Today we read the story, "Monkey Not Ready for Kindergarten" and we talked about what kindergarten will look like for us next year! After, we used our sunglasses worksheet to draw our favorite kindergarten memory on one side and what we are excited from in kindergarten on the other side!

Today we listened to the story, "The Sandcastle that Lola Built" and then we drew a picture of our own sandcastle!

Today we leaned about penguins by watching a video from the Shedd Aquarium. You can watch the video by clicking the image on the left. After this, we then drew our own penguin by following the instructions in the image on the left.

We read the story, "May There Always Be Sunshine" We talked about all the things we are grateful for and what we hope there always is! You can listen/watch the story and then have your student draw their own picture of what they hope there always is! Examples are sunshine, flowers, rainbows, sisters, cats, etc!

Today we read the story, "Rainbow Fish". We talked about how sharing with others not only makes others happy, but it makes us happy as well. We then made our own Rainbow fish by either gluing on the foil and tissue paper the teachers gave you or by drawing and coloring the fish in. You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read our "Which Is a Fish?" weekly reader! After we read together, we each drew our own picture of what we learned!

Today we read the story, "One Duck Stuck"! We talked about the problem of the story (the duck being stuck in the muck) and then what solution the animals came up with (all of the animals working together to get him out of the muck). We then talked about how we as a class, and as a family, need to be like the animals and help each other! Our homework for the day is to draw a picture of us helping someone. Maybe at school by cleaning our tables or at home by putting our toys away! Have your student complete this drawing and then send it to us on ClassDOJO!

Today we read the story, "The Ugly Duckling". We talked about how unkind words hurt others and how we should use kind words with others. We then filled out the Ugly Duckling Chart we had with different emojis to show how the swan acted, looked, felt, and thought. We said he acted beautiful, looked sad, thought how he was different, and felt lonely. Click the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read the story, "In the Pond". We talked about the different stages of the frog's lifecycle! First frogs start off as eggs, then they turn into tadpoles! After they are tadpoles they become froglets and finally a frog! After you listen to the story, you can have your child try to draw the stages of the frog!

Today we read the story "Splash". While we read the story, we talked about how animals were "adding and subtracting" from the pond! After reading the story, students then drew a picture about the story and tried to remember different characters from the story.

Today we read the story, "The Foolish Tortoise" While we read the story we made predictions about what might happen - would the tortoise be faster? Would he get eaten? Would he miss is shell? And at the end we talked about why he ended up putting his shell back on.

Then we made our own tortious with our half paper plate, brown cut outs, and green construction paper! You can either collage the shell or fill the entire shell up! This is your child's homework, send us a picture when it is done.

Today we read the story, "All Are Welcome"! We talked about how we are all the same in some ways and different in others, and that is what makes us all unique and special! We are all important and we are all welcome! After reading we did our personal keepsake - we drew what we look like right now and then on the inside we had an adult wirte what we like to do at this age : what we like to do at home, what we like to eat, to play, do wear. We asked what friends we like to play with and what our favorite thing to learn is. We talked about what we liked about our family members and teachers!

Adults, ask your child these questions and write their answers so that you can always remember them at this age!

Today we talked about different skin colors and even named different foods that represent our skin. "I think my skin looks like an ice cream cone."

We read the book, "The Skin You Live In". We continued to talk about how we are different, but we are one big community. We talked about having a good heart and being kind to each other.

Today we continued to talk about our similarities and differences by reading the book, "It's Okay to be Different". We talked about all the cool things we do that make us different from each other and how that makes us each special! After we read the story, we drew pictures of animals we are most like! You could draw a picture of a dog because you are friendly, or a dolphin because you like to swim, or a lion because you are loud, or a horse because you are fast!

Add details to your picture and a small sentence about why you picked that animal!

Today we have started our unit on what makes us different, what makes us the same, and what makes us special! We started this unit by reading the story, "We are All Alike, We are All Different"! We took note of things that make us similar, we are in the same class, we all eat food, we like to play! And also things that make us different like; we have different color eyes, we like playing different toys, some of us like apples and others like bananas!

After the story we traced our hands and on the inside we drew something that we like about our self, or something we like to do! Please bring your child's hand drawing to school so that we can hang it up in the hallway!

Today we read the story, "Bug Dance"! We talked about how each bug was different, in what it looked like and what it could do! Then we made our own bugs! We decided how many legs it would have, if it would have wings, how many eyes and body parts! We planned out bugs out by writing the numbers in the box and then drawing it! Each bug should look different, we each made our own, so no one's bug looked the same! Then we wrote one sentence about why ours was the best! Maybe because it could fly, or because it was colorful, or because it had a lot of legs! You get to be creative and decide what makes it awesome!

Today we listened to the story, "The Ant and the Grasshopper". We learned that ants work hard to get food for their colonies and in this story, the grasshopper helped by playing music. You can listen to the story by clicking the image on the left. If it asks for a password/username, they are both ecepeterson.

After this, students drew their favorite bug and explained why it was their favorite bug. They made sure to add details about their bug to the picture and challenged themselves to start to label the picture as well.

