How many books have we read so far this year?
How many do you have in your Book Treasure Box?
Jan 13 We read a minibook about
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Dream.
We found "King" and "dream" "He" and "his"
We talked about the
lifeskills
caring, courage, cooperation, and problem solving.
Jan 11 We read an easy book called
The Snowy Day.
We talked about the
lifeskill of "organization" and how you can
go out to play faster if you get everything ready ahead of time.
Every page has a question on it: Where is my _______?
We looked for the question marks
and practiced reading
The Words of the Week "where" and "my."
It was fun looking for the picture clues on each page
that led up to the surprise ending!
Jan 6 We colored a book called
Patterns in Mrs. Ward's group.
Patterns are everywhere!
Jan 6 We read a book about the clothing you wear
In the Winter.
We circled
phrases in different colors and discovered a pattern!
The word pattern is: Do you wear ____ in the winter? Yes, I do!
It has a surprise ending!
Jan 4 We read a little book called
Happy New Year!
The word pattern is: Some people _____.
We wrote "yes" or "no" on each page if we did it or not.
Dec 20 Mrs. Goldey read the Polar Express then gave us the first gift of Christmas!
Mrs. Jones made a book to help us retell the story of
The Polar Express.
We used the picture clues to help us read the words.
Dec 17 - We made a coupon book for our Parents.
If we whine when they cash in a coupon
they get to make us do it again without whining.
Dec 16 What is Red?
The word pattern is: "___ are red. Red, red, red!"
We circled the word "red" in red!
We found the
Word of the Week "are."
Dec 14 We read a book about
Gifts of Love.
You don't need money for these gifts! We talked about the ways you can
share your love with your parents and grandparents during the holidays.
The word pattern is: I can give a _____.
Dec 12 We made an easy to read book called
Christmas Lights.
We reviewed the color words we have been learning.
The word pattern is: I see a _____ light.
Dec 9 We read an easy-to-read book called
The Christmas Tree.
We circled some
Words of the Week in different colors
and discovered a color pattern on each page!
We used the picture clues to help us read the words we didn't know.
Dec 7 We read an easy funny book called
I Like Dogs.
The word pattern is: I like _____ dogs.
We loved the surprise ending!
Nov 30 Fun at the Playground
We found the
Word of the Week go.
Nov 18 Where is Petey?
The word pattern is: Is he ____ the ____?
We found "Is" "he" "the" and the
? on each page.
You'll never guess who Petey is!
Nov 11 We had so much fun making a book called
My Leaf!
We picked a leaf from our Nature Collection
then did experiments with it and recorded our answers in our book.
Our favorite was counting how many pennies it took to sink our leaf!
Click here to make a copy of the book
and try the experiments with another leaf!
Use your imagination and try other coins to do your experiments
or use legos or paperclips or a ruler to measure your leaf.
Nov 11 In Mr. Twaddell's group we read a book called
Look What I Found
and compared our collection to what the boy found on his nature walk!
We wrote "yes or no" on each page if we collected it on our nature walk.
Nov 4 Brown Bear, Brown Bear
We colored all the color words to help us read them.
We read it together then read it to a partner.
Oct 28 Champion Hand Washer
The Steps: Wet Hands, Twirl Soap, Make Bubbles, Rinse, Dry
Avoid your T Zone: Eyes, Nose, Mouth
http://www.henrythehand.com/
Oct 26
HOT
The word pattern is: The ________ is hot. Don't touch it!
We highlighted a Word of the Week: hot
and the word "The" at the beginning of a sentence.
We learned that water cools a burn.
Oct 26 Great Hair
What kind of hair do you have?
Is it in the book?
We found the
Words of the Week: he and she
Oct 21 We read The
Big-Eared Bat and learned how they use
echolocation to catch insects and why they have such big ears!
Then we highlighted some
Words of the Week.
Oct 19
My Book About Bats
We practiced looking at each picture for clues to figure out the words
in this easy to read nonfiction book. We drew a bat on the cover.
Oct 19 We read a book called
Bubbles in Mr. Twaddell's group.
We practiced making the "Bb" Sound and played with rhyming words.
Oct 17 We read an easy book called
Wash Your Hands.
Washing our hands is one way we can keep from spreading our germs.
The word pattern is: Wash your hands after you ____.
How
Germs Are Spread - How to
Cough and Sneeze
Oct 14 We read an easy book called
What Jumps?
The word pattern is "A ____ jumps. Wow!"
We practiced using our excited voice
when we see an exclamation point!
We learned "WOW" upside down says "MOM."
Oct 12
My Fire Safety Book
We learned what to do if there is a fire.
We practiced looking at the pictures to figure out what the words might say.
Oct 5
Where's the Spider?
We described the pictures first then tried to decode the words.
We listened for the 5 rhyming words from the "at" word family
and practiced invented spelling suggesting a place for the spider!
Oct 5 We read a Sight Word Book called
Ride On in Mr. Twaddell's group.
We predicted what you can ride on first, then read the book
to see how many we guessed that were in the book.
We circled the
Word of the Week "on."
Sept 28 We made an easy book called
Fall Leaves.
The word pattern is: I like ____ leaves.
Sept 28 We read a Sight Word Book called
Play Time in Mr. Twaddell's group.
We predicted what you can play with first, then read the book
to see how many we guessed that were in the book.
We circled the
Word of the Week "play."
Sept 19 On Constitution Day we learned about
Symbols of the USA.
Mrs. Jones created a book for us to read and color.
We found
Pennsylvania on the map, then talked about
our flag,
The Bald Eagle,
The Liberty Bell, and
The Statue of Liberty.
Sept 14 Meet My Baby Brother
We learned to read the pictures that show a baby brother doing things.
The word pattern is: He likes to ___ and ___.
We will make a Fold-a-Book for some of the
Words of the Week.
This is the list of 25 Kdg words:
no so go is on it can in do me up an you
am the and we my he like to at see a I
