I have noticed so much growth in the cherubs’ reading skills over the past few months. Every superhero (and Super Reader) occasionally runs into trouble when reading. As part of our reading curriculum, the boys and girls in Room #7 have adopted and use a variety of “powers” to help them defeat those challenges in both their reading and writing. Some of those powers include:
- Pointer Power!
- Sound Power!
- Reread Power!
- Partner Power!
- Picture Power!
- Snap Word Power! (reading circle words in a snap)
- Persistence Power! (or perseverance)
We continued our Math stations from last week as we were not able to finish them due to some interruptions. The boys and girls of Room #7 are loving them!
The boys and girls in Kindergarten are working extremely hard on their pattern books. It is just phenomenal to see how much growth they have made in such a short amount of time. The kiddos have been concentrating on the following skills:
- Spaces between words
- Write a little, read a little (to ensure no words are left out)
- Label Lines – draw a line from your picture and label it!
- Drawing unique pictures – making sure they match the words and the reader can tell!
- Drawing detailed drawings – drawing body parts, background, and showing movement!
- Endings with a twist – the whole book follows a specific pattern until the very end!
Last week, Room #7 tackled some very tricky sounds – the “h” brothers: “ch,” “th,” “sh,” and the sounds they make. The class and I made an anchor chart to show the various ways our mouths look when making the specific sounds, and we brainstormed all the different words that belong in each category. A new game will be coming their way during Word Work in Reader’s Workshop as well as Morning Work. Help your kiddos to notice them in daily conversations and ask your child to tell you all the sounds!
Have an incredible, relaxing vacation! See you next year!