May 16:
We are continuing with subtraction in math. Have your child complete the subtraction worksheets in his/her folder. You may choose to play subtraction games with objects at home such as forks, knives, spoons when setting the table or socks when sorting laundry. They will be able to internalize the concept of subtraction by using tangible objects as we do in class.
Reading continues to vary by group. Please have your child read the book in his/her folder to you and discuss.
May 14:
Reading varies by group.
We began subtraction today. Please have your child do pages 54 and 55 in activity book.
May 10:
Please review the short vowel sounds with your child and have him/her complete the worksheet using the correct vowels. On the back please review the sight words at the top of the page and complete the sentences.
We played with dice today in math. When we rolled the dice we added the number of dots together by “counting on.” If there were 5 dots on one dice and 4 dots on another then we counted “6,7,8,9″ on the dice that had 4 dots instead of starting from 1 and counting both dice. Have your child do the addition problems by adding the dots and completing the addition problems.
May 9:
Reading varies by group. Please have your child read the book in his/her folder and discuss.
We are continuing to explore different ways of understanding addition, number bonds, number lines etc. Please have your child complete pages 52-53.
May 8:
In Math we are continuing to study number bonds and addition. Please have your child complete pages 48-51.
Reading varies by group. Please have your child read the booklet in his/her folder.
May 7:
In Math we are continuing our study of addition and number bonds. Please have your child complete pages 45-47 in the Activity book using the cutouts on p. 115.
In Reading please have your child read the book that is in his/her folder.
May 2:
In Math we are beginning our unit on addition. We will continue to connect number bonds to addition. Please have your child do pages 40-42 in the Activity book.
Reading varies by group. Please have your child read the book that is in his/her folder and discuss.
April 25:
In Math we are continuing to learn about “number bonds.” We studied the number 9 and its “number bonds” today. Please have your child do the #9 worksheet in his/her folder and discuss the different ways that different numbers can be added together to make (6 & 3, 4 & 5, 3 & 6, 1 & 8, 9 & 0). You may use counters such as beans, pennies, beads etc. to help your child.
Reading varies by group. Please check your child’s folder for today’s book.
April 24:
In Math we are learning about “number bonds” for the number 8. Please have your child do the #8 worksheet in his/her folder and discuss the different ways that different numbers can be added together to make 8 (6 & 2, 4 &4, 3 & 5, 1 & 7, 8 & 0). You may use counters such as beans, pennies, beads etc. to help your child.
In Reading please have your child read the story/book in your child’s folder and complete any accompanying paper.
April 23:
Reading varies by group. Please have your child read the book in his/her folder and complete any accompanying papers.
In Math we are learning about “number bonds” for the number 7. Please have your child complete p. 42 and discuss the various numbers that can be added together to make 7. You may use counters such as beans, pennies, beads etc. to help your child.
April 18:
Reading varies by group. Please have your child read the book in his/her folder and discuss!
In Math we have started our unit on “number bonds.” Please have your child complete pages 31-33 in the Activity Book.
April 17:
Welcome back!
Please have your child read the phonics story “Max” to you. Note all of the ‘x’ words.
This week’s “Family Times” is in your child’s folder. Please take a look and use some of the activities throughout the week.
April 3:
I apologize for not updating the assignments yesterday. If your child has not completed pages 28-30 in the Math Activity book, please have him/her do it.
For reading, please have your child read the book that is in his/her folder and complete any accompanying worksheets.
March 28:
Please check your child’s folder for your child’s book. Have him/her read the book to you and complete any associated assignments in his/her folder.
In Math we have been discussing “tens” and “ones.” Please have your child complete the pages in his/her folder. Please reinforce the concept of ’10 and ___ more’ so that your child will ‘count on.’
March 13:
In math we have started our unit on ordinal numbers. Please have your child complete the worksheet paying careful attention to the direction the animals are facing.
Reading varies. Please have your child read the story that is in his/her folder.
March 12:
In reading please refer to your child’s folder and have your child read the story and complete any other activities in his/her folder.
In math we are continuing our study of numbers to 20. Please have your child complete pages 25-26, using the cutouts at the end of the book.
