During this month, we will continue to work on letter sounds and how to blend those sounds into words. We will work on the letters C, A, I, R, O. One letter a week and we really practice the formation of the letter, what it sounds like, and words we hear beginning and/or ending with that letter. Vowel sounds are always tricky with kids, so when we are working on vowels, it would be great for kids to practice the sounds at home! :)
In our literature groups, we will be creating and reading Fall themed emergent readers for kids to take home and add to their libraries. These books are really important for kids to keep in a special place to read with and to their families. They will build confidence as a good reader by being able to share these books with you, so set aside a good place at home for them to have their libraries. They will get many books to take home and keep to read! Some of these books will work on sight words, like the Sight Word Readers that go home weekly in their folders, as well as themed books connected to the month. We will always introduce them in group, discuss the books, retell, and practice reading them so that when they go home, the kids should be excited to share them with you!
During writing, kids are working on completing once sentence describing an object. I try to connect the topics to our letter of the week, and we really work on hearing the first sound in words. As we begin sentence writing, we will be talking about what makes a sentence. Depending on the needs of the writing groups, some kids may expand and begin writing two sentences, while others will need more time to really practice one. it all depends on the needs of the individual child and what they are ready for. :)
In math, we will continue number formation and number sense activities. We will introduce graphing, sorting, looking at attributes, patterns, and shapes. We will be very busy in October!
