In math today we had a counting and cardinality pizza party! To test our understanding of the relationship between numbers and quantities and act like one of the community helpers we were learning about (a chef) we made pizzas! When counting toppings we made sure to say the number names in the standard order, pairing each object with one and only one number name and each number name with one and only one object. (one-to-one correspondence) In writing we began working on our informational teaching books! We learned how to plan a story across the pages by deciding what will go on each page. We learned that writers spell words fully so they can their stories and so that others can read them as well. Together we said words as slowly as we could, listening carefully to the sounds we heard and wrote them down. Next we said the word again as we reread our writing, listening for the sounds we could hear in the middle and again at the end of the word. In reading we selected books for our book boxes which we read to ourselves or to a partner during reading. We selected books that are "Just Right" for us using "The Goldilocks Rule." The Goldilocks Rule is: Too Hard: - I do not know any words -I need help reading the whole thing -I cannot remember important parts Too Easy: -I know almost all the words -I read the book very quickly -I can retell the story easily Just Right: -I know many words but need help with some -I understand what I am reading but may need to reread at times -The book is not too hard but not too easy When we read books independently (not at the table with Mrs. Adler for reading groups), we learned strategies for reading by ourselves. You can read a book using the pictures to help you, you can read a book by reading the words, and you can read a book by retelling (using the pictures and words to remind you). Today, Glenn Burns from channel 2 came to talk to us about weather and meteorology. The students pointed out that he could be considered a community helper since he warns us when the weather may be unsafe.
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