Today we read "The Grouchy Ladybug" and then we drew pictures of our own grouchy ladybug. In the story, the ladybug was grouchy because she didn't want to share her food, but you can draw your ladybug grouchy for any other reason! Your child's homework is to draw a happy ladybug! You can decide why your ladybug will be happy - maybe because she went to the park or she saw a dog, you decide!

Please send us a photo of your completed work! To listen to the story, just click the picture of underlined words!

Today we read the story, "The Very Busy Spider". As we read the story, we learned that spiders make webs to catch bugs to eat. After this, students either worked on their "it" sight word sheet OR played a find the spider letter game. You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read the story, "Ten Wriggly Wiggly Caterpillars" and reviewed the life cycle of the butterfly. Students had fun"subtracting" a caterpillar from each page to see how many caterpillars were left. You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story. At the end we saw if students could name all the parts of the lifecycle. Then we did our butterfly connect the dots sheet and colored it in for fun!

Today we read our weekly reader, "Creepy Crawly Caterpillar"! We talked about the different kinds of caterpillars and we talked about the similarities and differences. Then, we finished our Butterfly Life Cycle project. You can do this at home too!

Today we read the story, "Danny and the Monarch Butterfly". After listening to the story, we reviewed the life cycle of the butterfly: egg, caterpillar, cocoon/chrysalis, and butterfly! Click on the picture on the left to listen to the story. Following this, we worked on the sight word "you" if the child had it OR the letter Z. Students were asked to turn in these papers for homework.

Today we read the story, "Play with Me,' which is about a girl who wants to play with different animals! After we read the story, we started our butterfly life cycle project! Yesterday we read, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" and we talked about how a caterpillar goes through a lot of changes in its life. First it is a small egg on a leaf, then it turns into a caterpillar, then it wraps itself in a cocoon, before coming out as a beautiful butterfly! We started with the first two stages, egg and caterpillar! You can do this at home with your child too! Tomorrow and Thursday we will continue to add to the life cycles!

Today we read the story, "The Very Hungry Caterpillar". After reading the story, we reviewed the life cycle of a butterfly: First they are an egg, then a caterpillar, then they build a cocoon, and then they become a butterfly! We will be talking about this lifecycle all week long! You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story. After this, students with worked on reviewing the letter Yy or their new sight word, "I".

Today in ELA we read our Weekly Reader all about what to wear in different weather situations. We practiced picking out outfits for sunny, snowy, rainy, and windy days! You can talk to your child about good clothes to wear as well!

After we finished the reading, we drew pictures of our favorite weather! Have your student tell you what weather they like and why, then have them draw it! Make sure they add details - like what does the sky look like or what kind of clothes should they wear! Then encourage your child to start labeling their work! After its done please send it to us on ClassDOJO!

Today we read, "Thunder and Lightening"

We learned about the weather, we talked about how lightening comes from a cloud and the thunder is the sound of lightening. We talked about how to be safe indoors and outdoors during the thunderstorms and lightening.

Students have to draw a picture of Thunder and Lightening and send it on DOJO!

Today we read, "The Gift of Ramadan"

We talked about when Ramadan starts, how people celebrate Ramadan. We talked about Ramadan is about fasting, it's about action of speech, and about being good at heart by helping everyone selflessly.

For Homework, children can draw a picture of something they like to do on a Sunny day. Please send the picture of DOJO!

Today we read our weekly reader, "Whew! The Sun is Hot!" We talked about things that happen in summer and how the sun affects us. We also made sure to talk about how to keep ourselves safe in the sun by drinking water, wearing sunscreen, and taking breaks in the shade. After we did this we worked on the letter Ww worksheet and reviewed our sight words: to, a, the, and!

Today we read the story, "Celebrating Mother's Day" and we talked about all the ways our mother's love us and what we love about them! After we read the story, we all got to try different fruits. We talked about the taste, sound, and feel of the fruit and we decided which was our favorites! Then we drew and colored a picture of our favorite fruit on the small, white construction paper. If you child wants, they can bring their drawing to supply pick up and we will hang their work up in the class!

To listen to the story, click the picture or HERE

Today we read the story, "The Fruits We Eat!" We talked about different fruits. We also talked about many ways the fruits grow; mainly focusing on trees, on bushes, and on vines. We worked on a Similarities and Differences worksheet to talk how the are same and how they are different. Please send the picture of the completed worksheet on DOJO!

Today we read the story, "The Enormous Watermelon"! We talked about the many ways fruit grow; on trees, on bushes, or on vines on the ground! After we read the story, we broke up into groups to work on either the letter Vv or sight word, "a"!

After your child does either worksheet, please send a picture to Class DOJO!

Today in ELA we read the story, "The Apple Pie Tree" as we continued to learn about fruits! After we read the story we used our red construction paper and ripped it into small pieces before glueing it onto our paper plate. Then we used the brown paper to make a stem and the green paper to make a leaf! You can cut out the apple like in the picture, or you can practice writing the word 'apple' on the paper! After its done please send us a photo.

