Reading- We focused on the name, sound, and formation of p and j this week. We read about fall things like pumpkins and sunflowers. We practiced using clues from the title and cover to predict what the book is going to be about. We also worked on noticing the beginning sounds of words and figuring out what letter words should start with. We continued to play sound games to help us break apart and put sounds together which are essential skills for reading.

Writing- We learned about adding details this week with the book Not A Box. The kids worked on drawing carefully and adding details so others can tell what their writing is about.

Math: We continued building our number sense this week by exploring the 10 frame and playing games like Frogs in the Pond to count a variety of quantities and understand how quantities change when we add more. We worked on counting objects accurately in different arrangements rather than just in a straight line. We also learned about the attributes of rectangles.

Science/ Social Studies- We enjoyed a Mystery Science video about maple syrup. We took a field trip the the pumpkin patch and saw so many living and non living things. We learned more about fall.

Reading- We focused on the name, sound, and formation of e and r this week. We practiced pointing to each word when we read and noticing where the words are and where the spaces are. We continued to play sound games to help us break apart and put sounds together which are essential skills for reading.

Writing- Reviewed our checklist for writing and continued practicing all the skill we learned so far.

Math: We practiced counting backwards this week and understanding how quantities change with the song 5 Green and Speckled Frogs. We also counted backwards with candy and ate each piece until zero. We learned about circles and continued exploring the 5 frame.

Science/ Social Studies- We enjoyed a Mystery Science video about who invented the alphabet. Nurse Carol came to teach us about germs and washing our hands. Our cool tool was about service learning and we watched videos of projects from previous years.

Reading- We focused on the name, sound, and formation of d and s this week. We practiced pointing to each word when we read and noticing where the words are and where the spaces are. We continued to play sound games to help us break apart and put sounds together which are essential skills for reading.

Writing- We worked on labeling our pictures this week by putting a letter beside each thing we drew. We had fun labeling the classroom with beginning sounds too.

Math: We continued comparing numbers this week. We also practiced solving “one more” problems. We worked on sorting objects by attributes which was super tricky with objects that have multiple attributes!

Science/ Social Studies- We enjoyed a Mystery Science video about if shooting stars We learned about being respectful this week and how we can respect ourselves, our things, and other people.