Our highlight of the week was Pajama Day! We wore our pjs to school, and in the afternoon we snuggled up on the carpet and watched The Tale of Despereaux. The teachers treated the class to popcorn and juice. I wish every day were PJ Day!
Here are the skills we worked on this week:
We also started a new morning work routine. Every day when the students arrive, they will respond to a writing prompt in their journals. They have to write at least 3 sentences. After they finish writing, they proofread for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and complete sentences. Then they get to illustrate their paragraphs.
I also introduced the "Pick It!" cart this week. This cart is designed to give the students something meaningful to work on if they finish an activity early. Students may choose from the following drawers: Make It, Draw It, Journal It, Solve It, Write It, and Read It. They complete these activities in their journals, too. Each activity covers grade-level appropriate skills, and they also appeal to the multiple intelligences of learning. (You can learn more about multiple intelligences here.)
We are having so much fun! :)
Here are the skills we worked on this week:
- synonyms (These are tricky! Kids often confuse synonyms with opposites, homophones, compound words, you name it. They are learning so many types of words right now, it's easy to get confused.)
- ABC order
- missing addends
- using pictures to solve word problems
- question/statement sorting and punctuating
We also started a new morning work routine. Every day when the students arrive, they will respond to a writing prompt in their journals. They have to write at least 3 sentences. After they finish writing, they proofread for capitalization, punctuation, spelling, and complete sentences. Then they get to illustrate their paragraphs.
I also introduced the "Pick It!" cart this week. This cart is designed to give the students something meaningful to work on if they finish an activity early. Students may choose from the following drawers: Make It, Draw It, Journal It, Solve It, Write It, and Read It. They complete these activities in their journals, too. Each activity covers grade-level appropriate skills, and they also appeal to the multiple intelligences of learning. (You can learn more about multiple intelligences here.)
We are having so much fun! :)
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