In our morning messages, we have been looking at using upper case letters at the beginning of sentences and using periods at the end of sentences. We have also emphasized putting 'finger' spaces between words so we can read it and it makes sense. Pinpoint some of these concepts when reading with your child. You can count the words in each sentence and asking them how they know, look at how many sentences are on a page or in a book and how they know that as well.
We continue to work on our printing. We have now looked at all of the vowels, which is useful as we can begin to play arrange the letters that we have printed to create words. It is a great strategy to get students to sound out words and stretch the words when reading. We will continue to do a letter each day until we complete the alphabet. This work has helped them create stamina for working at their desks.
In math, the students have made many hands-on graphs. For example, everyone in the class took of a shoe and we had to organize them into three groups and then graph the results. Ask your child, which type of shoe the students in Ms. Kim's class wore the most. We will continue with graphing for the next few weeks. They are learning to label the graph, collect data, read graphs, and make conclusions.
We have been looking at the different signs for each season. We have played many games to help us categorize different signs and events in each season. We discussed colours we would see in different seasons, what trees look like in each season, and activities we would do.
