vocabulary: cube, square, light, heavy, forward, backward

3.10: Explore Attributes: Shape, Size, and Color - Objectives: sort by shape, size, and color; generate shape patterns; draw numbers 6 through 10 as 5-groups. Vocabulary: rectangle, circle, triangle, square, pattern

Other News:

• As the weather is changing, please make sure your child has warm gear to wear outside. We do go outside every day. 
• Please send Friday folders back every week (preferably Monday or Tuesday) 
• Next week (December 12th) we will begin to learn how other countries celebrate their holiday season!  The students will get to rotate to the other kindergarten classrooms and learn from Ms. Rasicot, Ms. Scherven, Mrs. Cotts, and then come back to our classroom and learn about Sweden and Japan. 
• The last days before Winter Break:  Tuesday we will do fun projects/games in the afternoon!  Wednesday we will have a Pajama and Movie Party! 

SPECIALS: (December 5 -December 9)


Monday: Art/Music (Day 3)
Tuesday: P.E./Media  (Day 4)
Wednesday: Music/Art  (Day 5)
Thursday:  Media/P.E.  (Day 6)
Friday:  Music/Art (Day 1)


MEDIA (Library): check out/return books every Day 6! 

Schedule for the Week of November 28- December 2

Unit 2: Visualize/Analyze Character - Week 3 Objectives 

·       Letter(s): Ff

·       Phonics:

o   Identify the sound /f/

o   Associate the letter Ff with the sound /f/

o   Blend CVC words

o   Listen for rhyming words

o   Blend sounds to read and write the words in the -am, -an, and -at family

·       Sight Words: are, said, I

·       Learn/review concepts about print

·       Build fluency through choral-reading

·       Build academic and sight word vocabulary

·       Participate in whole group and partner discussions

·       Echo-read to build fluency

·       Build vocabulary through shared writing and retelling stories

·       Practice reading a rhyme with short pauses

·       Use effective pausing to make their reading sound like talking

Writing/Concepts of Print (week 6)

Journals: Develop Concepts of Print

·       Put spaces between words

·       Write from left to right

·       Begin a sentence with an uppercase letter

·       Write some high-frequency words

·       Use end punctuation correctly

·       Share a message orally

·       Discuss periods and exclamation points

·       Develop genre awareness

Math - Unit 3

3.1: 

• Numbers 1-10 and Math Stories: Park Scene - Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; find groups of 1 through 10 and identify partners; tell addition and subtraction stories. Vocabulary: subtract, add

3.2: 

• Groups of 10 - Objectives: explore the concept of 10-groups within teen numbers; use pennies and dime strips to make teen numbers; order numbers 1-20. Vocabulary: teen; dime strip

3.3: 

• Explore Partners Through 6 - Objectives: find partners of numbers 2 through 6; explore reversibility of addends and doubles. Vocabulary: switch the partners, doubles, 120 poster

3.4: 

• Addition and Subtraction Stories: Park Scene - Objectives: establish links between math and the real world; tell addition and subtraction stories; solve story problems; count groups of shapes and write the total. Vocabulary: plus sign, minus sign, equals sign

3.5: 

• More Groups of 10 - Objectives: use pennies and Dime Strips to make teen numbers; draw numbers 6 through 10 as 5-groups; show teen numbers as a group of ten and extra ones. Vocabulary: 10-group, teen numbers

SPECIALS: (November 28 -December 2)


Monday: P.E./Media  (Day 4)
Tuesday: Music/Art  (Day 5)
Wednesday: Media/P.E.  (Day 6)
Thursday:  Music/Art (Day 1)
Friday:  Media/P.E. (Day 2)


MEDIA (Library): check out/return books every Day 6! 


Other News:
• As the weather is changing, please make sure your child has warm gear to wear outside. We do go outside every day. 
• Please send Friday folders back every week (preferably Monday or Tuesday)