Wednesday December 20th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. future
2. gala
3. peace
4. past
5. wish
6. midnight
7. cheer
8. begin
9. enjoy
10. nighttime

Reading

Visualize Reading Challenge 

"Hooray Hooray"

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Class Reading 

Bring Your Own Book - BYOB

Students select their own books to bring and real in class. If students do not have books, the class select a book to read together off of epic.com. 

• New Year's Day

Worksheet:

"Reading Comprehension Prompts"

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "New Year's"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

• letters
• word formations

Homework

Wednesday December 13th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. spices
2. holiday
3. festive
4. candle
5. jingle
6. sled
7. elves
8. gifts
9. frosty
10. snow

Reading

Visualize Reading Challenge 

"Winter"

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Class Reading 

Bring Your Own Book - BYOB

Students select their own books to bring and real in class. If students do not have books, the class select a book to read together off of epic.com. 

• "December"

Worksheet:

"Reading Comprehension Prompts"

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Holidays Together"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

• letters
• word formations

Homework

Tuesday December 6th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. down 
2. over
3. back
4. night
5. never
6. head
7. kind
8. people
9. puppy
10. arm

Reading

Visualize Reading Challenge 

"Moon" "Giraffes"

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Class Reading 

Bring Your Own Book - BYOB

Students select their own books to bring and real in class. If students do not have books, the class select a book to read together off of epic.com. 

• Scaredy Squirrel, Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend 

Worksheet:

"Reading Comprehension Prompts"

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Singing Frog"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

• letters
• word formations

Homework

Wednesday November 29th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. under
2. clock
3. store
4. thing
5. five
6. jelly
7. tank 
8. thank
9. apart
10. fuzzy

Reading

Visualize Reading Challenge 

"Which Food Am I?"

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Class Reading 

Bring Your Own Book - BYOB

Students select their own books to bring and real in class. If students do not have books, the class select a book to read together off of epic.com. 

• Scaredy Squirrel, Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend 

Worksheet:

"Reading Comprehension Prompts"

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Nine Seals"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

• letters
• word formations

Homework

Wednesday November 15th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. picky
2. maybe
3. ears
4. nest
5. tiny
6. dots
7. darts
8. cried
9. fit
10. spy

Reading

Visualize Reading Challenge 

"Acorns"

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Class Reading 

Bring Your Own Book - BYOB

Students select their own books to bring and real in class. If students do not have books, the class select a book to read together off of epic.com. 

• Scaredy Squirrel, Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend 

Worksheet:

"Reading Comprehension Prompts"

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Air Journey"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

• letters
• word formations

Homework

Wednesday November 8th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. pull
2. bark
3. melt
4. sky
5. lucky
6. smug
7. vote
8. truck
9. then
10. than

Reading

Visualize Reading Challenge 

"Woodland Animals"

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Class Reading 

Bring Your Own Book - BYOB

Students select their own books to bring and real in class. If students do not have books, the class select a book to read together off of epic.com. 

• Zigzag

Worksheet:

"Reading Comprehension Prompts"

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Lollipop"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

• letters
• word formations

Homework

Wednesday October 25th, 2017

Vocabulary

Kinder

1. too
2. boo
3. you
4. owl
5. old
6. ran
7. than
8. go
9. see
10. for

First Grade

1. blob
2. scary
3. creak
4. ghost
5. boo
6. hide
7. treat
8. trick
9. moon
10. mummy

Reading

Visualize Reading Challenge 

"Was it Halloween?"

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Class Reading 

Bring Your Own Book - BYOB

Students select their own books to bring and real in class. If students do not have books, the class select a book to read together off of epic.com. 

• Kinder: Continued reading When I Go Trick-or-Treating
• First Grade: Adopt a Glurp!

Worksheet:

"Reading Comprehension Prompts"

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Halloween Dance"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

• letters
• word formations

Homework

Wednesday October 18th, 2017

Vocabulary

Kinder

1. the
2. of
3. and
4. that
5. cat
6. mat
7. sat
8. hat
9. a
10. one

First Grade

1. bat
2. sock
3. yam
4. peep
5. candy
6. pull
7. bark
8. melt
9. sky
10. lucky

Reading

Visualize Reading Challenge 

"Animal Homes"

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Class Reading 

Bring Your Own Book - BYOB

Students select their own books to bring and real in class. If students do not have books, the class select a book to read together off of epic.com. 

