Happy October!

During Reading Workshop we learned that readers...

• Read emergent storybooks like Corduroy!
• Think about who the characters are, what they are doing, how they are feeling, and what the trouble is.
• Read closely to find sight words and patterns in the story.
• Talk about the most important part with their buddy.

During Writing Workshop we learned that writers...

• Fix and fancy up their writing by adding to the words and pictures.
• Write across more than one page - everyone began using lined paper and writing in booklets.
• Say the word slowly, listen for the sound, write the sound.
• Write about their nature walk using their 5-senses:)

During Math Workshop completed surveys and discussed them.  Surveys included - are you the youngest in your family? Are you a boy or girl?  We finished our unit on sorting and began a new unit on counting.


**Rough drafts from our Launching Unit were sent home this week.


Science/Social Studies - We continued our exploration of the 5-senses.  We used all of our senses (except for taste) on our nature walk.  We looked closely at half of an apple, and labeled a diagram of an apple.  Our 2nd Steps lessons was on focusing.