To listen to the read aloud, just click the underlined words or the picture of the apple!

Today we read the story, "Growing Vegetable Soup" and we talked about all the veggies they put in the soup and what materials they needed to grow and make the soup. After we read the story we drew a picture of our own vegetable garden! We made sure to add a lot of details and color to our pictures. After your child draws their own garden, ask them about it and write their response on the picture. Please send this to us on Class Dojo for their homework.

Today we read, "The Vegetables We Eat"

In the book we learned about different vegetables and got the information about how they are categorized into 8 different groups. We talked about how vegetables are grown in farms by the farmers and brought to the stores for us to buy them. Important thing we learned was, "It is important to eat vegetables, they are good for us!" Click on the book to listen to the story.

Today for ELA we read the weekly reader we sent home called, "What's that plant?". As we read, we made sure to identify the different plants we saw. Then we drew about the weekly reader. Students could pick what they wanted to draw from the weekly reader. They were challenged to add details, use lots of colors, and label it if they could. After doing their drawing, you can turn it into DOJO.

Today we read the story, "Spot the Difference, Flowers". In the story we talked about the ways in which flowers can be different-different colors, shapes, sizes, and how many petals they have. After this we drew two flowers on a piece of paper. We then had students add details such as what flowers need to grow, labels, and the parent wrote the difference of the flower that their child identified. This was the homework for the day to be posted to DOJO. You can click on the picture to listen to the story.

Today we read about Seeds in a weekly reader. We talked about what dandelion seeds, pea pod seeds, and palm tree seeds look like! Then we talked about seeds we could eat. After we finished the Weekly Reader, we worked on the Letter Rr worksheet! Please have your child complete the worksheet and practice making the "R" sound (rrrrrrr).

Toda we read the story, "Flower Garden". In the book we talked about who the girl was planting flowers for as well as the similarities and differences in the flowers. After this, we worked on a fill in the missing letter Alphabet flower sheet. This is also their homework for the day.

Today we read Panting a Rainbow by Louis Ehlert. We learned all about the colors of the rainbow, along with more plant vocabulary. After reading the story, students worked on the letter Q worksheet. We practiced writing the letters out as well as identifying pictures that start with the letter Q.

To listen to the story, click on the underlined words or picture. And please send us a photo of your child's finished letter Q worksheet.

Today we read the book, "The Dandelion Seed". In the book we talked about how a seed travels when blown by the wind. We talked about how the seed landed on the dirt and started growing after getting enough water, sunlight and air. We also talked about different seasons during the read- aloud.

Students worked independently on the a sequence worksheet, "How to grow a plant?". When your student is done, please send it to us on ClassDOJO!

Today we read the weekly reader, "Flower Power". In this weekly reader, we learned about the parts of a flower. After reading it, we tried to label the parts of the flower by saying them as the teacher pointed to them. You can click on the picture on the left to read the weekly reader to your child. Also, students can complete their letter Pp worksheet.

Today we read, "Zinna's Flower Garden"! While we read, we talked about the steps to planting a seed and what it needs to grow into a plant! After our story we talked about the life cycle of a flower! We drew pictures of how a seed changes over time, from a seed to a seedling, to a sprout, and finally into a flower! To watch and listen to the story, just click on the picture or the underlined words!

Today we read the story, "Seed Song". In this book, we learned about the steps it takes to make a flower grow. We reviewed these steps at the end of the book. To listen to the story, click on the picture on the left. After we read the story, we did our letter Oo sheet. We traced, found, and wrote the letter O. Then we found words that began with the letter Oo and colored those in. This was our homework for today.

Today we read the story "Dinosaur Woods" and we talked about why we need to have some woods and trees. We talked about how the woods are pretty, but more importantly they are home to some animals! We also talked about the words "extinct" and "endangered". We talked about ways we could help those animals, because we don't want animals to leave!

We also talked about recycling again! We played a game where we sorted things into piles, glass, paper, plastic, and trash! You can do this at home too!

Today we read the story, "Over in the Meadow". As we read, we tried to remember what the animals were doing on each page. We talked about how litter or trash could hurt animals like these and why it is important that we clean trash up when we see it. To listen to the story, click the picture on the left. After the story, we made our earth day windsocks. First we took our blue paper and cut a strip off the bottom. Then we made some green blobs to represent the land with a marker or crayon on the blue paper. Then we taped the big blue paper into a cylinder. Then we taped the streamers to the bottom and the strip of paper to the top to create a handle.

Today we read the book, "Recycling!" by Jess Stockham. We talked about why we need to recycle, how it helps the Earth and all the people on the planet. While we read we talked about what the characters were recycling, and if we could recycling those things too! After reading, we started the letter "Nn" worksheet. We talked about the right way to write the letter, the sound it makes, and we worked on identifying the letter! Please have your child complete the worksheet and then send a photo on ClassDOJO to turn it in today! Thanks!

Today we read a weekly reader about litter. We learned that litter is trash. We learned why it is important to throw litter or trash in the garbage to protect nature and animals. You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

After the story, we made an earth man with the materials the teachers had given us. You can watch the video for how to make it. As you make the earth man, you can talk about ways to protect the earth!

