Doubles!

-Ing, -ang, -ong, and -ung are the -ng word patterns we have been working on this week in reading. Students are learning that these are glued sounds and they stick together and make one sound together. Students are starting to read words like: king, string, sang, strong, wrong, long, lung, and hung fluently.


On Monday we did our first lesson in Comprehension Toolkit, where students are learning skills to strengthen their comprehension while they read and really think more thoughtfully about the content of the stories. Before starting we discussed the various reasons people read. Students helped me brainstorm ideas such as: to learn information or gain knowledge, to learn a lesson, to learn to read words, for enjoyment, for entertainment, and as a way to communicate or connect with others. We decided that it is important to think about The first lesson was based on , "The Art Lesson," by Tomie DePaolo. I modeled a read aloud and made connections with the text, based on my own life experiences. Students also participated in the read aloud by jotting notes on sticky notes and talking with a partner. Students also practiced retelling the story and talking with peers about the main idea or big picture. 

The Art Lesson: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qDOZ1iqjz8

Students have completed their handwriting books and we now have started Superkids sentence writing. The students are wrapping up their first "How To" books and will be starting a second one soon.

In math we have been learning our doubles addition facts (1+1=2 or 33+33=66) and our doubles plus one/near doubles facts (6+7=13 or 20+21=41). Students are expected to know doubles facts up to the sum of 10 and anything beyond that is fantastic! We have been building towers and playing games to work on these skills. Here was a doubles song that we listened to on our first day of "doubles learning":  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik_-OAgzD-8

As we move into Thanksgiving we have been learning a lot about families and will continue to talk about similarities and differences as well as traditions, how we help our family and needs vs. wants. Students have so many wonderful ideas about families and what it means to be part of one. I hope you find time over the holiday break, if not before, to have a discussion with them about families and your family! I also hope you find some time a little R&R. You children have been working hard and learning so much and they have definitely earned a break!