The Chicken Group warmed up by reading aloud in the Treasure Chest books. Afterward, they had a review of our special sounds and then learned the tricky ones for this chart: the suffixes "-ed". Sometimes, this suffix sounds like the name "Ed" like in "wanted" or "floated". Sometimes, it sounds like a "t", like in the words "looked" or "kicked". Other times, it can sounds like "d", like in "played" or "smiled". We discussed many examples and why it is important to learn and study these sounds... the English language is so tricky that you need lots of tools in your reading toolbox! Finally, the class layer their spelling "Skittles Review". We worked through the tricky ones together, and wrote them for extra practice on the personal whiteboards. They did a great job with the words on this list!
The Guinea Group spent time studying their spelling lists in pairs before our Skittles Review. I don't know if this list are easier or if they have stepped up their studying at home! They rocked it! After spelling, we recited he poem, The Duel" and worked towards finalizing our backdrops for the puppet video project. We will begin recording next week!
The classes worked on handwriting skills and vocabulary lessons with Mr. Jim. They worked through 4A and 4B together, discussing the meanings and how the words were being used.
In history class, the kids had an awesome review day! They worked in teams to answer questions. Each team member worked together to earn points for their group. This marks the end of this unit. Our next unit will cover from the Great Kings of France through the Viking Invasion.
In grammar class, the Cow Group finished their letter writing activity. They wrote rough drafts and a final copies of their letters, and learned to address the envelopes themselves. I explained the reason WHY the address needs to be located in a certain place on the envelope, why they needs to use their best handwriting, etc. Kids, like adults, learn better and try harder when they understand the reason behind things. The letters will be mailed out today!
The Horse Group learned about state of being verbs and helping verbs today. They will be studying these as part of their grammar card practice, and they will be learning to diagram sentences that include helping verbs in their video lesson on Monday.
Both the Horse and Cow groups listened to more of the book, Dr. Doolittle. They listened as Mr. Jim read to the students about Dr. Doolittle's garden of dreams! The students also took turns reading and sharing favorite excerpts from their own books.
After math study, the students had Show & Tell! At the end of class, I explained that they were almost a quarter through the school year. We reflected on how far they have come with organization, comfort with the new books and classes, and responsibility. I showed a graph to help them visualize how far they have come, and how far they have left in this school year. Then, I explained that, if they had come this far in only 8 weeks, they will be so much wiser, organized, and responsible by the end of the year! Sometimes we just need to stop and look back to see how far we have come, and it can help us gain the confidence needed to keep challenging ourselves!
In grammar class, the Cow Group finished their letter writing activity. They wrote rough drafts and a final copies of their letters, and learned to address the envelopes themselves. I explained the reason WHY the address needs to be located in a certain place on the envelope, why they needs to use their best handwriting, etc. Kids, like adults, learn better and try harder when they understand the reason behind things. The letters will be mailed out today!
The Horse Group learned about state of being verbs and helping verbs today. They will be studying these as part of their grammar card practice, and they will be learning to diagram sentences that include helping verbs in their video lesson on Monday.
Both the Horse and Cow groups listened to more of the book, Dr. Doolittle. They listened as Mr. Jim read to the students about Dr. Doolittle's garden of dreams! The students also took turns reading and sharing favorite excerpts from their own books.
After math study, the students had Show & Tell! At the end of class, I explained that they were almost a quarter through the school year. We reflected on how far they have come with organization, comfort with the new books and classes, and responsibility. I showed a graph to help them visualize how far they have come, and how far they have left in this school year. Then, I explained that, if they had come this far in only 8 weeks, they will be so much wiser, organized, and responsible by the end of the year! Sometimes we just need to stop and look back to see how far we have come, and it can help us gain the confidence needed to keep challenging ourselves!
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| This guy walked around the building this afternoon crowing LOUDLY as he walked. No one was sleeping in class, that's for sure! |
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