• Kinder: Fish
• First Grade: Doctor Bugspit

Worksheet:

"Reading Comprehension Prompts"

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Fabulous Balloon Adventure "

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

• letters
• word formations

Homework

http://www.centerfordevelopingkids.com/p_page_-_vestibular_sys_files/Handwriting%20Activities%20and%20Resources.pdf

http://www.peterson-handwriting.com/By_Hand_Books/Print_Step_1_Rev.pdf

https://buildingrti.utexas.org/sites/default/files/documents/KTRA_Comprehension.pdf

Wednesday October 11th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. miss
2. ride
3. where
4. were
5. wear
6. grass
7. sand
8. land
9. trip
10. tag

Reading

Visualize Reading Challenge 

"Animal Homes"

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Class Reading 

Bring Your Own Book - BYOB

Students select their own books to bring and real in class. If students do not have books, the class select a book to read together off of epic.com. 

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Fabulous Balloon Adventure "

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

Homework

• Handwriting practice: 
• Numbers
• Letters

Wednesday October 4th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. each
2. our
3. or
4. spin
5. glad
6. time
7. many
8. bug
9. about
10. other

Reading

Visualize Reading Challenge 

"Animal Homes"

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Class Reading 

Bring Your Own Book - BYOB

Students select their own books to bring and real in class. If students do not have books, the class select a book to read together off of epic.com. 

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Art of Meg"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

Homework

• Handwriting practice: 
• Numbers
• Letters

Wednesday September 27th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. wise
2. drive
3. roots
4. tree
5. who
6. two
7. more
8. read
9. red
10. then

Reading

Visualize Reading Challenge 

"Animals That Come From Eggs"

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Class Reading 

Bring Your Own Book - BYOB

Students select their own books to bring and real in class. If students do not have books, the class select a book to read together off of epic.com. 

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Caturday"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

Homework

• Handwriting practice: 
• Numbers
• Letters

Wednesday September 20th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. could
2. must
3. foot
4. wood
5. tried 
6. cry
7. animal
8. hole
9. whole
10. sure

Reading

Visualize Reading Challenge 

"Deep Blue Sea"

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Class Reading 

Bring Your Own Book - BYOB

Students select their own books to bring and real in class. If students do not have books, the class select a book to read together off of epic.com. 

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Internet Bear"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

Homework

• Handwriting practice: 
• Numbers
• Letters

Wednesday September 13th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. my
2. ant
3. first
4. water
5. who 
6. how
7. one
8. won
9. look
10. people

Reading

Visualize Reading Challenge 

"Rain Drops"

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Class Reading 

Bring Your Own Book - BYOB

Students select their own books to bring and real in class. If students do not have books, the class select a book to read together off of epic.com. 

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Dragon's Birthday "

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

Homework

• Handwriting practice: 
• Numbers
• Letters

Wednesday September 6th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. have
2. you
3. ask
4. her
5. seen
6. got
7. out
8. seen
9. not
10. says

Reading

Visualize Reading Challenge 

"The Monster" 

Students listened to a passage Miss Adrienne read out loud in class for specific details, so they could illustrate what they heard. Students encouraged to use creativity while strengthening their listening and comprehension skills. 

Class Reading 

Bring Your Own Book - BYOB

Students select their own books to bring and real in class. If students do not have books, the class select a book to read together off of epic.com. 

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Space Alien"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of storybird.com for their creative inspiration. Spelling, punctuation, and capitalization skills are the focus of this challenge! Students have five minutes to dig deep into their creative minds and write about what they see! 

Worksheet

Homework

• Handwriting practice: 
• Numbers
• Letters

Monday July 24th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. bat 
2. sock 
3. yam 
4. peep 
5. candy 
6. pull 
7. bark 
8. melt 
9. sky 
10. lucky

Spelling Challenge

The Alphabetized Race

Students quickly wrote their vocabulary words on strips of paper, then flipped them over and mixed them around. Students then raced to alphabetize their vocabulary words, the first student that got all words correctly, won!  

