Lesson Plans

Connor's teacher sent the parents a preview of next week.  Wow!  They are going to be busy little bees. 

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For the Week of August 20-24, 2012

Welcome to Kindergarten! We are so excited about this new year!

Snack Helper for this Week: Margaret

Snack Helper for Next Week: Miriam

Spelling and Literature: This week for spelling, we will be segmenting sentences into words, counting the words in a sentence, and segmenting words into syllables. In literature, we will begin an author study focusing on Robert McCloskey. We will be reading his works Make Way for Ducklings, Lentil, Blueberries for Sal, One Morning in May, and Journey Cake, Ho! We will be learning how to hold a book correctly, and to identify the title, author, and illustrator. In grammar, we will begin learning the sentence structure of a statement.

Unit Study: This week in Unit Study, we will be discussing Earth, the seven continents, and the four oceans. We will be learning about the compass rose and the directions north, south, east, and west. We will be learning a song about the continents and oceans. We will also begin learning about Communities. We will discuss the different services and businesses within a community. We will introduce that communities around the world have similar characteristics.

(Connor is going to LOVE this part.  And, it'll give him a chance to really use his compass)

Math: In math, students will learn to count to 10 and write the numerals for these numbers, and to find one more or one less to solidify the counting sequence. This week we will be focusing on composing/decomposing numbers through 10, one-to-one correspondence, pairing number names with numerals, ordering numbers 0-10, and understanding the concept of one more. We will be using manipulatives and hands on activities to learn about numbers. (He's waaayyy past counting to ten, but I'm sure there's a lot more to it when you figure in all that composing and decomposing and pairing that she talks about....Guess it'll be a while before they get to googoplex!)

Nature Study: This week, we will learn the seven characteristics of living things (breathing, feeding, movement, growth, reproduction, excretion, sensitivity) and we will use these characteristics to identify objects as living or non-living. (the boys will love the excretion part...hee hee)

Bible: This week, we will be reading the stories of“The Garden of Eden” and “Cain and Abel.” Please read these stories at home with your child, and have them narrate the story back to you.

Show and Tell: Please have your child bring a picture of something living and something non-living. The picture can be from the internet, a magazine, a drawing, or a photograph. Your child should be ready to share three (3) things about their Show & Tell with the class.
(After I told Connor what next week's S&T would be, he crinkled up his nose and said,"But Mama!  There are like thousands of living things...How can I pick only one?!"  Hold on there fella...)

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I'm so excited for him!