Another great day in Room 240 – here’s the news:
After our usual morning festivities, Hannah shared her Star of the Week poster – we learned all about her, and saw some very cute photos of her life. Then we moved on to Reader’s Workshop. Today the mini-lesson was about Buddy Reading – we completed a class rubric that the kids can use to evaluate their performance during Buddy Reading. When we had work time, then, the kids were, predictably enough, Buddy Reading. They did a great job.
After reading, it was time for Writer’s Workshop. Today I showed the kids how authors often sketch (as opposed to drawing) their ideas to allow more time for writing words. I noticed that some of our young writers were spending too much time drawing intricate details in their books, which didn’t leave them time for the words. They took it to heart – there were many more words in their writing today than before.
After writing, it was down to lunch and out to recess. After that, we had Read Aloud – today we finished up our Read Aloud series of Robert Munsch books by reading three (we had some good time today to read): Angela’s Airplane, Jonathan Cleaned Up ... and Then He Heard a Sound, and The Boy in the Drawer. Then we toddled off downstairs to the gym for class with Mr. Hill and Mr. Peterson.
When we got back from gym, we had Math Workshop. Today we were working with ten frames and numbers again – the kids played two different card games. The first was “Go Fish,” and the other was “It’s Mine, It’s Yours” (like “War,” but a kinder, gentler, first grade version J). The cards had either a ten frame or a number on it, and they used those to compare.
After math, we had Science Lab – we continued our investigation of rocks and their properties. Today the young scientists observed the same rocks as before, but this time put them in water to see if it changed the rocks in any way. We got some very interesting results – ask your child about his/her observations!
After all of that, it was time to pack up and head home!
