Hello! We've all been very busy in Room 12. I have so many projects to share with you, so here goes.... First, the kiddos did some A-mazing writing about their favorite jammies. I didn't get to join in the festivities that day, but I was so impressed when I came back and read their writing. They are growing up! <<sniff, sniff>>
The, we read a book called Tacky the Penguin by Helen Lester. It's a hilarious book about a penguin that wears a hawaiian shirt and does things a little differently than the other polite and orderly penguins. We just had to make some tacky penguins of our own. This is one of my favorite activities. The kids are always soo creative.
Time to get a little more serious. While many of you were enjoying your three day weekend this past week, I attended a half day training on writing. I now have sooo many ideas that my brain can't handle it! I am soo excited. I am someone who needs to implement things right away, or I will forget all the details required to make it successful. So, here's a picture of two kids sharing their work after a writing session. We worked on sequencing and using transition words to write our weekend news. They learned to listen to each other and compliment one another's writing.
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| Adding Skills with a game |
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| What's Missing? |
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| Go Fish for Tens |
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| Greater Than, Less Than, Equal to |
Whew! Hope you enjoyed your sneak peek. Oh yes, I am preparing some new math tub activities and I am in need of plastic bottle caps. If anyone drinks soda from 2 liter bottles or uses plastic water bottles, could you please collect them for me? I need quite a few. Thanks!
Cheers,
Mrs. Sienknecht
