Math

The calendar is still a main focus of our math program. This week we 
continued to practice counting, making equal sets and finding similiar 
attributes. 

*Practiced writing the Nos. 1 and 2.
*Sorted our class using different sorting rules. Discovered that we could 
sort ourselves by different attributes. 
*Sorted bears in two different ways.
*Introduced the Sorting Attribute Blocks Game. Played with a partner. Used 
cards that stated a specific attribute and found blocks that had that 
particular attribute. 
*Played Spin and Play Math.
*Counted using the counting jar. Made an equivalent set. Recorded one way to 
represent our answer in our Recording book.
*Answered Today's Question --- Are you the oldest child in your family? 
Recorded our answers and discussed the results.

  
Language Arts

Mr. M is leaving us this week and returning to Letterland. We will continued 
to focus on the letter and its sound throughout the week. 


*Read the poem Monkey. Talked about the importance of pictures and how they 
can clue us in to reading. Counted the number of sentences and words in the 
poem.
*Practiced letters and sounds on the alphabet chart. 
*Sorted pictures that began and did not begin with M.
*Read our class Knock Knock book.
*Practiced writing lowercase M using white boards in whole group.
*Wrote upper and lowercase M in our handwriting books holding a pencil 
appropriately.
*Covered the Letter M with marshmallows.
*Introduced the computer, its parts and the rules that we have to follow.

Free Choices

When your child completes all of his activites during our ELA time during 
the day, he/she has an opportunity to complete one more activity of his/her 
choice. The choices for this past week are listed below.

                *Practice writing Mm
                *Color word code worksheet
                *Put together another Five Little Monkeys puzzle
                *Read Around the Room