March 8:
Today we celebrated Purim most of the day! If your child has a story in his/her folder, please have him/her read it to you.
March 7:
Happy Purim! No homework!
March 6:
Please have your child read the decodable reader “How Many?” to you. Have him/her underline the blends in words such as “fl,bl,sp” where the first 2 letters are consonants and then there is a vowel. Circle all of the number words.
In Math have your child complete the workbook pages by circling the sets of 10 and counting “1 ten and ? ones” is the same as 15 or 16 etc. depending on the problem.
March 5:
Please have your child read “How Many?” to you.
In Math we have been discussing ten’s and one’s and how to count them. On the homework have your child count 10′s and 1′s. Have your child say, “there is one ten and 3 one’s” or “there is one ten and 4 one’s.” Then have your child count up from 10, “10, 11, 12, 13″ or “10, 11, 12, 13, 14″ etc.
Feb. 29:
We have been discussing blends in school. Please have your child read the books in his/her folder. You may note the blends in the book. If there is a worksheet accompanying the book, please have him/her do it.
In Math we are beginning our study of numbers to 20 and making sets of 10 – our introduction to “tens” and “ones.” Please have your child do lesson 12.2 from our Sing. Math workbook.
Feb. 28:
Please have your child read “My Words” to you. Look for all of the words that begin with 2-letter blends (clap, trap etc.). Focus on how they are different from the words with only 1 initial consonant (cap, tap etc.). If your child has an additional worksheet on blends, please have him/her do it.
Continue to work with your child on more and less on the math workbook page.
Feb. 27:
Please have your child complete Lesson 11.7 in Math. Make sure and draw lines for 1:1 correspondence to help your child compare numbers. Discuss numbers – more or less.
In Reading have your child read the book that is in his/her folder. If there is additional work in your child’s folder, have him/her complete it.
Feb. 23:
Please have your child complete pages 53 and 54 from the Reading Practice Book. We are continuing our study of sight words and short vowels.
In Math we are continuing our study of more than and fewer than. Have your child draw lines from the sets of object in each problem to show 1:1 correspondence. Then have him/her answer the questions. Please discuss the answers with your child.
Feb. 21:
We are continuing our unit in Math on more and less. Please have your child complete pages 5-7 in the Activity Book. If you have your child do 1:1 matching (drawing lines from the purple flowers to the pink flowers etc.), it will help him/her determine how many more or less of the flowers are left.
In Reading please have your child read the book in his/her folder. If your child has an accompanying worksheet please have him/her do it also. If your child has “All in a Day” then please have him/her circle all of the short ‘o’ words and underline all of the short ‘i’ in the book
Feb. 16:
In reading please have your child complete the workbook pages 3 and 4 using our new sight words.
In math we are continuing our unit on more than and less than and how many more than and how many less than. Please have your child complete pages 2-4 in the Activity Book.
Feb. 14:
In Math, please have your child complete pages 61-62 which reinforces the concept of “fewer than.”
If your child has “I Have!” in his/her folder, please have him/her read it to you, sign and return. If your child has an additional worksheet please have her/him complete it.
Feb. 9:
Happy 100th Day! We spent our day doing “100″ activities!
Please have your child read the “My 100th Day of School Book” to you.
Then complete the missing nos. on the 100′s chart and read all of the numbers from 1 to 100. He/she can count by 1′s, 2′s, 5′s and 10′s also.
Feb. 8:
Tomorrow is our 100th day of school! Please send in cans of food to help us reach our goal of 100 cans for FANN. Thanks!
Please have your child read the booklet in his/her folder. If your child has the book “Chameleons,” please have him/her circle the short ‘o’ words and underline the short ‘i’ words. If your child has another activity in his/her folder, please do that!
In Math continue with the study of “more than” and discuss with your child.
Feb. 7:
If your child has not already done so, please have your child count 100 items, put them in a ziploc bag, and bring to school.
We are continuing our study of the concept of 1 more and 1 less. Have your child complete p. 8 in math.
In Reading please have your child read the phonics story, “A Cap for Tom.” If there is an additional sheet in your child’s folder, please have him/her do that as well.
