How many books have we made so far this year?
How many do you have in your Book Treasure Box?
May 27 We learned about the "-ot" word family this week then
read an easy book called
Lots of Spots.
The word pattern is: A ____ has spots. Lots and lots.
Spots on animals help them to hide. Spots on people are called freckles!
May 26 Little Miss Muffet
May 19 We read an easy book called
How Many Legs?
What animal has 8 legs? 6 legs? 4 legs? 2 legs? No legs?
May 14
River Otters
We read an easy book about the characteristics of river otters.
They are fun to watch at the
Brandywine Zoo!
a pair of slippers
May 14 We made a book about
Pairs with Mrs. Ward.
The word pattern is: I see a pair of _______.
May 12 Humpty Dumpty
Laurel challenged us to find "ump" on each page!
So we did!
May 11 We talked about our 5 senses then read
an easy book called
What Smells Good?
The word pattern is: A ___ smells good.
We loved the funny ending!
A skunk smells good...to another skunk!
April 30 The first exhibit we will see at the
Museum is the Giant Squid.
We will see the giant squid when we drive up to the museum!
Mrs. Jones showed us some photos of their arms, tentacles and eggs.
She made an easy factual book about Giant Squid for us to read.
We learned that one of their eyes is as big as our head!
April 28 We highlighted the "noisy ee" words "need" and "trees"
in an easy-to-read book called
Animals Need Trees.
April 23 Mrs. Jones passed around her shell collection then
we read an easy book about some of the
SHELLS we'll see at the museum.
The word pattern is: This shell looks like a ______.
April 21 We talked about the things we can do to help our planet
then we read an easy book called
Earth Day.
The word pattern is: I can _____.
April 14
Lunch Munch!
We predicted which foods "crunch" and might be in the book!
We highlighted "ch" on every page and practiced the sound.
We talked about
onomatopoeia!
April 9 We watched a video called
The Adventures of Wiggly Tooth
and learned how to take care of our teeth and why we need to see our dentist.
We made an easy-to-read book called
My Tooth Care Book.
Mrs. Jones gave each of us a new toothbrush, courtesy of
Colgate!
Mar 26
Dinosaur Day
Mrs. Jones created a book for us to read about
some of our Dinosaur Day activities.
Mar 24
My Dinosaur Book
We completed this easy-to-read book at one of our Dinosaur Day stations.
We used a word ring to fill in the blanks in the book.
Mar 23
Dinosaur Defenses
Mrs. Jones passed around some dinosaur toys while we read a book
she made about how different dinosaurs defended themselves.
The word pattern is: It had ____.
Then we demonstrated what we learned with the toys at Play Time.
March 16 Mrs. Jones read
The Foot Book by Dr. Seuss
then she showed us some
deer feet she bought at a yard sale!
We read a book called
My Feet and highlighted some
Word Wall words.
The word pattern is: My feet can ____.
We loved the surprise ending but our parents may not!
Mar 12 We read the book called
Chickens Aren't the Only Ones
then read an easy repetitive book called
Who Lays Eggs?
The word pattern is: A _____ lays eggs.
Mrs. Jones passed around her egg and nest collection!
She has eggs from an ostrich, an emu, and a duck from the lake.
March 3 In Mrs. Ward's group we learned
How to Write the Numbers
from zero to nine by reciting the poem on each page!
Feb 24 We made the book
KITES by ourselves!
We spelled the color words using the word pattern:
A _____ kite flies. It is a kite parade!
Feb 19 We read a book called
How Do You Count to 100? on our 100th day.
We can count by 1's, 2's, 5's, 10's, 20's, 25's and 50's!
We used our
hundreds chart to count all the different ways!
Feb 9 We made a book about the teen numbers called
Valen-Teens.
Mrs. Ward helped us color the correct amount of hearts on each page.
We liked saying "valen-teens" and "valen-tines!"
Feb 9 We learned to read then decorated a little book called
Be Mine, Valentine which is actually a valentine for our parents!
Feb 5 Mrs. Jones created a book for us to make about
My Flashlight.
We drew our flashlight and measured the length with unifix cubes.
Mrs. Moehlmann, an AM parent, and Mrs. Worley, Mr. Ferrante's aide,
helped us measure the circumference and balance it on a scale.
Then we got to "flashwrite" our names on our bathroom walls and ceiling!
Feb 3 Mrs. Jones read the book
A Bed for the Winter.
The photographs of animals really hibernating were amazing!
The last page was an adorable mouse hibernating.
We practiced saying the chunk "aw."
We read an easy repeating book called
Who Hibernates?
The word pattern is: A ___ sleeps in the winter.
Jan 29
What Do Birds Eat?
We looked at pictures of different bird beaks and photos of birds eating their food,
We learned that birds use their beak to eat seeds, worms, mice, insects, fish, and nectar.
The word pattern is: This bird eats _____.
Jan 27
Birds
We read an easy factual book about bird characteristics.
Mrs. Jones passed around her bird artifacts
male and female pheasant feet, turkey feet, turkey head and neck,
peacock, turkey, pheasant and dove feathers, and a ruffed grouse!
Jan 22 We did experiments in a book called
Float or Sink in Mrs. Jones' group.
It was fun to guess first then put different things
in a bowl of water to see if they float or sink!
Mrs. Jones gave us our own bowl and baggie of things to float and sink at home!
Jan 20 Clean Up, Clean Up!
Now we know how to clean our room!
The word pattern is: "I put my ___ in the ____."
Jan 15 We read a minibook about
Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Dream.
