homework and Spelling will begin - Please find the attached book order. If you are interested in ordering please return back to school or order online by Friday, September 19th. - Check out our classroom blog. There have been many updates! mrswarstlersfirstgradeclass.blogspot.com Reading * The versions of The Little Red Hen that I have been reading in small group * Point of View and which characters point of view I believe... Little Red Hens or Pigs * The book Ladybug Girl and Bumble Bee Boy that Miss Neenan shared for her Star * I PICK and have me show you my bookmark if I havent already * Our Guest Readers: Mrs. Keeran and Mrs. Soderberg- Who are these people? What books did they read? What other information did they share? W r itin g * The m orning w ork I have been com pleting: M agazine M onday, Tune U p Tuesday, W rite It W ednesday, Think O utside The B ox Thursday * The 10 B lack D ots book I am creating- w e have created pages 1 thru 6 * Practicing num ber w riting- w here do all of m y num ber start (at the sm iley face or black dot in the top left hand corner) Math * Practicing using the number line and the number lines we made outside using chalk * Playing the Bunny Hop and the Dice Roll and Tally game * Tally Marks- what are they, how do you write them and what do you do when you get to fve tallies? * Math tiling!- What is it and how do you do it? We practiced counting by 2s, 5s and 10s. Extra practice at home would be benefcial. * Playing POP! at morning meeting- (We were practicing skip counting in this game. Ask your child how to play and when you would say the word POP!) Can you play at home? Phonics * Playing Connect Four with short e words * Practicing the rest of the short vowels (o and u) * Some example of short vowel words in my DEAR book * Using letter tiles to build short o words- what did I learn about root words or base words like in hop-hops or pot-pots Other * Meeting my third grade buddy- What is my buddys name and what did we do together? * The dollar bills I am earning in class- how do I receive them and what can they be used for? * Calendar right after lunch and ask me about my job this week * Miss Neenans Star of the Week- what did she share that you didnt know?! A s k M e A b o u t...