In our math class, we have been working on learning the days of the week. We practice saying the days and reading the words and also they are learning how to put the days in order. In the picture above, I hand out cards with the names of the days and they have to put themselves in order without my help. Right now, it takes a long time to get everyone in the right place, but we'll keep working on it until it takes only a few seconds.
On Tuesdays and Wednesdays, I'm going to do what I call
Short Stations. Everyone has a partner and they rotate through 8 stations. Each station lasts 7 minutes. Each station has a different type of work.
They are learning how to work with a partner, how to keep their voices low so they don't disturb other groups, and how to use their time wisely so they finish their work.
This is preparation for when we begin reading groups. I will start those in January and the time in groups will be longer.
One of the stations is to work with me. I'm checking to see that they are learning the letters and sounds as we go and I'll also be checking their progress on sight words.
Homework came home for the first time today. Everyone took home a special homework pencil. Please make sure your child uses a pencil for homework. I completed a sample homework page so you can see what is expected. Homework will come home on Tuesday. They can turn it in any day during the week but it is due on Friday. That's when I'll check it and everyone who turns in completed homework gets a sticker.
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