Reading

Five Minute Reading Challenge - Visualize Reading: "Peter Peter Pizza Eater"

Students are read a descriptive paragraph by the instructor. Students are to listen to the reading, think about the details, and then draw a picture of what they heard. Activity increases students listening, comprehension, and visualization skills. 

Class Reading

Students selected a new book to read in class this week. Class read book aloud and discussed in class together.  

"Tap Tap Boom Boom"

Worksheet

Writing

Worksheets 

• "Th" and "Tr" words
• "Write and Draw"

Homework

Monday July 10th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. when
2. your
3. said
4. drop
5. top
6. green
7. bean
8. have
9. had
10. than

Spelling Challenge

"Battleship"

Reading

Five Minute Reading Challenge - Visualize Reading: "The Monster"

Students are read a descriptive paragraph by the instructor. Students are to listen to the reading, think about the details, and then draw a picture of what they heard. Activity increases students listening, comprehension, and visualization skills. 

Class Reading

Students selected a new book to read in class this week. Class read book aloud and discussed in class together.  

Worksheet

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Writing

Worksheets 

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Homework

Worksheets

Monday June 19th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. duck
2. luck
3. would 
4. could
5. food
6. good
7. name
8. game
9. vote
10. boat

Spelling Challenge

• Bingo!

Reading

Five Minute Reading Challenge - Visualize Reading: "Raindrops"

Students are read a descriptive paragraph by the instructor. Students are to listen to the reading, think about the details, and then draw a picture of what they heard. Activity increases students listening, comprehension, and visualization skills. 

Class Reading

Students selected a new book to read in class this week. Class read book aloud and discussed in class together.  

Worksheet

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Writing

Worksheets 

• tr, cr, and dr
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Homework

Worksheets

2017 Summer Class Overview

Reading and Writing Class Overview

Objective

Students will learn skills and tools to strengthen their writing and reading abilities. Class focus is on reading phonics, strategies, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary development  writing process, text, conventions, handwriting, spelling, punctuation, capitalization, and research.  

Daily Agenda

• Vocabulary Word Review
• 5 Minute Writing Challenge
• Vocabulary Spelling Challenge
• Class Reading Time
• Reading Worksheet 
• Writing Worksheet

Materials Needed

• 3-ring binder, or folder with brads, and pockets
• Pencils
• Dividers with folders and tabs
• Sheet protectors
• Book of students choosing to bring to each class 

Class Breakdown

Vocabulary

Students assigned 10 new vocabulary words each class. Vocabulary words are incorporated new into the student’s reading and writing lessons to help strengthen context, identification, spelling, meaning, and pronunciation skills. Students work on activities like word review, the 5 Minute Writing Challenge, and spelling challenges to enhance their vocabulary and spelling skills.

Reading

Students select from a variety of short stories and books to read aloud during class, or can select to bring their own book (BYOB). Class focuses on reading comprehension, pronunciation, and frequency. Student will answer questions from worksheets about the material they read in class to strengthen comprehension skills.

Writing

Students write short essay, utilizing beginning, middle, and end formation, summarizing the story they've read in class. Writing focus on spelling, punctuation, spacing, and form. Student must use vocabulary words learned in class in their writing. Graphic organizers, writing prompts, and language arts worksheets utilized to strengthen students writing skills.

Monday June 12th, 2017

Vocabulary

1. dry
2. cry
3. spy
4. good
5. hood
6. food
7. pit
8. fit
9. see
10. tree

Spelling Challenge

"Draw Your Words"

Reading

Five Minute Reading Challenge - Visualize Reading: "Raindrops" 

Students are read a descriptive paragraph by the instructor. Students are to listen to the reading, think about the details, and then draw a picture of what they heard. Activity increases students listening, comprehension, and visualization skills. 

Class Reading

"BYOB - Bring Your Own Book"

In our class reading time, students bring their own books to dive into! Students discuss their reading and are given a comprehension worksheet to complete over their reading. 

For students who did not bring a book to class, they chose from the class library, or the Central Texas Library Selection and Epic.  

Writing

Worksheets 

• Handwriting Practice Sheets - "Sentence Spacing" and Capital Partners"
• "ng" Ending Words Worksheet

Homework

Any unfinished class work.