What a fun Halloween centered week we had this past week. Our K-1 class did a cross-curricular study using our 9 classroom pumpkins. Our literature piece was "Pumpkin, Pumpkin" which describes the life cycle of pumpkins. In reading class we used this life cycle to sequence the life cycle and created our very own books. In math we had fun counting the pumpkin seeds that came out of our classroom pumpkins. Our 3 large pumpkins had 419, 508 and 516 pumpkin seeds in them. In science we used our pumpkins to explore hypothesis and predictions. We predicted whether or not pumpkins would float in water. It is a whole lot of fun studying many different subjects all centered around one common theme.
Along with pumpkin/Halloween math we finished up our 2nd chapter on subtraction concepts in 1st grade. Over the next few weeks we will be practicing our addition and subtraction facts making sure we have these committed to memory and know them to mastery. In K we continue to add numbers to our number sense and count in groups of 2's, 5's and 10's.
In reading we finished our 4th week in our second unit on singing and dancing. Along with the curricular materials we supplement singing and dancing to some our of favorite Halloween songs. This upcoming week our theme is all about school, something we are very used to at this point. Our reading skills we will continue to practice are visualizing and sequencing. Sequencing is telling things in the order that they happen. 1st grade spelling and phonics will center around words with /l/ blends. Spelling words for the week are: black, block, clock, flag, clip and flip. High frequency words to know are: today, way, school, late, away, and why. Kindergarten sight words for the week are: did, do, eat, get, and for.
Over the next few weeks in Social Studies we will be studying jobs, working, money, needs and wants. To be followed by thematic units on the upcoming holidays celebrated here in America and other places around the world.
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Story Book Parade Update!
Friday was such a fun day! If you were able to make it out to school you saw how wonderful everyone look dressed up for the parade. Our classroom presented Eric Carle's, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar." We practiced and had a blast. I would like to continue to thank all of the parents, family members, and friends who made this day possible. Below are some photographs of our practice. More photographs from the actual parade to come soon!
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