Feb. 6:
The children are very excited to celebrate our 100th day of school this Thursday! Please help him/her find 100 items (beans, pennies, pasta, legos etc.) in your house, count them, and put them in a ziploc bag to bring to school.
In reading, please have your child read the Decodable Reader, “The Mop,” to you and circle all of the short ‘o’ words. If your child has a different book in his/her folder, please have them read it to you and do the accompanying worksheet.
Feb. 2:
We are enjoying our study of seeds and plants. Thank you for sending in seeds! The children would like to share what they have learned with you. Please read the questions on “Are you smarter than a Kindergartener?” with your child and answer the questions. Then allow them to discuss the questions and answers with you. This is not for them to write the answers! (Some answers are on the back.)
Please have your child read the booklet “Seeds” to you, sign and return. The word ‘they’ should be circled on every page.
In Math we are continuing our study of ’1 more’ and ’1 less.’ Please have your child complete Lesson 11.2, p. 4, and discuss.
Feb. 1:
We are studying about seeds and plants and how they grow. Please help your child find some seeds (e.g. in an apple or pear they’ve eaten) and bring them to school in a ziploc bag.
Please have your child read “Little Rob” to you. Have your child circle all of the short ‘o’ words in it. Sign and return.
Have your child do the math worksheet 11.1, p. 2, a lesson about 1 more which will lay the foundation for our number bonds when we reach that unit.
Jan. 31:
Please have your child read the book that is in his/her folder to you. Sign and return. If your child has “Pop, Pop, Pop,” please have him/her circle all of the short ‘o’ words in the book. All other books have assignments in the folders.
In Math please have your child complete the answers to the questions about the graph we did in class today and also complete p. 89.
Jan. 30:
This week’s “Family Times” is in your child’s folder. Please take a look and use some of the activities throughout the week.
We are beginning a new unit in Math – comparing numbers. We will be discussing 1 more, 1 less. Please have your child complete the worksheet by drawing the correct number of flowers.
In Reading, please have your child read the book in his/her folder, sign and return. If your child has “In the Kit!” please have him/her circle all of the short ‘i’ words.
Jan. 26:
We celebrated school’s 90th day today. Ask your child about it and how to write it!
We are continuing our study of measurement: weight using reference objects. Kudos to those children able to figure out which animal was the heaviest on yesterday’s homework. Today’s homework is related to balancing objects in relation to reference objects. Please have your child complete pages 72-73 in the Activity Book.
Have your child read “The Look Book” to you and pay attention to his/her last page. Circle “look” on every page. Sign and return.
Jan. 25:
Please take a look at the “Family Times” for this week’s topic & skills. We are continuing to discuss how different animals and people grow and change.
We continued our study of weight using weighing balances to balance objects and a seesaw to weigh people. Using prior knowledge (our weights) we decided who was lighter/heavier/same as other children and how to balance each other on the seesaw. Please have your child complete the activity pages 69-70. Discuss how they know which animal is heavier/lighter than the others. We experimented with this with objects, a weighing balance, and reference objects.
In reading please have your child complete workbook pages 33-34.
Jan. 24:
Today we learned about the measurement of weight in math using weighing balances. We experimented with various objects that are similar in size but weigh different amounts and also some objects that are larger but weigh less than the smaller objects. Please have your child complete the activity book, pages 67-68. The animals on the page are not necessarily larger if they’re heavier. The position of the seesaw is the determining factor.
In reading please have your child read the book that is in his/her folder. If your child has “We See Them Grow” or “We Can Fan,” then please have him/her circle the short ‘a’ words and underline the short ‘i’ words. Sign and return.
Jan. 23:
Today we began discussing measuring weight using weighing balances and the position of the balances to determine which object is heavier or lighter. Have your child complete the worksheets relevant to this in his/her folder.
Please have your child read the book in his/her folder today. Sign and return.
Jan. 18:
Please have your child read “I Have My Yoyo With Me!” to you (including his/her last page) and sign and return.
In Math have your child complete the activity pages 86-87 discussing the concept of fewer. You may choose to use various objects at home (coins, beans, pasta etc.) to discuss this concept further.
