Reading we--
- Talked about what good buddy reading looks like
- Read Dex, The Heart of the Hero, and discussed that, as readers, we have reading superpowers just like real superheros. To build our reading muscles and stamina, we need to use our reading superpowers.
- New popcorn words: like, to
Writing we--
- Wrapped up our Looking Closely unit
- Practiced counting words in sentences
- Continued learning about syllables and how it helps us write words
Math we --
- Introduced the 10 frame
- Made 10 frame turkeys
- Gareth taught us a domino game that he invented! It reminded me of Qwirkle. We all played and loved it! Thanks Gareth!
Practice at home:
As I hand out the popcorn words at conferences, I wanted to share with you ideas I have pinned on my sight word board on pinterest. Obviously there are many more ideas to choose from, but I thought I'd get you started with these, if you're interested.
https://www.pinterest.com/bmelevsky/sight-words/
