Partner Reading

In Reading Workshop this week we have been working on learning how to read with a partner.  Children are learning how to sit side by side with thier partner and share one book.  They take turns reading every other page, reading the book to each other and reading the book together.  When they get stuck on tricky words, thier partner helps to coach them.  Here are some pictures of our readers hard at work! 

 

Spelling Words

This week we started a new spelling routine in the Kindergarten classrooms.  Each week students will work on 4-5 Dolch words that are assigned.  We practice them at school during calendar, spell them, build them, read them, and write them.  Kids are asked to work on these words as part of thier weekly homework as well.  On Tuesday afternoon I set up different stations at each table.  The kids rotated through each station and practiced their spelling words.  We used rubber bands to make the words, playdough, cube blocks, chalk boards, wooden letter pieces, and more.  We will have a "spelling review" on Monday of next week. 

Happy Halloween! (A little late! :))

 The kids had so much fun last Thursday on Halloween!  In the morning we played Halloween games and made several projects with our Boulan Buddies.  In the afternoon, the kiddos got on thier costumes and participated in thier first ever Halloween Parade at Bemis!  We walked through the halls and across the stage and then got to sit in the hallway and watch all of the bigger kids parade past us.  After the parade, the 4 K classes divided up into the 3 classrooms in Kinderland.  Two of the classrooms had art projects and the other class had the food.  We had tons and tons of parent helpers and the first party of the year was a great success!  Enjoy a few pics!