During our Reader’s workshop we learned that we can hear the last sound in a word and that we could connect words that sound the same at the end. We also looked closely at two of our spelling words. We wrote, colored and read the word and and we practiced making and reading the word is. We had time to read in our library privately and with a partner and we worked at several centers where we practiced matching letters to the sounds they make. We also learned a new routine for our workshop: Write the Room. During write-the-room each child takes a recording sheet and a clipboard and walks around the classroom writing the answer to clues given. This week we worked on a rhyme write the room. On Friday we read with our Reading Buddies. During Writer’s workshop we learned that the best (and easiest) stories to write are the ones from our very own lives. We learned that writers get ideas from family or friends; special times (like holidays or birthdays); things that happen (good or bad); things we see or places that we have been. We used positional words to write about where we would hide a turkey and we shared our writing with our writing partner. When Mrs. Benoit visited us she taught us about the “group plan”. She explained that the group plan is the plan for the entire class made by the grown-up in the room--usually the teacher. It is expected that everybody will follow the group plan. The children decided that it was important to follow the group plan even if you don’t want to. She also introduced us to another character: Tim Tasktic-Able is a superhero who helps us to follow the group plan. Tim Tasktic-Able helps us to defeat the villain called One-Sided Sid. One-Sided Sid makes it hard for us to follow the group plan because he wants to follow his own plan. During our Math block we did a lot of work with small numbers. We practiced reading them, counting them, and putting them in order. We made shape turkeys, and played several rounds of count and sit. At centers, we made numbers with playdough, colored ten frames, played a dice race and compared sets to figure out "how many more?".
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