This Week's Homework 2/13

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Word Wall

Our word wall is a very important component to writer's workshop and reader's workshop.  Once a word is on our word wall it is expected that students' know these words in a snap -- meaning, as soon as they see the word they know how to pronounce it.  We call this, see it, say it, in a snap.  Also, when writing, students are responsible for writing these words correctly.  We can look at our class word wall and our own personal word wall that is kept in our writing folders.

Here are our words:

To enlarge, click on image.  If you see that your child is struggling, request a special ring to take home.  Have fun exploring these words at home and in your just right reading books.  They are very popular!

Author's as Mentors

This month during writer's workshop we will be studying Ezra Jack Keats' craft as an author and seeing if we can incorporate his craft in our writing.  Our goals for this unit include writing 4-5 booklets, each having 5 pages (about a paragraph on each page).  Stay tuned to hear all the exciting things we are learning about this author and for exemplary first grade work to be published on our blog.  We can't wait to share all the wonderful authors we have in 108!

This is what Ezra Jack Keats looked like

100th Day of School

We are busy creating our One Hundred's Museum.

Don't forget to bring in your collection of 100 items (due Monday, February 13th).  We will be displaying them in our class to celebrate the 100th day of school which is quickly approaching.

The 100th day is here!
Come and give a cheer.

The 100th day is here,
Hooray, Hooray!

The 100th day has come
Come and join the fun.

The 100th day if here
Hooray! Hooray!

Reading Across Genres to Learn About a Topic: Information Books, Stories, and Poems

Readers learn from many sources: nonfiction and fiction books, stories, poems, environmental print, signs, directions, cereal boxes...

During reader's workshop this unit, we will be working with partners to read about topics: animals, insects, foods, people, places, and transportation. Students will be expected to read a variety of text structures and notice the difference between stories, poems, and information books.  We will then connect this information across 2 or more texts.  Our main focus will be on learning new vocabulary and working together to figure out the meaning of our texts.

Can you tell the difference between the following three resources?  How can you tell which one belongs to within each category (nonfiction, fiction, poetry)?

Dental Health Month

Our Scholastic News taught us all about good dental hygiene for... animals!  We also talked about how it is important for us to take care of our teeth.

Brush, brush, brush your teeth
Brush them twice a day!

Up, down, all around
So germs will go away!

Healthy Teeth is an online article that can be read aloud to you by clicking on the speaker icon.  You can follow along word by word.

This Week's Homework 2/6

Click on image to enlarge. Math test on Friday!