April 2, 2003
Wow! I didn't realize how much time has passed since my last update. I apologize for the delay.
Please read on for classroom activities.......
Phonics:
igh
ed @ end of words
ow and ill
oo
long i with silent e
long o with ow, silent e
ack
ing
alk, old
compound words
Handwriting: Capital letters
Language arts:
Writer's Workshop
retelling, using key vocabulary from text
non-fiction, writing 3 facts learned from text
"how to" brush your teeth, using first, then, next, last
contractions
editing sentences
reading text, answering comprehension questions
piggy bank stories, using calculators
review of previous objectives
Math:
Coins, their names and values
problem solving
time to the hour and half hour
estimating time for certain events
coins, trading game
math 9 weeks benchmarks (everyone did great!!!)
money, dress the boy game; spinner game
graphs
probability
symmetry
Science and Social studies:
Heroes and presidents (George Washington, Abraham Lincoln,
Martin Luther King, Jr.)
Natural resources
dental health
American symbols
Texas symbols
Computer lab:
Kid Works Deluxe, writing stories
Dental health, Kid Pix
Kid's Typing
Math Keys, Volume 1: money and tens and ones
Trudy's Time and Place House
Special dates:
4/9 Field trip to Altharetta Yeargin Art Museum
4/18 and 4/21 Student holidays
A special thanks to Stacy Nathan and Karen Gruzen for volunteering to head up Junior Achievement. This program teaches the children about wants and needs, jobs, etc.
It is very informative!!
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