Jan. 17:
“Family Times” for this week’s topic is in your child’s folder. Please take a look and do some of the activities throughout the week.
Please have your child complete the math workbook page in his/her folder.
In reading have your child read the book that is in his/her folder to you, sign, and return. If your child has the book entitled “At Bat,” please have him/her circle all of the short ‘a’ words and underline our new sight words ‘see’ and ‘look.’ If your child has “I Can Do Lots of Stuff!” then please have him/her circle all of the short ‘i’ words.
Jan. 12:
Please have your child read the “He is. . .” booklet to you, sign and return.
We have been reading about ducks and their characteristics. Please have your child ask you the questions on “Are you smarter than a kindergartener?” and let them see if you can answer them. Please allow your child to give you the correct answers!
In the math activity book have your child do pages 78-80.
Jan. 11:
Please have your child read the book that is in his/her folder, sign, and return. If your child has Can We Do It!, please have him/her circle all of the short ‘o’ words and underline the proper nouns. If your child has Tap! Rap! Bam!, please have your child circle all of the short ‘a’ words.
In Math we are continuing our study of “capacity.” Please allow your child to experiment with how many cups (teacups, paper cups, or any other cup) it takes to fill a bucket, a pitcher, a teapot or another container that you may have at home. First have him/her estimate how many cups it will take to fill the container and then measure how many it really does. Then look at another container and estimate whether it will take the same no. of cups, more or fewer cups to fill the next container. Continue estimating and measuring for several different containers.
Jan. 10:
Yesterday we compared capacities of liquid measure. Today we compared capacities of dry measures using beans. Please have your child complete p. 54, “Compare Capacities.” Also, the home activity at the bottom of the page can be done using any dry measure, not just paper clips but maybe beans, macaroni etc.
In Reading please have your child read the Decodable Reader 14 “Rip and Rap.” Have him/her pay close attention to the vowel sounds and the similar but not the same words in the book (e.g. can/cap, sat/bat). If your child has an additional worksheet in his/her folder, please have your child do it.
Jan. 9:
We started a new unit about “capacity” in Math this week. We are experimenting with water and containers of varying sizes. Please allow your child to experiment with 3 containers of the same size (e.g. 3 cups that are the same). Then give your child containers of varying sizes to fill from these cups of the same size. Predict whether the containers will hold the same amount, more or less than the original container.
In Reading, please have your child read Nan and Nat to you, making sure to read all of the ‘Nn’ words correctly. Sign and return. Please also have your child do the attached directions.
Dec. 13:
Please have your child read “Tim and Sam” to you and circle all of the short ‘i’ words. If your child’s book has a blank page at the end, please have him/her complete it. Sign and return.
In Math we are continuing our unit on measurement. Please have him/her complete pages 57-58 in the Activity book. Use the cutouts of paws on page 105 to help complete p. 58.
Dec. 8:
Please listen to your child read the book, “I Zip.” Have him/her circle all of the ‘-ip’ words. Sign and return.
We started our unit on “Measurement” in math today. Have your child use his/her “inchworm” to measure items around the house. Help him/her find items that are shorter, longer, and about the same length as the inchworm. Have him/her write the items in the correct columns on the chart in his/her folder. You do not need to fill in all of the rows but do try to find at least 2 of each.
Dec. 7:
Please listen to your child read the book that is in his/her folder, sign, and return. In “A House For My Fish” have your child circle all of the ‘-ip’ word family words. In “A Winter Bed” have your child circle all of the short ‘i’ words.
In Math have your child complete the “shapely patterns” on both sides. Help your child look for patterns in your house – clothing, food boxes, furniture etc.
Dec. 6:
We are finishing up our patterns unit. Please have your child complete pages 51 and 52 in the Math Activity book. Discuss the patterns and what makes it a pattern – is it ABAB or ABCABC? Is it large/small/large/small etc?
Have your child read the Decodable Reader 11, sign, and return. Have your child circle all of the short ‘i’ words and do the short ‘i’ worksheet.
