Apple Orchard Trip
We went to the apple orchard on Friday. It was a warm but beautiful day! The kids did such a good job, and our wonderful tour guide, Bob, commented several times how well behaved the kids were. #proudteacher
Tom from Center Grove Orchard shows us how to pick apples. |
Here's a peek at all the things we are doing this week:
Morning and Math Messages
Monday's morning message |
Monday's Math Message |
Our GoMath unit is sorting. We've been doing lots of math talks on different ways to sort. We are going to do a quick brainstorming mini-lesson on ways we could sort our class (boys/girls, 5 year olds/ 6 year olds, people who like broccoli/ don't like broccoli). We will graph our morning helper cards again, make a number sentence with the number of boys/girls who are helpers, and then 2 students will come up and solve Rayyan's problem. This will be our first JCU (Join Change Unknown; 6 + X = 7) so I'm super excited to see who can unpack this problem.
Small Group Literacy
My small group time is vaguely modeled from Daily 5....more like Daily 5 for a teacher with control issues. I do Read To Self at a separate time in my schedule, and Read To Someone on Fridays during that time.
Work on Writing
Work On Writing...Apples |
I have parent helpers (when available) help with this group, to encourage them to sound words out, use their tools (color word chart, name charts, sound charts), good kindergarten drawings, and write the grown up spelling under each page when they are done. You can see the parent instruction page I keep in this bin that reminds them of all that. On the back, it has a chart of writing developmental levels.
This book has 3 pages: _____ grows on trees ____grows on trees _____ does not grow on trees.
They love a silly page where they can write anything. "Pizza does not grow on trees!"
Work on Words
Work On Words...Apples |
Work on Letters
Work On Letters...Apples |
Listen To Reading
Listen To Reading...Apples |
My Listen To Reading Rotation sometimes is my reading group that meets with me. I haven't started Guided Reading yet, I'm using this time to pull kids over and assess them still. This will be the first week we are writing the title in for the listening response sheet, but again, this is a familiar small group activity for them. I'm working hard on making things familiar for them so they can successfully work independently.
Work On Names
Work On Names |
The 5th activity we do every week is "Work On Names". We are doing Bronson's name this week. Cut and glue letters in order, write his name, "letters like me" (letters from BRONSON that are the same as your name), and draw a careful, colorful, and detailed picture of Bronson. We've been doing this from the first week.
Name Game on TPT
Math Rotations
After we finish our literacy rotations, we do a quick math mini lesson, then do the same process with math.
Counting and Cardinality
Counting and Cardinality...Apples |
Patterning Number, and Operations in Base Ten
Patterning and Base Ten...Apples |
Geometry
Geometry...Apples |
Measurement and Data
Measurement and Data...Apples |
Operations and Algebraic Thinking
Operations and Algebraic Thinking |
This is by far their favorite rotation! We do a student's name each week. This week is Reid's turn. While I'm making sure everyone is settled in the other groups, they complete the familiar first page (graphing and numeral handwriting) then together we do the first problem (Reid soccer one). Based on their ability to draw and solve the first one, I give each student in my group a new number. Some kid's next problem will be 5 games with 2 goals at each, and some will have 10 games with 3 each. After each student does 3 problems, we move on to the 2nd page of problems.
Love CGI math and learning how to unpack our problems and explain strategies.
Have a great week!
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