Saturday, October 25, 2014
Kindergarten News!!
Here are some of the
things we are currently learning about in our class:
Language Arts and Reading:
·
We are
comparing and contrasting fiction and non fiction books. When you read to your child, ask: “is this
book fiction or non fiction? How do you
know?
·
We are
counting syllables in words. Here are
some strategies that we use: clap as you
say the word; put your hand under your chin and count how many times you open
your mouth when you say a word; robot talk.
·
We are
learning about rhyming words. “How do
you know when two words rhyme? Tell me
another word that rhymes with this word.”
·
We are working
on decoding 3-letter words by sounding them out (ex: c-a-t says cat!).
Math:
·
We are
comparing numbers using the words greater than, less than, and equal to. We are also learning to use the symbols <,
>, and =
·
We are
composing and decomposing numbers 11-20 using ten frames.
·
We are still
learning to count to 100 by 1’s and by 10’s.
·
We are
learning to count sets of objects from 0-20 and write the matching number.
Science and Social
Studies:
·
In Science, we
are learning about day and night. What
can you see in the day sky? In the night
sky? What is the same? What is different? Does the sun move? Does Earth move? How?
Why can we see the moon at night? What animals come out at night?
·
In Social
Studies, we will start our Thanksgiving unit at the beginning of November. Our focus questions will be: What is Thanksgiving? Why and how do we celebrate it? Who were the Pilgrims? How and why did they come to America? How did the Pilgrims and the Native Americans
interact? What can we learn from them?
As always, thank you so
much for your help and support! Continue
to practice sight words with your child, counting to 100 by 1’s and by 10’s. Read to your child, or have your child read to you every night
for at least 10 minutes!
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