This month during Reader's Workshop readers are reading pattern books and learning that good readers have super powers. These special powers help readers when they are stuck on a word. The first super power I introduced is called "owl eyes." Readers use their owl eyes to look at pictures for clues. Readers also use "Lips the Fish" and get their mouth ready to say the first sound. Next up will be Stretchy Snake.
During Writer's Workshop writers are writing their own pattern books. Students are beginning to write simple sentences. We started the unit by writing a class pattern book about the playground. We wrote the book together and the students worked in pairs to illustrate it. Now they are all working on their own books.
Mathematicians have continued to work on a variety of skills during math time. Our activities included comparing and describing objects of different lengths, creating an obstacle courses to practice positional words and sequencing numbers. We also played Spin a Number to practice counting and one to one correspondence.
The students have been introduced to the correct formation of all the digits 0-9. We will continue to practice as reversals are still common.
We now have first grade reading buddies. Students from Mrs. Warren's class come and read with us each Thursday afternoon for about 15-20 minutes. The students take turns reading to each other in a pair or triad.
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