This week we will read books about Earth, How do we take care of it? We will use vocabulary words Reuse, Recycle, Reduce, and Save. Today we read, "Why Should I Protect Nature?" Children talked about how they can save the nature by not littering. How they can be a good citizen and save the Earth by keeping it clean!

Today we read the story, LLama Llama Loves to Read! We talked about where the story took place and what things Llama Llama did in the story. After, we completed a project where we drew about what we love to do! Please ask your student what they love to do and guide them in drawing a detailed picture of it! Add the setting and small details and lots of color to your artwork! Then, save this and bring it to class at the next supply pick up so we can display these at the school!

To listen/watch the story, please click the underlined words or the photo to hear the story on Youtube!

Today we read the story, "Llama Llama Home with Mama". During the story we talked about how Llama and his mom felt throughout the book as well as what we do when we are sick. After the story, we did our letter Ll sheet by tracing the Ll's, writing the L's, finding the L's, and finding words that start with Ll. Click the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read "Llama Llama Mad at Mama" and we talked about feeling angry or mad. We talked about what to do when we do feel angry, because everyone feels it. After we read the story, we used our sequencing packet to cut out pictures from the story and put it in order. After you have your child glue the pictures in order, see if they can re-tell the story to you verbally in order!

To listen to the story, click on the underlined words or the picture!

Today we read the story, "Llama Llama Gram and Grandpa". As we read, we talked about the emotions Llama had throughout the book and how his feelings changed. We also asked different -wh questions. You can click the picture to listen to the story.

After this, we completed the letter Kk sheet. We traced the K's, wrote K's, found K's, and colored picture that start with K. We also talked about the sound Kk makes.

Today we read the story, Llama Llama Time to Share! As we read, we talked about the emotions Llama Llama had. Then, at the end we named all the emotions he had through the book and we talked about how emotions can change!

After we learned about the letter Jj! We practiced making the sound and identifying the letter. Then we completed the letter Jj worksheet. Please have your child do the same and turn the finished work into us on Class DOJO!

Today we read the story, "Llama Llama Misses Mama". As we read, we talked about how Llama's feelings changed throughout the book about how he felt about school.

After the story, we chose one big event to draw about. The event we chose in the AM class was to draw about Llama and his mama reuniting after school at the end. We made sure to draw the characters for this part, extra details, use lots of colors, label, and talk about what our picture. You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Happy Saint Patrick's Day! Today we read the story, "The Leprechaun's Big Pot of Gold" and we talked about the leprechaun's feelings and how the changed over the book. We also talked about the mysteries of this holiday and searching for gold at the end of the rainbow.

After reading, we cut out our big green shamrock and drew a picture of what we wished for on it! We all chose silly wishes, like riding unicorns or sliding down rainbows! Please have your child complete this fun activity, write their wish on the shamrock, and send it to us on class dojo!

Today we read the story, "Llama Llama and the Bully Goat". We talked about how Llama's feelings changed throughout the book when Gilroy goat began to bully and be mean to him. We also talked about how if someone is bullying you or is mean to you, you can get an adult to help. We talked about how it is never ok to hit or call names back to others.

After the story, we had students make their cloud and rainbow project. We cut out the cloud and glued the rainbow strips underneath it. We will be using this tomorrow for our math lesson, so please keep it safe. You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read the story, "Llama Llama red pajamas" by Anna Dewdney. As we read, we talked about how llama was feeling while waiting for his mama. We learned how not to react and it is important to waiting patiently in some situation. Click the picture on the left to listen to the story.

We worked on the letter "I i" worksheet to find pictures and color the ones that have a beginning sound the letter "I i" makes.

Today we read the story, "The Feelings Book" by Todd Parr. After reading, we talked about our feelings, what makes us feel different emotions. After we drew a feelings picture. We challenged ourself to draw different emotions, like what makes us feel cranky or silly or brave! Encourage your child to add details to their pictures and use lots of colors too! After they draw and color please have them tell you what they drew and the adult can write it on the picture. Your student can label their artwork if they want to!

Today we read our weekly reader, "The Wind Blew Through". You can do this with your child at home. We talked about how the weather made the children feel as we read as well how the weather is changing due to it being Spring. Your child's independent work for the day is to finish the weekly reader's back page and to draw about the weekly reader.

We then talked about the saying that says, "March comes in like a Lion and out like a Lamb". When people say this, they are talking about how lion weather is rainy and windy and stormy. When they talk about lamb weather, they talk about how the weather is calm and sunny. Students were asked to pick which weather type they liked and draw that animal to show that. They would then use the cotton they have to decorate their lamb or the paper strips to decorate their lion. This is the homework they can turn in for the day.

Today we read the story, The Big Bad Bully Bear as a class. We talked about the different emotions the bears might be feeling and we talked about ways we could solve our own problems. After we did our letter Hh worksheet. We learned how to write the upper and lowercase letters correctly and searched for them in the top box. After we colored the pictures that start with the letter 'h'. If your child wants a challenge, they could draw a picture on the back of something else that starts with the letter H. After this sheet is complete, please send it to us on ClassDOJO.

