In our nonfiction writing unit, we learned that once we've got a piece planned, the ideas for each page sketched, and at least one teaching sentence per page, then we go back and add more! We can add more details and labels to the picture. Then we can write more about what we've added. We are learning to elaborate by adding more information to each page.
We began our unit on numbers 1-100 and worked on skip counting by 2s, 5s and 10s. We counted tons of things by organizing them into piles of 5s and 10s to make counting easier.
In phonics, we learned the difference between long and short vowels, so now we're on the look out for them everywhere!
We had fun learning about leprechauns and rainbows a bit, and we also began our next social studies unit on Geography. We're really excited to learn more about maps. See our thoughts about the first map we examined- one of Connecticut, below.
News and Notes:
- Book sleeves due Monday
- Please let me know if you need a reminder of your conference time next week
- Short days next T-F. Make sure to adjust School Dismissal Manager if your routine will change.
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| Skip counting by 2s |
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| Skip counting by 10s |
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| Dictations |
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| Some of our silly green friends |
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| Organizing groups of 10 to find a total, and working as a team |
