Kindergarten
My students have been very excited about their word & letter cards. I hope all of you have noticed them bringing the bags home. I hope you found the list of suggested activities to do together helpful. As stated in the letter, it is very important that your child learns letter names, letter sounds and identifying popcorn words. I will continue to check their knowledge of these skills. Once you notice 5 stars on the back of the cards, the card will be moved over to the "letters I know" or "words I know" packs. Thank you for your support with this!
1st Grade Push-In
Sight words are still my primary focus during this time. I am continuing to individualize the words that each student needs based on their skills. The goal is for students to know all sight words from Kindergarten as well as the 40 1st grade sight words by January. Please continue to encourage your child to practice the words that are sent home with them every day in their word bags.
1st Grade LLI
Students are getting very strong at 1:1 matching and utilizing strategies such as "Eagle Eye" and "Flip Flop Froggy" to read unknown words. The first strategy encourages them to use the picture for clues and the 2nd strategy encourages them to try the vowel as a short or long vowel to see which one sounds better. Word work has been focused on short vowels as well as various word families. Thank you for your support with helping you child complete and return the daily Reading homework!
2nd Grade Push-In
My students are reading Big Bushy Mustache in their classrooms this week. I will engage them in various activities to strengthen their comprehension skills.
2nd Grade LLI
Students are strengthening their fluency skills. Word work has been focused on contractions and various word families.
