Reading:
We have learned ALL letter sounds, and are working on chunks and vowel patterns.
- Sh (quiet sound-pointer finger by mouth)
- Th (rude clown-sticking out his tongue)
- Ch (like a train)
- ee/or (EEYORE)--(hands up like donkey's ears for EE then down for OR)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yjKq8s8154s&list=PL9EuK5QW6-TdxO2fnIVBL3sR4CuAWszId&index=3
We have been making connections from our own lives to our reading, and making inferences and predictions to work on comprehension skills.
PLEASE be reading EVERY night & let me know if the books are too hard/easy.
RAZ KIDS is a great free app to work on at home on the computer or the ipad. My login is: medminster1
Strategies to decode words:
- Flippy the Dolphin (flip the vowel sound from short to long as needed)
- Chunky the Monkey (look for chunks in words when sounding them out)
Words to Know:
- She
- Is
- and
- me
- we
- has
- to
- he
Writing:
We have been "Launching Writer's Workshop" so far, and moving into writing Narratives/Stories.
Math Skills:
- Numbers 5-10
- Teen numbers
- Counting to 100
- Counting by 10s and 5s
- Shapes: Circle, triangle, rectangle, square, hexagon (moving into 3D shapes)
- Basic understanding of what addition and subtraction are
What's to come....
CHRISTMAS & WINTER BREAK!!!! If your family celebrates any other holiday during the winter months please let me know and we can incorporate that into our celebrations! ALSO: Keep letting me know if your child wants me to come to any extra curricular event this winter!