We highlighted "King" and "dream" "He" and "his"
We talked about the
lifeskills caring, courage, cooperation, and problem solving.
Jan 13 We read an easy book called
The Snowy Day.
We talked about the
lifeskill of "organization" and how you can
go out to play faster if you get everything ready ahead of time.
Every page has a question on it: Where is my _______?
We looked for the question marks
and practiced reading
The Words of the Week "where" and "my."
It was fun looking for the picture clues on each page
that led up to the surprise ending!
Jan 13 We made a book in Mrs. Ward's group called
My Mitten Pattern Book to review AB AAB ABB AABB and ABC.
We picked the colors in the pattern on each page, wrote the pattern
using the color words, then colored the mittens.
Jan 8 We read a book about the clothing you wear
In the Winter.
We found and highlighted the
Words of the Week,
you and yes, and the words Do and do, in different colors.
We discovered the same words were highlighted on each page ...in a pattern!
The word pattern is: Do you wear ____ in the winter? Yes, I do!
It has a surprise ending!
Jan 6 We read an easy funny book called
I Like Dogs.
The word pattern is: I like _____ dogs.
We loved the surprise ending!
Jan 5 We read a little book called
Happy New Year!
The word pattern is: Some people _____.
Dec 18 - We made a coupon book for our Parents.
If we whine when they cash in a coupon
they get to make us do it again without whining.
Dec 16 We read a book about
Gifts of Love.
You don't need money for these gifts! We talked about the ways you can
share your love with your parents and grandparents during the holidays.
The word pattern is: I can give a _____.
Dec 15 We made an easy to read book called
Christmas Lights.
We reviewed the color words we have been learning.
The word pattern is: I see a _____ light.
Dec 4 We read an easy-to-read book called
The Christmas Tree.
We circled some
Words of the Week in different colors
and discovered a color pattern on each page!
We used the picture clues to help us read the words we didn't know.
Dec 4 Mrs. Ward helped us read
Red Square, Red Square
a book to help us review the colors and shapes.
Dec 3
What Grows on Trees? Some trees give us food to eat.
We found a pattern on each page! "Do ____ grow on trees? Yes!"
Nov 18
Fun at the Playground
In Mr. Twaddell's group we practiced reading
The Word of the Week.
We
chanted the word
go, found it and read it in the book,
then wrote a sentence using
go and shared it with our neighbor.
Nov 11
I Can Write.
We practiced writing the words we are learning to spell!
The word pattern is: I can write _____.
Nov 6 We had so much fun making a book called
My Leaf!
We picked a leaf from our Nature Collection.
Then we did experiments with it and recorded our answers in our book.
Our favorite was counting how many pennies it took to sink our leaf!
Click here to make a copy of the book
and try the experiments with another leaf!
Use your imagination and try other coins to do your experiments
or use legos or paperclips or a ruler to measure your leaf.
Nov 6 In Mr. Twaddell's group we read a book called
Look What I Found
and compared our collection to what the boy found on his nature walk!
Nov 4
Fall
We circled each fall color word with a colored pencil:
orange, red, yellow, brown and white.
We found "In fall" at the beginning of every sentence!
Oct 28 We read a book called
Halloween in Mr. Twaddell's group.
The word pattern is: Here is a ____.
We talked about real and make-believe.
Oct 28
Ghosts
We learned about speech bubbles. We drew Halloween pictures!
We practiced saying "boo!" with our excited voice.
We practiced looking at each picture for clues to figure out the words.
Oct 23 The Big-eared Bat
We learned how it uses echolocation and its big ears to find insects to eat.
We circled the
Words of the Week "by" and "bat" and "the."
Oct 21 We read a book called
Bubbles in Mr. Twaddell's group.
We practiced making the "Bb" Sound and played with rhyming words.
Oct 21
My Book About Bats
We practiced looking at each picture for clues to figure out the words
in this easy to read nonfiction book. We drew a bat on the cover.
Oct 16 We read an easy book called
What Jumps?
The word pattern is "A ____ jumps. Wow!"
We practiced using our excited voice
when we see an exclamation point!
We learned "WOW" upside down says "MOM."
Oct 14
HOT
The word pattern is: The ________ is hot. Don't touch it!
We highlighted a Word of the Week: hot
and the word "The" at the beginning of a sentence.
We learned that water cools a burn.
Oct 9
My Shape Book
We learned that "rhombus" is another name for the diamond shape.
Oct 6 and 7
My Fire Safety Book
We learned what to do if there is a fire.
We practiced looking at the pictures to figure out what the words might say.
Sept 30 We made an easy book called
Fall Leaves.
The word pattern is: I like ____ leaves.
9/23 We read an easy book called
Wash Your Hands.
Washing our hands is one way we can keep from spreading our germs.
The word pattern is: Wash your hands after you ____.
How
Germs Are Spread - How to
Cough and Sneeze
9/18 Brown Bear, Brown Bear
We colored all the animals the same color as in the book.
We read it together then read it to a partner.
9/17 On Constitution Day we learned about
Symbols of the USA.
Mrs. Jones created a book for us to read and color.
We found
Pennsylvania on the map, then talked about
our flag,
The Bald Eagle,
The Liberty Bell, and
The Statue of Liberty.
9/15 Feelings
We read about different emotions then highlighted the word "I."
We discovered it was almost in the same place on each page.
We enjoyed the little brother's surprise ending!
We will make a Fold-a-Book for some of the
Words of the Week.
This is the list of 25 Kdg words:
no so go is on it can in do me up an you
am the and we my he like to at see a I