Today we read the story, "Goodnight Moon" As we read, children were asked to tell if they heard rhyming words in the story. Children drew rhyming words on a white paper. Children can finish drawing their pictures and color their pictures too. Click on the link to listen to the story.

Rhyming words we drew were; bear - chair,

kitten- mitten, house- mouse, clock- sock.

Today we read the story, "A Letter To Amy"

Children were asked "Wh-" questions to help them predict what might happen at the end of the story. After the read aloud, children worked on the Letter "G". We practiced the sound the letter "G" makes and worked on the letter "G" worksheet. Click the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read the story, What Makes Me Happy (click on the underlined words to watch the read aloud)! As we read, we drew our own pictures of what makes us feel different emotions. On a white piece of paper, have your child draw a small picture of what makes them laugh, cry, scared, mad, and happy. After they draw, ask them about their pictures and label the drawing for them. Please send a photo of their work to us on ClassDOJO, thanks!

Today in language arts we read the story, "Maxwell Mouse." We talked about why Maxwell Mouse felt scared during the story and what the noise was that scared him. Unfortunately the game we played in class cannot be played outside of class. Instead you can just have your child draw the biggest and smallest person in your family. This is also the homework.

You can click the underlined words or the picture to listen to the story read aloud to you!

Today we read the story, "When Sophie Gets Angry, Really, Really Angry." We talked about why Sophie was feeling angry and how she calmed down. After the story we drew about a picture from the story. We chose in the morning class to draw about Sophie being so angry that she roared fire! We made sure to draw lots of details, use lots of colors, to challenge ourselves to label the picture, and to have our adult write about what we said out picture was about. This was our homework for the day.

Today we started our unit on emotions and today's emotion was happy! We read the story, "I feel Happy" (click on the underlined title to listen and watch the story) and we talked about what our bodies feel and look like when we are happy. We also talked about what makes us happy and how we can help others be happy as well. After the story we did our letter E worksheet. When you do this with your student, please make sure they are being careful how they write each letter and practice saying the name of the letter and the sound (ehh) that it makes.

Today we read the story, "The Paper Bag Princess". As we read, we focused on why questions while also reviewing other -wh questions. The big why questions were-Why did the princess have to wear a paper bag? Why was the dragon so tired? Why didn't the princess marry the prince at the end? After this, we wrapped up our -wh questions unit by answering who they like to play with and what they like to play by drawing it. When they are done with the picture, please make sure to ask them who they like to play with, what they are playing, where they like to play, and why they like to play that and write it at the top of the paper. We are assessing their ability to answer -wh questions. Make sure they add details to show what room they are in and use lots of colors. You can even challenge them to label their pictures. I have attached pictures of the assignment for today as well as all the assignments for the week. Please remember to either bring work to us or turn it in on DOJO. Click on the picture to listen to the story.

Today we read the story, "Caps For Sale". As we read the story we focused on "Why" questions. We worked on those questions to help students be able to find the cause and effect at the end of the story. Seeing what is happening and what will happen as a result of that. Children can then make a prediction about the story.

Today we read the story, What Season Is It? You can click the underlined words to listen to Miss Stacy read the story. After we read, we used our four seasons paper to dress the people in the right outfits for each season! Talk your child through what they would need for each season, for example would they wear a swimsuit in winter? Would you need rain boots in spring? After they draw, you can help them label the clothing.

Today we read the story, "The Best Time of Day". As we read the story, we focused on "When" questions and talked a lot about the time of day with this story. After we read the story, we broke into groups to practice the letter C. Some students had a letter C worksheet and some had a white paper where they practiced writing C and practiced drawing things that start with C. We then turned in a picture of this for homework. To listen to the story, click the picture on the left.

Today we continued to talk about the word, 'where'. We read the story, Where Will We Go Today, Daddy? You can click on the underlined title to watch and listen to it! After listening to the story ask your child where they went! We also worked on the letter B. Students with the worksheet should complete it by practice writing and finding the letter. Then they need to color the pictures that start with the letter B. If your child does not have this worksheet they can practice writing the letter B on a blank sheet of paper and drawing pictures that start with the letter B, like bee or book or banana!

Today we read our weekly reader about Teeth! We learned that it is dental health month and why it is important to have teeth and to take care of them. You can read your weekly reader with your child. After this, we did a slide presentation about the order of how to brush our teeth. We played a game to see if we could identify which step was missing. After this, we practiced brushing our own teeth with the toothbrushes we gave to students. To watch the toothbrushing slides, click on the picture on the left.

Today we read the story, "Knuffle Bunny". We focused on asking where questions throughout the story to identify where they were in the story. After the story, we divided into two groups for letter work. If your child has the letter Aa worksheet-we worked to complete that and specifically worked on the letter A sound and what starts with A. If you didn't have the letter A sheet, you got out a white paper and we worked on identifying the name for the letter A and things that started with A. As we identified things that start with A, we drew them. Your homework is to turn in your letter work. To listen to the story, click on the picture on the left.

