La lectura
We were so lucky to have the older kiddos come read with us and share their writing. This is such an important experience for our kinders, so they can see where all their reading and writing practice will take them.
This week we also practiced identifying verbs/ action words. The kiddos are getting SO good at using the word of the day in sentences, making sure to notice the importance of including a verb. We have now passed 1100 tallies for their use of Spanish in the classroom.
Las matemáticas
We began our measurement unit this week. This is such a fun unit for exploring and expanding on our knowledge. We will be using non-standard units to measure and compare classroom objects.
History & Geography
This week in Colonial trades people, we learned about tailors, dressmakers, cobblers, and hatters. On Thursday the class heard the story “The Elves And The Shoe Maker”. We also read several Dr. Seuss books for fun to celebrate Read Across America week.
Our weekly objectives were to:
• describe dressmakers, tailors, hatters, and cobblers in a colonial town
• identify, and associate with the appropriate trade, the tools used by the trades people we have learned about
• understand that ready made clothing was not available for sale in colonial shops; clothing was made to order according to the exact measurements of each person.
• explain how trades people in colonial towns saved farming families time and effort
Science
This week in our Taking Care of the Earth domain we learned about the process of recycling and read about composting. The class has been taking left over snack out to our composting bin each day.
Our weekly objectives were to:
• retell important facts and information from our lesson
• identify common recyclable materials, including glass, plastic, aluminum, cardboard, and paper
• understand the process of recycling materials from home to recycling factory
• understand that composting is a type of recycling in which discarded food scraps decay in an outdoor pile or bin and eventually become garden soil.
• sequence what happens to a piece of discarded food from table to compost pile to garden
• identify foods that can be composted