Dec. 5:
In math we are continuing our unit on “patterns.” Please have your child complete the “happy face” page and write “ABABAB. . .” or “ABCABC. . .” under every happy face depending on the pattern.
You will find the “Family Times” for this week’s topics, including the amazing words, in your child’s folder. Please review throughout the week.
Please have your child read “The Pig” to you, sign and return. Focus on the short ‘i’ words. Have him/her circle all of the short ‘i’ words in the story. If your child has an additional assignment in his/her folder, please have him/her do it also.
Nov. 29:
In your child’s folder are a variety of ‘-ap’ word family books and activities. Please have your child read the words on the word slide and the booklet in his/her folder.
Nov. 28:
You will find the “Family Times” for this week’s topics, including the amazing words, in your child’s folder. Please review throughout the week. Have your child read “My Cap” to you, sign, and return.
We are finishing our unit about shapes. Discuss and have your child do pages 44-45 in the activity book.
Nov. 22:
Please help your child find a sphere-shaped object at home that he/she may bring to school. If it is too large, have him/her draw a picture or write the word for it.
Please help your child take a survey of family and friends and create a graph to discover what the favorite Thanksgiving food is.
Have your child read his/her “Thanksgiving Book” to you.
Nov. 21:
In Math we are continuing our study of 3D figures. Please have your child find a “rectangular solid” object in your home or around the neighborhood. He/she may bring the rectangular solid object in if the item is small enough, draw a picture of it, or write the word for it (e.g. refrigerator, juice box).
Please have your child complete the worksheet in his/her folder for Reading.
Nov. 17:
In Math we are learning about 3D figures. Please have your child look for cube-shaped objects in your home or around the neighborhood (dice, blocks etc.) and bring one to school tomorrow.
In reading please have your child read the book “Thanksgiving” to you, sign and return.
Nov. 15:
In the “Math Activity” book please have your child complete pages 42 and 43. Discuss the characteristics of the various shapes. How are they the same, different?
In Handwriting, have your child practice 9′s starting at the top.
Nov. 14:
We are learning about the ‘naughty e’ in reading and looking for ‘naughty e’s’ in our book, “We Like School.” Please have your child read this booklet to you and circle the word like and underline the word we on every page.
In math we are learning about the characteristics of triangles. Please have your child find all of the triangles on the worksheet, “Toy Triangles.”
Nov. 9:
In Math we are beginning our chapter about shapes. Please have your child find all of the circles on the paper in his/her folder. Also, please have your child find circles around the home, car, playground etc (wheels, lids . . .). They do not need to be brought to school unless they are small.
In Reading please have your child read the book that is in his/her folder. Sign and return. If your child is reading “Tam and Sam. . .,” have him/her circle all of the ‘we’ words. If your child is reading “Animals in the Grass,” have him/her circle all of the ’2 vowels are walking’ words.
Nov. 8:
Please have your child read “Pat the Cat” to you, sign, and return. Also have your child circle any words that are in the ‘am’ word family if he/she hasn’t already done so.
In math we are completing our chapter on number order. Have your child do the number order worksheet in his/her folder. Have your child note that all of the rows are going in decreasing order.
Nov. 7:
Please have your child read “My Cap” to you and circle all the ‘cap’ words. You may talk about the ‘ap’ word family and words that rhyme with ‘cap’. Sign and return.
In Math we are finishing up our unit on number order. Please have your child fill in the missing numbers on the worksheet.
Nov. 3:
Please have your child read the book “I Like to. . .” words. Please review the words that your child circled and/or underlined in his/her book.
In Math we are continuing our study of number order. Please have him/her fill in the numbers on pages 30 and 31 in the Activity book.
Nov. 1:
Please have your child do whichever reading worksheet is in his/her folder.
In math we are continuing our study of number order. Help your child collect objects in the house, up to 10. Then have him/her count them backwards as you take one away. You may use buttons, socks, cheerios etc.
Oct. 31:
In Math we are continuing our study of number order and the number line. Have your child complete Lesson 4.4, pages 96-97. Please make sure he/she draws objects in the blank oval and not think of it as 0! You may refer to the number line on p. 97 to help him/her complete the page.
