Plans for the Week of August 15

 Monday and Tuesday will consist of learning the school rules through CHAMPS. It stands for Conversation, Help, Activity, Movement, Participation so that all students can achieve Success. We will discuss the different voice levels, movements and what to do if they need help from a teacher or friend for different activities in the classroom and school. (If you would like to read a little more about it, click HERE.The link will take you to a short write up about it.) The activities include: being at tables, centers, the carpet, lining up/ moving around the room, walking in the hallways, the Cafeteria and the group bathrooms. We will read the books Listen Buddy, The Kissing Hand and Germs, Germs, Germs. If you aren't familiar with these books, make sure to check out the Youtube videos below:

We will also complete a Learning for Life Lesson about Self- Concept and why it's important to tell the truth using the story The Boy Who Cried Wolf. Then we will end both days discussing what we do during a Fire Drill. *Please remind your child that the sound is really loud, it scares the students the first few times and I want as few tears as possible. Also, discuss why it's important to stay quiet and listen to the teacher.

The remainder of the week:

Math: 

Our District Mathematical Practice Lessons. We will discuss the daily Math routine and what good Mathematicians do when trying to solve a problem. Then we will sing a few counting songs, my favorite one is "I Am A Counting Superhero." If time permits, we will make a few journal entries using numbers and pictures to solve problems.

 

Reading:

Duval Reads Lessons. We will discuss the daily Reading routine and the we begin with the  Nursery Rhymes and Fairy Tales Module. We will read two nursery rhymes a day and the students will be asked comprehension questions about them. Our first two are Roses Are Red and Ring Around the Rosie. We will practice identifying the letters of the alphabet and their sounds. We will work on sight words red, green, of and a. 

Writing:

Again we will discuss the routine of the Writing time. Then we will write together as a class and make a Writing Ideas poster so that the students have a ton of things to write about. Every day the students will have time to write. *Please note at this time in Kindergarten most writing consists of pictures. I do not expect the students to be writing complete sentences right now.