This week completed our letter formation unit! The kids are now familiar with how to form all the upper and lowercase letters. Next week we will be moving into tapping out words, blending, and segmenting. I've already introduced them to tapping out words in small groups but now we will be using this tool more everyday to hear all the sounds in words and to blend the sounds together.
On Monday we had our Valentine's Day party. This was a great success as many parents and relatives came to help us celebrate! I liked how some kids told me their favorite part about the day was handing out cards. I like how my kids have very giving spirits!
In math we have started talking about measurement. We talked about how in the "old days," people used body parts like their feet to measure distances. Kids practiced using their feet to measure in the classroom, then they traced one foot and cut them out to compare to 12 inches. We discussed how every one's feet are a little different and why using the same thing to measure, like a ruler, is a more "accurate" way to measure. Next week, we will talk a bit more about measurement and then introduce the penny and nickel.
In writing, kids told me what they did during the Valentine's Day party and really focused on making nice sentences with capitals, punctuation, and spaces. I also had kids explore geoboards by making patterns, shapes, or just come up with something new!
I hope all the kids have a GREAT long weekend and I look forward to seeing you all again after President's Day!
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