Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Supporting Literacy

Greetings,

I have recently been reflecting on my plans for the school year so far, and looking at areas in which I could strengthen my integration of literacy. One of the ways I did that this week was by introducing a math board. This is the green board hung in our number corner area. I began adding language we have been using this week in math such as addition, subtraction, big, medium, small, and total. Students have been introduced to this board as a way to strengthen their use and understanding of this new language.

Another new addition to our classroom is our "Estimation Station." This week in math we read a book titled How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin by Margaret McNamara. This book was was a great connection to our work in mastering counting by 2's, 5's, and 10's. The story also introduced the strategy of estimation. After reading this story we added a center in our classroom where students can estimate or discover different amounts of items. Some students have opted to implement their new strategy of estimation and others have applied their grouping skills to discover the true amount.

In collaborating with colleagues I was reminded that one of the best ways to integrate and strengthen literacy is to re-read stories and texts. We have been re-reading text throughout the year, but another way to strengthen this familiarity with stories would be to share our reading lists with you all so that you can re-read these stories with your children to further their familiarity and understanding.

This weeks reads include:

A Bad Case of Stripes  by David Shannon

The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale by Mo Willems

Hansel and Gretel retold by James Marshall & the version by Rika Lesser

Curious George Rides a Bike by H.A. Rey

Owen by Kevin Henkes

Pancake Pancake by Eric Carle 

Kindergarten by Rosemary Wells

A Child's Anthology of Poetry  edited by Elizabeth Sword

Arthur's Chicken Pox by Marc Brown

A Sick Day for Amos McGee Philip C. Stead

Click, Clack, Moo Doreen Cronin

Thank you for all you do and all of your support!









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