Today we read the story, "Big Read Barn". As we read, we focused on the questions "Where". We asked where animals were throughout the story. This could relate to a position like next to the barn or in the field, etc. After this, we completed our where is the farm animal booklet by cutting out the animals on the last page and then gluing them in the correct spot. To read the story, click on the picture on the left.

Today we watched the story, "A Zillion Valentine's". After the story, we used our giant heart to make a valentine for someone special. We used our decorations and markers to decorate it. We also made sure to cut it out. To listen to the story, click on the picture on the left. To log into bookflix, the password and username is ecepeterson.

Today we read the "Hearts Mean Love" weekly reader as a class. Your child should have been given this, please read it with your child too. After you read it, talk to your child about who they love and how they can show that person love. Then, have your child draw a picture of this, who they love and what they do together! Encourage them to use lots of details and color. We want to see your child's work, please ave them do it on their own. After they draw and color it, the adult can ask what their work is and write whatever they say. After it is complete, please take a photo and send it to Class DOJO.

Today we read the story, "A day at Greenhill Farm" one more time. As we read, we focused on what we learned from this book over the past 3 days. After reading the story, we chose to draw about one thing we learned. For example, I learned that cows drink their mother's milk and say moo when they want their mom. I drew this, colored my picture with lots of colors, wrote what I learned, and tried to label my picture as well. This is the homework for the day. You can click on the picture to listen to the story.

Today we read the story, "A day on Greenhill Farm again". Today's question focus during the story was, "What do animals give us?" As we read the story, we tried to answer what a chicken, cow, pig, and sheep give us. Then we chose one animal to draw along with what they gave us. We made sure to use lots of colors and details as we drew this. When students were done, we asked them to tell their parent what the animal they drew gave us and to write it down. You can then send us a picture on DOJO of this. You can use the picture on the left to help you and you can click the picture to listen to the story.

Today we read the informational book, "A Day at Greenhill Farm". We practiced answering what questions while we read the story, specifically, "What did the animals eat." After reading the story, we got out the sheet with the farm animals and food. We then cut out all the food out at the bottom and tried to match the food to the correct animal by gluing it under that animal. We then took a picture and sent this to teachers on DOJO. To listen to the story, click on the picture on the left.

Today we read the story, "Clifford's First Valentine". As we read the story, we continued to ask who questions such as "Who is the valentine for? Who fell in the mail slot?". Then we played an ABC game. Students were show the picture on the left and had to pick a letter and write it on their white board and try to say the sound it makes. We then tried to think of animals that started with the letter. We revealed the animal underneath the letter after they made a guess. You can listen to this youtube video "Animal Alphabet" by clicking the song title before playing the game to help them in knowing animals that start with that letter. Also, to read the Clifford story, click on the picture on the left.

Today we read the story, "Franklin's Valentine". While reading the story, we asked who questions such as, "Who dropped their valentines? Who do you see in the classroom?" etc. After this, we got out our brown paper bag with our names on it and decorated both sides for our valentine bag. We DID NOT use the ziplock bag of hearts to decorate-these are materials for next week. You will put your child's 20 valentines with their name on them in this bag to bring tomorrow during supply pick up. To read the story, click on the picture on the left.

Today we read the story, "Best Best Friends". As we read the story, we asked students who questions. After this, we asked students, "Who is your friend?". We then asked them to get their heart sheet out and draw them on one side and their friend on the other. Then they could draw in details of what they like to do together such as cars, blocks, dolls, etc. They could then label one side with their name and the other wither their friend's name. After drawing and coloring it, they could then cut it out and turn it in for homework on DOJO. To read the story, you can click on the picture on the left.

Today we read the story "Love you Forever". We answered who questions throughout the story as we read. Who questions usually answer what person, animal, or creature did something the story. After this story, we then asked "Who is in your family?" and to draw and label them. We asked to include labels of which family member is which, to add details, and lots of colors. You can click on the story on the left to read the story to your child.

Today we read the story, "Clothesline Clues for Sports People Play." After the story, we asked students what different athletes need to play their sports. For example, a basketball pay has a basketball, a hoop, basketball shoes, and workout clothes. A soccer player has a net, soccer ball, cleats, and a soccer uniform.

After this, we then chose a community helper to draw about and try to identify what that community helper can do and has. We challenged students to draw a community helper they hadn't previously drew this week. You can use the picture on the left to help. We ask that after drawing the community helper, they tell you what the community helper can do and what they have for their job and to write what they say at the top-even if it is wrong. Make sure your child draws details in the background for this person's job (for example a construction worker may have a building in the background and a hammer and saw etc. A teacher may have a board in the background and books and pencils, etc.) Make sure to challenge them to use. enough colors-at least 4 colors for 4 year olds and at least 5 colors for 5 year olds. You can even challenge them to label the picture by seeing if they can identify the first letter of the word for different things they drew. All the work in the picture is what we asked for this week. Please make sure you are turning in all work for the week as this is how we assess your child each day.You can click on the picture on the left to read the story tp your child as well.