In Reading if your child has a matching game, please have your child cut the cards apart and read the words and match them to the picture. You may create any game with these cards, concentration etc. If your child has a ‘final t’ worksheet in his folder, then please have your child do that.
Oct. 27:
In Math we are discussing numbers and their order, forwards and backwards, including zero. Please have your child count the objects and indicate the corresponding numbers and vice versa.
In Reading please have your child read the booklet “I Have a . . .” to you and note where your child became the author and wrote the last page of the book. Sign and return.
Oct. 25:
If your child has not looked for items in your home (yesterday’s assignment) and the syllables in their names, please have him/her do so. Please help your child go around the house and find words that have 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 syllable(s) (e.g. refrigerator… oven, phone). We will talk about what they found in the morning!
Have your child complete the math/handwriting assignment. Please make sure that he/she does this slowly and carefully. I don’t want to see 5′s that look like birds diving in the water! They’ll understand!
Also, please have your child read “Sock Sack” and sign and return it. Focus on the sight words, initial consonants, and vowel sounds.
Oct. 24:
In Math we are continuing our study of numbers and are discussing order. Please have your child do pages 22 & 23 in the “Math Activity” book. Discuss counting backwards and the meaning of ‘zero’ with your child.
Integrating math and reading, please help your child go around the house and find words that have 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 syllable(s) (e.g. refrigerator… oven, phone). We will talk about what they found in the morning!
In Reading you will find the “Family Times” for this week’s topics, including the amazing words, in your child’s folder.
Have your child read “Sam and Tam” to you. Discuss the beginning consonants of the words in the story, the sight words, and the ‘at’ and ‘am’ word families.
Please return the “Math Activity” book along with your child’s folder to school.
Oct. 18:
In reading (also a math skill) we have been discussing Venn diagrams. We did this in a variety of ways using hula hoops, the Smartboard etc. There is a sheet of shapes and a Venn diagram. Please cut the shapes out with your child (they may be difficult for the child) and help him/her sort them. You may choose the left circle to be “all blue shapes” and the right circle to be “all circles.” Then decide what shapes go in the middle, those that belong to both circles, the “blue circles.” You may choose various ways of sorting – red shapes and all squares etc. Then have your child figure out which have both attributes.
Please unstaple the math counting pages and lay them side by side in order for your child to count the animals.
Oct. 17:
Please have your child read the decodable reader titled “A Little Mat” and circle have and underline is. Discuss words that rhyme with at and am in the book and additional words that rhyme with at and am.
In Math have your child complete the workbook pages in his/her folder that review sets of objects and the corresponding number.
Oct. 11:
We are continuing our study of numbers in math. Please have your child complete the “quilt.”
In Reading please have your child read “I Have!” to you. We are discussing the short ‘a’ sound. Have your child find something at home that begins with the short ‘a’ sound and bring it to school if it’s small or draw a picture or write the word if it’s large.
Oct. 10:
Please have your child read the book that is in his/her folder to you. If he/she has “Tam at the Beach,” have him/her circle the new sight word have and underline the word is. If your child has “Different Fish” then please have him/her circle the color words and underline the number words.
Have your child practice writing ’3′ correctly. Also have your child count the dots 1:1 and write the correct numeral on p. 64. Discuss more, less etc.
Oct. 6:
Please have your child complete the bar graph of monkeys, cats and mice based on the workbook page attached to it. When completed discuss which there are more or less of and which one is easier to determine the most and least, a picture with animals or a graph.
In Reading this week we have been reading about machines and how they help people. Have your child find at least 5 machines (e.g. refrigerator) in your home and write the words, draw a picture of them, or both on paper and return it to school for discussion.
Oct. 5:
In Math we are continuing our number concepts. In addition to counting and associating numbers with objects and graphing them, we are now trying to understand the connection between numbers and their associated graphs. So please have your child to graph the toys that they counted on page 59.
In Reading please have your child read the book that is in his/her folder. If your child is reading “Two and Three” then have him/her circle all of the short e words and underline all words with the ee which represents the long e sound. If your child is reading “Toy Store” then have him/her think of another page to the book using a ‘t’ toy such as a train and write the sentence “I am a little train.” He/she may illustrate it also if they’d like!
