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Hi Parents,
I hope you are having a nice weekend. Here is what is going on in our classroom this week:
Word family (words that end in): -ip (we have already discussed –am, -an, -ap, -ag, and -ig word families)
Here are the standards for shapes: K.G Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres). MGSEK.G.1 Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to. MGSEK.G.2 Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. MGSEK.G.3 Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or three-dimensional (“solid”). 3 Limit category counts to be less than or equal to 10. MGSEK.G. 4 Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts (e.g., number of sides and vertices/“corners”) and other attributes (e.g., having sides of equal length). MGSEK.G. 5 Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes. MGSEK.G. 6 Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. For example, “Can you join these two triangles with full sides touching to make a rectangle?” The sorting, counting, and ordering groups standard is in this unit as well. What you can do at home: Have students sort silverware, coins, beads, etc. by color, shape or size. Students can then count how many are in each group and put the groups in order from least to greatest amount or greatest to least amount. Here is a fun website to practice this standard: http://www.abcya.com/counting_sorting_comparing.htm
Here is an alphabet song that I like to have students listen to every day to help with letters and letter sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTeUONxZYAs. You can have students sing this on way to school in the morning, as students are getting ready for the evening, etc.
What you can do at home: Read every night like you are working with a partner (sit side by side, have a book in the middle, read back and forth, etc.) and ask your child questions about what she/he is reading about. For students who need to work on letters and letter sounds, you can have students find letters around the house and ask them what sounds they make.
Transdisciplinary theme: Who We Are Central Idea: Symbols show information. Lines of Inquiry: Symbols and people that represent our country (perspective) Symbols and people that represent countries around the world (perspective) How positive character traits can shape an individual ( reflection/ responsibility) Key Concepts: Perspective, Reflection, Responsibility Related Concepts: Beliefs, Interpretation, Values Transdisciplinary skills: * Thinking Skills- Comprehension * Communication- Viewing. Students will have multiple opportunities to view symbols through different types of media and interpret the information they learned. * Social Skills- Cooperating. Students will have to work together to research one country and then to present together the information they learned to other kindergarten students. Attitudes: Creativity, Appreciation, respect Learner Profile: Thinker, open-minded, caring What you can do at home: Have students practice saying the central idea, discuss the learner profiles and the attitudes of and how students can display these throughout the day. November Cookies for Character: Learner Profile word: Reflective Attitude: Appreciation Discuss with students how they can be reflective and how they can show appreciation. It is important that students start using these IB words around home and school. There is an IB tab on our Weebly page that also has more information. As always, please let me know if you have any questions! Alexis Frank Hi Parents,
I hope you are having a nice weekend. Here is what is going on in our classroom this week:
Here are the standards for shapes: K.G Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres). MGSEK.G.1 Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to. MGSEK.G.2 Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. MGSEK.G.3 Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or three-dimensional (“solid”). 3 Limit category counts to be less than or equal to 10. MGSEK.G. 4 Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts (e.g., number of sides and vertices/“corners”) and other attributes (e.g., having sides of equal length). MGSEK.G. 5 Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes. MGSEK.G. 6 Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. For example, “Can you join these two triangles with full sides touching to make a rectangle?” The sorting, counting, and ordering groups standard is in this unit as well. What you can do at home: Have students sort silverware, coins, beads, etc. by color, shape or size. Students can then count how many are in each group and put the groups in order from least to greatest amount or greatest to least amount. Here is a fun website to practice this standard: http://www.abcya.com/counting_sorting_comparing.htm
Here is an alphabet song that I like to have students listen to every day to help with letters and letter sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTeUONxZYAs. You can have students sing this on way to school in the morning, as students are getting ready for the evening, etc.
What you can do at home: Read every night like you are working with a partner (sit side by side, have a book in the middle, read back and forth, etc.) and ask your child questions about what she/he is reading about. For students who need to work on letters and letter sounds, you can have students find letters around the house and ask them what sounds they make.
