A couple of the comprehension skills we have been working on are Making Connections and Making Predictions.
Making Connections includes connecting what we are currently reading to:
* other texts we've read
* ourselves (feelings, experiences, opinions)
* the world around us (friends, family members, people of other cultures)
Making Predictions involves using the pictures we see and the words we hear to think about what a book is going to be about. We think about what might happen next in the story or the kinds of things I may learn from a nonfiction book. An important part of making a quality prediction is being able to tell other people why we are thinking what we are thinking.
While we have been writing and reading we have found that there are times our letters are not making the sounds we expect them to make. When this happens it is because there is a “grown up reading and writing secret” in action in that word. We are becoming such strong thinkers that we are ready to start learning some more of these “secret stories”! We have a special wall in our room that displays visual reminders of these tricky letters and what they sometimes do.
In writing, we will be continuing our work on answering questions about our opinions. last week, we wrote about our favorite holiday. This week we will be writing about sports and activities that we enjoy.
In math, we are continuing our work on understanding and using numbers up to 10. This work includes thinking about quantities and using counting patterns. Counting in a descending order (10-0) is trickier than counting in an ascending order (0-10). This would be a great skill to reinforce with your child while cruising along in the car or waiting in checkout lines. Using fingers (or small objects) to match the number as it is being said reinforces understanding of changing quantities. There are many fun poems, songs, and books that reinforce these concepts in fun ways. We will be using the 10 in a Bed song this week, including acting it out and making our own set of stuffed animal pictures to use to model the corresponding amounts.
Your child will be bringing home a card stock turkey. This is intended to be a family activity. Parents, grandparents, siblings, cousins, whoever is around and would enjoy joining in on the decorating- please do! It can be a valuable opportunity to exercise creativity as well as fine motor and cooperation skills. It is also just a fun time creating together. In addition to displaying them on our bulletin board, we will be sharing them with our classmates during one of our community circles. Please send the completed turkey in by the 13th. I hope you enjoy this activity! It tends to be a favorite!
HOMEWORK
Reading:
10 minutes each night. Reading can include reading stories, the poems in the binder, sight words, and working on alphabet sounds and letter names.
Math:
Remember, math should be done for 10 minutes.
Monday- C.8 Represent numbers - up to 10
10 minutes each night. Reading can include reading stories, the poems in the binder, sight words, and working on alphabet sounds and letter names.
Math:
Remember, math should be done for 10 minutes.
Monday- C.8 Represent numbers - up to 10
Tuesday - C.9 One more - up to 10
Wednesday- 
C.10 Count one more - up to 10
C.10 Count one more - up to 10
Thursday- C.11 One less - up to 10
Skills can be revisited and repeated to increase your child's automaticity.
