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We wrapped up our Arctic Animals unit this week. Here are some of the important things we learned...
Our centers this week included finding and writing power words and arctic words, completing various activities with blends and digraphs, writing about arctic animals, playing power word games, and completing a science experiment involving a blubber glove! Ask your child to tell you all about it!
During Phonics, we revisited the letters and sounds for e, w, z, and v. We learned four new power words: we, be, he, and me. We read a story called Ten Red Hens and wrote about it. We also worked on digraphs (ch, sh, th, and wh) and the word ending -ck.
Our reading lessons this week taught us to listen to, wonder about, and discuss the story A Big Mooncake for Little Star to build comprehension. We also read a poem together and identified rhyming words. We reviewed the power words we learned so far and practiced reading and writing them. You can find the power words by clicking the tab at the top of the blog! Our vocabulary words this week were: nibble, twinkle, enormous, and tiptoe.
In this week’s Second Steps lesson, we learned how to state a problem without blame or name calling. We practiced identifying problems in given scenarios, listening to how we state the problem, and then repeating the statement. Children may be tempted to blame others when they’re upset about something. Encourage your child to avoid blame by describing what happened without focusing on who is at fault.
Last week, we met with our families and learned about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his message of treating everyone with kindness and respect. We talked about his quote (which we have near our door as a reminder), "The time is always right to do what's right". Please ask your child to teach you what they learned.
Looking ahead...
Field Trip to Florissant Civic Center to see The Ugly Duckling 2/7 (more info coming soon)
