Our second week of school was very busy, despite the holiday on Monday! Considering our work in reading, writing, math, and social studies, much of our learning reflects this theme: gaining confidence.
The children are gaining confidence in our many school routines, including our lunchtime habits and even dismissal! As you can see, Mr. Vickers has already stopped by the cafeteria to have a bite with our class.
We have also practiced many classroom routines with great success. The children are participating in our large group poetry lessons, writing sight words, practicing spelling strategies, engaging in a variety of literacy stations, and choosing books for independent reading. They have used a variety of math resources to explore number concepts, and they have explored many ways we stay safe and show good citizenship at school.
Independent reading will be a central part of our reading program this year. During independent reading, the children have the opportunity to apply decoding and comprehension strategies that we have reviewed together as a class. One strategy that we discussed this week is that there are many ways to read a book. It is important for readers to read the pictures as well as the text in a book. Readers read the text to learn what the author wrote, but readers can also learn from the illustrations. Details in pictures can help readers with decoding tricky words, making inferences in the story, and making predictions.
Stay tuned as we add more strategies and your children continue to develop their love of reading!
The children are gaining confidence in our many school routines, including our lunchtime habits and even dismissal! As you can see, Mr. Vickers has already stopped by the cafeteria to have a bite with our class.
We have also practiced many classroom routines with great success. The children are participating in our large group poetry lessons, writing sight words, practicing spelling strategies, engaging in a variety of literacy stations, and choosing books for independent reading. They have used a variety of math resources to explore number concepts, and they have explored many ways we stay safe and show good citizenship at school.
Independent reading will be a central part of our reading program this year. During independent reading, the children have the opportunity to apply decoding and comprehension strategies that we have reviewed together as a class. One strategy that we discussed this week is that there are many ways to read a book. It is important for readers to read the pictures as well as the text in a book. Readers read the text to learn what the author wrote, but readers can also learn from the illustrations. Details in pictures can help readers with decoding tricky words, making inferences in the story, and making predictions.
Stay tuned as we add more strategies and your children continue to develop their love of reading!
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