Today we read the story, Firefighters A-Z . You can click the underlined story title to listen to the story read aloud on Youtube. After you listen to the story, please have your student draw a picture of something they learned or remember from the story. Please encourage your child to add as many details as possible. We would love to see them drawing more than just one person and one object! If your child is 3 have them use 3 colors, if they are 4 use 4 colors, and so on. After they draw and color the picture, you can have them tell you what they drew and then write exactly what they said, even if it isn't correct. Then, send a photo to the teachers on Class Dojo, thank you!

An extra challenge for your child is to begin to label the photo with the first sound of each item drawn.

Today we read the story, "Clothesline Clues for Jobs People Do." As we read the story, we tried to figure out who had what tools to do their job before we turned the page. At the end of the story we worked on our community helper grid. We did the first 3 together and drew at least 1 tool that the community helper has in order to do their job. Your child can complete the last two on their own. Ask them what they drew and write it down in the box. Remember, even if your child draws the wrong thing, let them do it. We are assessing if they can match community helpers to tools they have for their jobs. We need to know if they are still mixed up on this. Click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read the story, "Whose Hat is This?". While we read, students were challenged to identify which community helper wore each hat. At the end of the story, we asked them to identify what community helpers had int he story for their jobs? It was different hats! To listen to the story, click on the picture on the left. After this, we played a game where we had to match community helpers to tools they used. Unfortunately we cannot give access to this game, but you could instead tell them a community helper and ask what tools they might need for their job. For example: What would a teacher have for their job-pencils, books, crayons, etc. What would a firefighter have for their job- a hose, helmet, fire truck, etc.

Today we learned about more community helpers and what they "have" to do their jobs. When someone has something for their job it is either a tool or part of their uniform that they need for their job. For example, a doctor HAS scrubs, a stethoscope and a thermometer. A firefighter HAS a helmet, fire truck, and hose to do his job. We read the story, "Show me Community Helpers". After reading the story, we asked students what each community helper HAS to do their job. We read the main part about the helper and then used the picture to help us identify what they have for their job. You can read the story to your child by clicking on the picture on the left. After this, we drew what we wanted to be when we grew up and the things we would need to have to do our job. When your child draws their picture, make sure they draw it on their own. They should write their name, the date, use lots of colors, add details and can even be challenged to label the picture if they know letters and sounds. Lastly they should tell you what they want to be and what they need to have for their job-you can write this at the top. Please make sure this is the child's work. Also please make sure to have them add those details and color. We have noticed less details and colors in recent drawings.

Today we read about the community helper the police officer. We talked about what they CAN do after reading a story about them. For example, a police officer can help people, drive a police car, solve crimes, and arrest bad guys. After the story, we then colored our own police badge. We even wrote out name on the badge. As children wrote their names, they were encouraged to say each letter in their name. They then could trace the dotted line on the outside of the badge and cut the badge out on that line. Then you can take a picture and post on DOJO of their badge. They can then use it to play and pretend to be a police officer. To listen to the story "Police Officers on the Go", click on the picture on the left. You will need to log into the bookflix website. The username is ecepeterson and the password is ecepeterson. If it takes you to the general page-just search for the title of the book to find the right one. This website has many books you can read to your child. You are free to keep using the website to read more books!

Today we read about the community helper the dentist. We then talked about what they CAN do. For example, the dentist can clean our teeth, floss our teeth, fix a cavity, etc. After this, we used our teeth paper to write letters on the teeth. We then asked student to find and erase different letters on the teeth to see if they knew the letter. You can play this as often as you want. To listen to the story, click on the picture on the left.

Today we read a story about Doctors and talked about what they CAN do. We talked about how doctor's can take our temperature, help us feel better, give us medicine, etc. Afterwards we played a doctor vocabulary game-but because we can't put it here, you could just draw a picture of a doctor after the story and add details about what the doctor needs to do his job (stethoscope, thermometer, shot, etc.) as well as what a doctor's office looks like. To listen to the story, click on the picture on the right.

Today we learned about teachers and what they can do. Our focus these next two weeks are community helpers and the things they can do and the things they have. After this, we got a slip of paper out and drew something we can do all by ourselves. Students will continue this project throughout the week and make an I can do it jar as part of their independent work. We will share these jars on Friday. You can click on the picture to listen to the story and view the lesson.

Today we read the story, "The Biggest Snowball of All". This book talked a lot about sizes. As we read the story, we talked about sizes as well. When finished with the story, we asked students to identify the story as fiction or informational. We agreed the story was fiction because it was pretend-animals don't wear clothes or talk or build snowmen! After this we got out a white paper, drew a small circle, a medium circle, and a big circle. We then cut them out, wrote out names on each one, and put them in order from smallest to biggest. This was then the homework to take a picture of this. Click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read the Winter Window Weekly reader. We talked about informational and fiction again by talking about what we can see out our own windows and what we wish we could see. After reading it we drew a picture of what we can see. Then for homework you will work with your student to draw what they want to see, something fake or fiction!

