First Class

K:  With a discussion about Everybody books being in ABC order (call numbers), read Alpha Betti by Carlene Morton. As a small group moves to check out, the remainder will work in several ABC learning centers. Bring an Everybody Read shelf to practice using shelf markers and finding their own book. A few others are:

• Smartboard (Descramble and alphabetize) http://www.mothergoose.com/Games/abc_move_match.htm
• matching game (Uppercase to lowercase) http://www.cookie.com/kids/games/alphabet-matching.html
• 26 papers with a letter on each that students may write their name on the correct first letter
• Matching game (Letters to representative word) http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/abcmatch/
• Multiple choice, they give the letter and 3 choices you pick the pic that goes with the letter. http://www.primarygames.com/theabcgame/question_3.htm

1st Grade:

• Read Charlie Parker Played Bop, by    788.7 Ras  (140 L, 1.7 RL, 1 pt)
• Practice new reading activities that go home with baggy books

2nd Grade:

Read Charlie Parker Played Bop, by    788.7 Ras  (140 L, 1.7 RL, 1 pt)

Discuss what is a biography?  How do I find one?  921s, ABC order, Smartboard exercises

3rd Grade:

• Hawkins Expository paper
• Hincher Read Walking Ribbons by Julia Ebel

4th and 5th Grade:

• foldables/lexiles/Reading Counts/ Check out

Pre-K (Friday)
N is for Nest  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mrROGRX7_Fs  Use smartboard to compare the word newt and nest. What is the difference?
Bring a blanket and make a nest for one child.
What do birds use their nest for? What do we have that is similiar to a nest?
Read Dr. Seuss "My Nest is Best"
Be happy where we are.