Oct. 4:
In Math we are continuing our study of numbers. Please have your child complete the worksheets to practice writing the number 7 and counting the objects up to 7. If your child has tiles and/or squares in his/her folder, please play with them with your child and have him/her reproduce the shapes that you create with them.
In Reading we read the story “Tam!” today. We read our sight words and many ‘t’ words. Please have your child read the story to you, sign and return. If there is an additional workbook page or worksheet in your child’s folder, then please have him/her do this as well.
If your child attends the “Enhanced Kindergarten Program” in the afternoon, please note that the homework will not be done at school today. It is important that the reading, handwriting, and math be done one to one. Thanks for your understanding.
Oct. 3:
In Math we are continuing our study of numbers, how to graph them, and the conservation of numbers (how the same no. of items can look different depending how they’re placed). Today’s homework deals with the various shapes the number 6 can make. Have your child complete p. 57 by coloring in 6 squares in 6 different ways. We did this in class using one large grid and by manipulating counters. If you’d like you may give your child 6 counters (beans, coins etc.) and have him/her create a variety of shapes of the 6 counters on the large grid on the left side of the folder and then complete p. 57.
Have your child read the booklet “Animal Friends” to you. Depending on your child you may have him/her read the sight words and the names of the animals or just read the sight words and discuss the first letter of all of the animals.
Sept. 25:
In Reading you will find the “Family Times” for this week’s topics, including the amazing words. Please have your child read the book that is in his/her folder, sign and return.
In Math we are continuing our study of numbers and their visual representation through graphing. Have your child complete the graph in his/her folder.
Sept. 22:
We are continuing our study of graphs in Math. Today we learned how to transition from picture graphs to bar graphs. Please have your child interview family and friends to find out how many people prefer apples or oranges. Have him/her color in the bar graph with pencil or crayon.
Listen to your child read “The Little Friends”, sign and return.
Sept. 21:
In Math we are continuing our study of picture graphs. We also learned that they can be read either horizontally or vertically. Please have your child complete the workbook pages 49-50.
In Reading listen to your child read the book that is in his/her folder, sign and return. Discuss the initial consonants of the rebus words in order to decide what word it is. You may help with these words.
Sept. 20:
Please have your child read “Am I Little?” to you, sign and return. Discuss question marks with your child and have him/her read the booklet with expression!
In Math we are continuing our study of graphs, learning how to read and create them. We began with real graphs, graphs using real items (e.g. fruit loops). Today we began reading picture graphs, graphs that use pictures of objects. Have your child survey family and friends to find out which mode of transportation is preferred in your family. Have him/her draw pictures of the plane, train, or car in each box to indicate how many people prefer that. Please do not have him/her color in the boxes like a bar graph. We will discuss bar graphs later this week.
Sept. 14:
The homework tonight is intended to be done at home instead of at the Enhanced Kindergarten Program. Thank you for your understanding.
In Math we are beginning to graph with ‘real’ items. Today we graphed red and blue teddy bears, red and yellow counters, and crayons and dominoes. We discussed which ones were more or less, greater or fewer. There is a blank graph in your child’s folder today. Please choose 2 kinds of objects at home to graph on the paper. It can be 2 different kinds of coins, white socks and colored socks, 2 different kinds of pasta, 2 different colored “army men” etc. Give your child no more than 6 of each item and have him/her graph (put them on the paper from bottom to top) them on the paper graph and count how many he/she has, which one has more/less etc. Please also have him/her draw a picture under each column of the graph of which items were chosen to graph. The paper will be returned blank because it is not a picture graph but a “real” graph using real items. That’s ok! We’ll discuss in class.
In Reading please have your child read the story that is in his/her folder. If your child has Nick the Fix-It Man, have your child circle the words with ck in them. Discuss this sound. If your child has Play Together, have your child circle the word the in red and little in blue.
Sept. 13:
In our Math unit we are discussing numbers to 5 in depth. Please have your child do the pages in his folder by counting the sets of 3, 4, and 5. Then have him/her practice writing the number 5.
