Week of Mon. Jan. 26 to Fri. Jan. 30

Here are some of the things we did last week:
We started computer last week. We practiced logging on and logging off. We explored a drawing program. We are going back on Tuesday (day 4)
Read Alouds: Give A Cat A Cupcake, The Hat, Fifi Ferret's Flute,The Mitten, The Mitten (different version).
Shared Reading: Poem "Stop and Go", Fifi Fish song, Pat and Nan
Reading Activities-We had Independent Reading 4 of the 5 days. The other day we did read to partner or shared reading. We talked about the letter Ff and the sound it makes. We found the letter Ff around the room and on our Fifi fish poster. We practiced sounding out and blending words.
Writing-We did writer's workshop every day last week. Our mini lessons included sketching our pictures, then writing and then adding more to our drawings. We also talked about periods at the end of our sentences and spacing our words. We practiced sound spelling. We also talked about planning our writing. One way is to plan the beginning, middle and end of our stories. We are going to continue to work on planning our writing.
Rest Time-We finished our story "Dinosaur Cove Attack of the T-Rex". We started a new chapter book about a puppy called "Noodle".
Math-We practiced using a ruler and measuring to the nearest inch. We did workjobs on Tuesday. We continued practicing with the ruler. We also worked with money this week. We used the penny, nickel and dime.
Social Skills-We are making posters for our Unthinkables. We have made Glassman and Rockbrain. We have been brainstorming ways to defeat the Unthinkables.