Transdisciplinary theme: Who We Are Central Idea: Symbols show information. Lines of Inquiry: Symbols and people that represent our country (perspective) Symbols and people that represent countries around the world (perspective) How positive character traits can shape an individual ( reflection/ responsibility) Key Concepts: Perspective, Reflection, Responsibility Related Concepts: Beliefs, Interpretation, Values Transdisciplinary skills: * Thinking Skills- Comprehension * Communication- Viewing. Students will have multiple opportunities to view symbols through different types of media and interpret the information they learned. * Social Skills- Cooperating. Students will have to work together to research one country and then to present together the information they learned to other kindergarten students. Attitudes: Creativity, Appreciation, respect Learner Profile: Thinker, open-minded, caring What you can do at home: Have students practice saying the central idea, discuss the learner profiles and the attitudes of and how students can display these throughout the day. October Cookies for Character: Learner Profile words: Inquirer and Thinker Attitudes: Creativity, enthusiasm, and independence Discuss with students how they can be an inquirer and thinker and how they can show their creativity, enthusiasm for learning, and independence. It is important that students start using these IB words around home and school. J There is an IB tab on our Weebly page that also has more information. As always, please let me know if you have any questions! Alexis Frank Hi Parents,
I hope you are having a nice weekend. Here is what is going on in our classroom this week:
K.G Identify and describe shapes (squares, circles, triangles, rectangles, hexagons, cubes, cones, cylinders, and spheres). MGSEK.G.1 Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the relative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to. MGSEK.G.2 Correctly name shapes regardless of their orientations or overall size. MGSEK.G.3 Identify shapes as two-dimensional (lying in a plane, “flat”) or three-dimensional (“solid”). 3 Limit category counts to be less than or equal to 10. MGSEK.G. 4 Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensional shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informal language to describe their similarities, differences, parts (e.g., number of sides and vertices/“corners”) and other attributes (e.g., having sides of equal length). MGSEK.G. 5 Model shapes in the world by building shapes from components (e.g., sticks and clay balls) and drawing shapes. MGSEK.G. 6 Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. For example, “Can you join these two triangles with full sides touching to make a rectangle?” The sorting, counting, and ordering groups standard is in this unit as well. What you can do at home: Have students sort silverware, coins, beads, etc. by color, shape or size. Students can then count how many are in each group and put the groups in order from least to greatest amount or greatest to least amount. Here is a fun website to practice this standard: http://www.abcya.com/counting_sorting_comparing.htm
-Listen -Touch -Look Again -Ask Questions: What is the reason for?... Why does?... Say things like- I Wonder, I noticed, I’m thinking “What should I look closely at?” (Color, Size, Shape, Parts, Special Details, Texture) We will also review how an informational piece can be written using an example about ladybugs: I will also be showing students how we can write an introduction page before we tell about our facts and a conclusion page after. What you can do at home: have students practice sounding out words and writing down the sounds they hear on paper and draw pictures with details and label their pictures. You can also remind students that when writing, the first letter in a sentence is uppercase and the rest is lower case, there are finger spaces between words, and periods at the end of sentences. We will continue to work on this in class. Here is an alphabet song that I like to have students listen to every day to help with letters and letter sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTeUONxZYAs. You can have students sing this on way to school in the morning, as students are getting ready for the evening, etc.
What you can do at home: Read every night like you are working with a partner (sit side by side, have a book in the middle, read back and forth, etc.) and ask your child questions about what she/he is reading about. For students who need to work on letters and letter sounds, you can have students find letters around the house and ask them what sounds they make.
