Wednesday October 21st, 2015

New book and new activities in class today! 

Vocabulary

1. look 
2. at 
3. go
4. cat
5. come 
6. the 
7. to
8. zoo
9. see

Reading

Five Minute Reading Challenge

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. 

Read passage from "Short Halloween Poems". 

Class Reading 

• Reviewed last weeks reading and discussed out loud. 
• Read "Look atThat Cat " and "Come to the Zany Zoo".
• Discussed material read aloud as class. 

Writing 

Five Minute Writing Challenge: "Little Frankenstein"

Students took 5 minutes in class to creatively write. They used an  image they selected off of https://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! 

Class Writing

Short sentences written describing the material read aloud in class. 

• Write 4 complete sentences with beginning, middle, and end format and include correct spelling, punctuation, grammar, and capitalization. Please make sure I can read your sentences. 
• Use 2 of the daily vocabulary words; please underline your vocabulary words. 
• Tell me what happened in the story with your own words. Be sure to include the following items (in complete sentences) in your essay: 

1. What is one thing that cat can do?
2. Did the cat do all of the activities?
3. What can you see at the zoo?
4. What would you like to see at the zoo?

Homework

• Handwriting 

• The letter "Aa" worksheet

• Reading/Writing

• "Short 'a', Long 'a'" worksheet