Learning's Fun ~ In Grade One! October 11, 2016

Reminders - Scholastic Book orders due on Friday, October 14

I hope that your Thanksgiving was restful and delicious!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!               ALYSSA and ISABELLE                 OCTOBER  17

MATH
We have finished up our first math unit about Patterns and are starting unit number two which is all about Number Sense.

SCIENCE
We are continuing our unit about The Five Senses.

HOME-READING
Most of the children should be bringing home small beginner books (A,B,C) to use for home-reading.  Please keep these small books for more than one night and read them over and over again.  There is more to reading than just de-coding the words.  They should also practice reading aloud to develop fluency, expression, rhythm and confidence.  (You can model reading with expression and they can echo-read each page after you.) 

They need to see themselves as successful readers.  Ask them to re-tell you the story.  Do they remember what happened?  Can they answer questions?  What happened at the beginning, middle and ending?  Ask "understanding" questions - Why do you think he did that?  Does this story remind you of anything?  How do you think she felt?  What might happen next?  Of course you wouldn't ask everything for every page.  Reading should be enjoyable.

If they are struggling, go back a level or re-read the same books over again or take turns reading until they feel more confident and successful.  Do not encourage them to move up a level too quickly.  Learning to read (with comprehension) takes a lot of practice.  Our class goal is to read 5 nights a week or more.  Some of the children may be bringing home longer, more challenging books, but the same ideas work for them as well.

Photos from last week -
Making Thanksgiving Prayer Wreaths and Art - We drew David from a book called "No, David" and took a line for a walk and coloured in the spaces we made.