Transdisciplinary theme: Who We Are Central Idea: Symbols show information. Lines of Inquiry: Symbols and people that represent our country (perspective) Symbols and people that represent countries around the world (perspective) How positive character traits can shape an individual ( reflection/ responsibility) Key Concepts: Perspective, Reflection, Responsibility Related Concepts: Beliefs, Interpretation, Values Transdisciplinary skills: * Thinking Skills- Comprehension * Communication- Viewing. Students will have multiple opportunities to view symbols through different types of media and interpret the information they learned. * Social Skills- Cooperating. Students will have to work together to research one country and then to present together the information they learned to other kindergarten students. Attitudes: Creativity, Appreciation, respect Learner Profile: Thinker, open-minded, caring What you can do at home: Have students practice saying the central idea, discuss the learner profiles and the attitudes of and how students can display these throughout the day. October Cookies for Character: Learner Profile words: Inquirer and Thinker Attitudes: Creativity, enthusiasm, and independence Discuss with students how they can be an inquirer and thinker and how they can show their creativity, enthusiasm for learning, and independence. It is important that students start using these IB words around home and school. J There is an IB tab on our Weebly page that also has more information. As always, please let me know if you have any questions! Alexis Frank Hi Parents! I hope you are having a nice weekend Here is what is going on in our class this week:
Another standard in this unit is sorting, counting, and ordering groups. What you can do at home: Have students sort silverware, coins, beads, etc. by color, shape or size. Students can then count how many are in each group and put the groups in order from least to greatest amount or greatest to least amount. Here is a fun website to practice this standard: http://www.abcya.com/counting_sorting_comparing.htm
-Listen -Touch -Look Again -Ask Questions: What is the reason for?... Why does?... Say things like- I Wonder, I noticed, I’m thinking “What should I look closely at?” (Color, Size, Shape, Parts, Special Details, Texture) We will also talk about how an informational piece can be written using an example about ladybugs: I will also be showing students how we can write an introduction page before we tell about our facts and a conclusion page after. What you can do at home: have students practice sounding out words and writing down the sounds they hear on paper and draw pictures with details and label their pictures. You can also remind students that when writing, the first letter in a sentence is uppercase and the rest is lower case, there are finger spaces between words, and periods at the end of sentences. We will continue to work on this in class. Here is an alphabet song that I like to have students listen to every day to help with letters and letter sounds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTeUONxZYAs. You can have students sing this on way to school in the morning, as students are getting ready for the evening, etc.
Remember, here’s how you can make a book at home an old favorite storybook (If your student keeps asking you to re-read a story to them, you know why J.) Here are the steps:
Transdisciplinary theme: Who We Are Central Idea: Roles and responsibilities in a community develop connections to others around the world. Lines of Inquiry: Different roles in the community (function) Similarities and differences between communities (connection) My role as a citizen in a community (responsibility) Key Concepts: Function, connection, Related Concepts: roles, citizenship, relationships Transdisciplinary skills: communication, social, self-management, research Attitudes: appreciation, respect, tolerance Learner Profile: Communicator, thinker What you can do at home: Have students practice saying the central idea, discuss the learner profiles of communicator and thinker and the attitudes of appreciation, respect, and tolerance and how students can display these in their community. October Cookies for Character: Learner Profile words: Inquirer and Thinker Attitudes: Creativity, enthusiasm, and independence Discuss with students how they can be an inquirer and thinker and how they can show their creativity, enthusiasm for learning, and independence. It is important that students start using these IB words around home and school. J There is an IB tab on our Weebly page that also has more information. As always, please let me know if you have any questions! Alexis Frank Hi Parents! I hope you are having a nice weekend Here is what is going on in our class this week:
Another standard in this unit is sorting, counting, and ordering groups. What you can do at home: Have students sort silverware, coins, beads, etc. by color, shape or size. Students can then count how many are in each group and put the groups in order from least to greatest amount or greatest to least amount. Here is a fun website to practice this standard: http://www.abcya.com/counting_sorting_comparing.htm
Remember, here’s how you can make a book at home an old favorite storybook (If your student keeps asking you to re-read a story to them, you know why J.) Here are the steps:
Transdisciplinary theme: Who We Are Central Idea: Roles and responsibilities in a community develop connections to others around the world. Lines of Inquiry: Different roles in the community (function) Similarities and differences between communities (connection) My role as a citizen in a community (responsibility) Key Concepts: Function, connection, Related Concepts: roles, citizenship, relationships Transdisciplinary skills: communication, social, self-management, research Attitudes: appreciation, respect, tolerance Learner Profile: Communicator, thinker What you can do at home: Have students practice saying the central idea, discuss the learner profiles of communicator and thinker and the attitudes of appreciation, respect, and tolerance and how students can display these in their community. October Cookies for Character: Learner Profile words: Inquirer and Thinker Attitudes: Creativity, enthusiasm, and independence Discuss with students how they can be an inquirer and thinker and how they can show their creativity, enthusiasm for learning, and independence. It is important that students start using these IB words around home and school. J There is an IB tab on our Weebly page that also has more information. As always, please let me know if you have any questions! Alexis Frank |
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