This week was all about winter and snow!
Before we could start our week, the students brainstormed what they already knew about winter, and what they wanted to learn. This helps us frame what we are going to do and learn in the next few weeks.
Before we could start our week, the students brainstormed what they already knew about winter, and what they wanted to learn. This helps us frame what we are going to do and learn in the next few weeks.
Our literacy activities were centered around the book Snowmen at Night by Carolyn Buehner.
We read/listened to the story 3 times this week so we could practice retelling the story. We identified the beginning, middle, and end, and also sequenced the events. Then, we wrote about what we would do if we were snowmen at night, and made q-tip snowman paintings.
Additionally, this week the students took a big step in owning their writing by making their own lines and starting their writing independently. When we write in our journals, we count how many words we are writing. For example, "I went to eat pizza" (5). Usually I help the students count and make the lines, this week they all tried it on their own and rocked it!
We also learned one new blend in Jolly Phonics- oa.
Additionally, this week the students took a big step in owning their writing by making their own lines and starting their writing independently. When we write in our journals, we count how many words we are writing. For example, "I went to eat pizza" (5). Usually I help the students count and make the lines, this week they all tried it on their own and rocked it!
We also learned one new blend in Jolly Phonics- oa.
Our centers were the highlight of the week! The centers revolved around the concept of winter and snow. The 5 centers were:
1. building a winter setting in the block corner
2. retelling our Snowmen at Night story by sequencing the events and acting it out
3. creating a winter scene with oil pastels and water colors
4. using loose parts and pattern blocks to make snowflakes
5. making fake snow in the sensory bin with baking soda and shaving cream!
The students visited each center throughout the week and had so much fun collaborating and creating!
1. building a winter setting in the block corner
2. retelling our Snowmen at Night story by sequencing the events and acting it out
3. creating a winter scene with oil pastels and water colors
4. using loose parts and pattern blocks to make snowflakes
5. making fake snow in the sensory bin with baking soda and shaving cream!
The students visited each center throughout the week and had so much fun collaborating and creating!
The students worked really hard in math this week. We started by composing teen numbers using this video:
We then dug deeper into our first teen numbers, 11 and 12. I asked the students to make 11 using their 10 frame boards. We then talked about what the best way to identify 11 was, and we decided it was having 10 be in one color, and the "extras" be in another. We then recorded all the ways we know how to make 11. We repeated the process with 12, and will continue this with all teen numbers next week. Lastly, we practiced our number writing with a "snowball fight" you can see more about this on Seesaw!
Next week we will continue learning about snow!