In Reading our new sight words are little and the. Have your child read Little Me! to you and sign and return. Please focus on the sight words I, am, little, and the. When reading the animal words, discuss what letter the word begins with before reading so as not to mistake the word rabbit for bunny etc. If your child’s folder has any other papers for your child to read to you, please do so.
Sept. 12:
We began Unit 2 in our Singapore Math program today. Please discuss Lesson 2.1 with your child emphasizing the numbers 1, 2, and 3 with him/her. On the back have your child count the sets and write the numbers correctly under each set.
In Reading you will find the “Family Times” for this week’s topics, including the amazing words. Please have your child read the booklet “I Am Helping” to you and sign and return it. Highlight the repeated words “I am.” Some children may recognize only the words that we have emphasized (I, am) and some may be able to read the entire book. For those students with an additional book, please have him/her read it to you and sign and return it as well.
Sept. 8:
We are finishing up Unit 1 and our discussions about sorting in Math. Please have your child complete pages 17 & 18 of the Math workbook.
Sept. 7:
Please have your child read the story “Am I?” to you. Point out that sometimes it says “I am. . ” and sometimes it says “Am I. . .” Note the initial consonants for the various animals so that they do not name the goose a duck etc. Have him/her read workbook p. 14 to you and complete p. 13 if it is not finished.
In Math we are continuing our unit on matching and sorting. Have your child cut out the sheep attached to p. 7. Then sort them according to the boxes. You may want your child to color the word “red” and “blue” the appropriate colors. These may be sorted in a variety of ways. Discuss the ways. They are not to be glued down, just discussed!
Coming tomorrow, Scholastic Books!!
Sept. 6:
This week’s “Family Times” is in your child’s folder today. Please look at this with your child and discuss this week’s “amazing words” and what they mean. We will be discussing them and reading books using them throughout the week. The “Family Times” is for informational purposes so that you will be more familiar with the books and concepts we are studying. This does not need to be returned. You may choose which activities to do with your child based on his/her level.
Also help your child find the words I and am when reading with your child or anywhere in your home.
In Math we are continuing to learn about objects that do not belong to the set depending on function, the way it looks (including color), or attributes. Have your child complete Activity 4, p. 6. Discuss the answers with your child. The first 5 lines have 1 correct answer. Line 6 has 4 possible answers. Discuss all reasonable explanations.
Sept. 1:
We have been working on our new sight words I and am. Please have your child read the booklet “Who Am I?” to you and then sign and return it.
In our Singapore Math we are continuing to analyze objects and pictures and their similarities and differences. In class we did Lesson 1.5 with manipulatives and orally. Have your child complete pages 9 & 10 at home following the directions at the bottom of the page.
Aug. 31:
Please have your child read the booklet “I Am!” to you. Then have him/her color the pictures that begin with the same letter as the animal on the page. Sign and return.
In Math we are continuing our unit about similarities and differences. Help your child find 2 objects that go together and bring them to school. An example of what we did at school is matching a paper cup and napkin that have the same or similar pattern on it.
Aug. 30:
We began working in reading groups today! Please have your child read the book “Go to School” with you. Have him/her tell you about all of the pictures on each page that begin with the corresponding letter of the animal. Return the book with your signature on the front. You can also have him/her read the “I am” sentences on the reading workbook page in the folder.
In Math we are continuing to compare objects based on attributes such as size, color, position etc. You may discuss p. 5 with your child and then complete p. 6 and discuss using vocabulary such as exactly the same, same, the same but. . ., similar, different, not the same, etc.
Aug. 29:
In Math we are learning about identical, exactly the same, similar, and the same but. . .Please help your child complete the math p. 1 and discuss the similarities and differences of the animals and the differences (the same but. . .).
We have begun our Reading St. language arts program. Every week we will be discussing new “amazing words” among other things. Please look at the “Family Times” in your child’s folder which explains what your child will be learning in school this week and activities that you can do with your child throughout the week.
We are also learning about rhyming words. His/her assignment is to find 2 items in his/her house that rhyme (e.g. car, jar) and remember them to tell the class in the morning!
Homework will begin soon!