Today we read the Arctic Giants weekly reader. We talked about what the word enormous meant and we talked about each of the animals and what made them different. We also talked about how they were all real animals, and that it was an informational story because we learned new things. For homework, please have your student draw a picture of what they learned/remember from the weekly reader after and send a photo on Class Dojo!

Today we read the story,"The Snow Bear". We talked if the story was Informational or Fiction (Story). During the read aloud, kids were asked, "If the animals can talk using the words?" This helped the students understand that the book was a fiction. Afterwards, we drew an animal from the story on the blue construction paper. We ripped small pieces of the white construction and glued all over the animal picture drawn on the blue construction. Parents can help children write the name of their animal. Don't forget to put our name and today's date!

Today we read the story, "Snowmen at Night." We talked about if the story was real or pretend. We came to the conclusion that it was pretend because snowman can't really move and do the things in the story. Afterwards, we drew a picture of what our snowman would do at night. Try to make sure they add details, extra colors, and even challenge them to label their picture (see if they know what letter the picture starts with). Then ask you child what they drew-challenge them to use a big sentence and say, “ My snowman is...” and then fill in what the snowman is doing. You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read the story, "The First Day of Winter." As we read the story, we thought about if this story was real or pretend. We thought about how animals don't really help us build snowmen and that this book was all drawings. We determined that it was pretend. We then drew our own snowmen and cut them out with parent help to turn in for homework on DOJO. We are also asking that you bring the snowman your child made to supply pick up on Friday to turn into us for our bulletin board.

Today we read the story, "The Mitten". We asked students to think if this story is real or pretend. When asking this question, we said, could these animals really fit into a small mitten? After the story, students were then asked to pick their favorite animal character and draw a mitten with them inside of it. Click on the picture to listen to the story.

Today we read the stories, "Christmas Time" and "The Night Before Christmas". After reading these stories, we made our gingerbread house and gingerbread people that were in our bags by using the stickers provided. We then ate our candy canes. You can click on the picture to listen to the story, "The Night Before Christmas."

Today we read the story, "Under the Ramadan Moon" and we talked about how people celebrate this holiday. After the story, we drew a moon and star on our symbols of holiday paper. We then had students share how this holiday is the same or similar to the other holidays we learned about and how it was different. To listen to the story, click on the picture.

Today we read the story, "Count the Days of Hanukkah" and we talked about the traditions of Hanukkah. After reading the story, we drew a menorah on our symbols of the holidays paper. We will continue to add more symbols this week as we continue to learn about more holidays. To listen to the story, click on the picture!

Today we read the story," Peppa's Diwali." We talked about how Diwali is celebrated. After reading the book we drew fireworks using a black marker and crayons on a paper divided into four parts. Each box will be used to draw each holiday symbol.This week we are reading about different holidays. We will draw symbols for each holiday and talk about what is common about all these holidays. Please do the "Divo" activity ( Instructions on the STEAM) and send the picture on ClassDojo.

Today we read the story, "A Hat for Minerva Louise." After we read the story, we tried to remember the order of things Minerva tried on- A hose for a scarf, gloves for shoes, a flower pot for a hat, a boot for a hat, and then mittens for a hat. Then we drew our own Minerva Louise chicken and chose something funny to make the hat with. Your child can come up with whatever they want for the hat and then send it to us on DOJO. You can listen to the story again by clicking on the picture on the left.

Today we read the story, "Christmas Cookie Day". As we read the book students answered telling what was the next step in the story as the characters were getting ready to bake the cookies. After reading the story, students drew "icon" for the main steps happening first, next and last in the story. Students used these icons to retell the steps in the story. Students can retell the story to parents, sibling, or an adult using the picture they drew in the class.

Today we began working on sequencing stories. This means we tried to retell the main events in order at the end of the story. As we read the story, "Rabbit's Pajama Party", we drew an "icon" to represent the main events from the story. We then used this to retell the story at the end! You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story. As you listen, pause at the main events, and have them draw the icon for that. The order should be a door-draw after he lets his friends in, a pizza-draw after they eat the pizza, ice cream-draw after they eat ice cream, pajamas-draw after they get their pajamas on, sleeping bag-draw after they get into their sleeping bags, and a camera-draw after mom takes a picture. You can see the picture for the example.

Today we read the story, "The Gingerbread Bear". As we read, we tried to make sure students identified what was happening at the beginning, middle and end of the story. We also tried to compare it to the other gingerbread stories we read this week to see if it had the same or different ending. After this, we completed our Gingerbread chart for beginning, middle, and end. We did the beginning and middle parts together, and then the children were asked to complete the end part on their own and tell parents what they drew so parents could write this down. They can then turn this in on DOJO. You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story again if you need to.

Today we read the story, "The Gingerbread Man". While reading, our focus was to identify what happened in the beginning, middle, and end of the story. After the story, we used our blank book with flaps to draw what happened in the beginning (the gingerbread man popped out of the oven), middle (He ran around), and end of the story(he got eaten). We then asked children to turn in a picture of their completed book on DOJO for homework. You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read the story, "Setting the Turkeys Free". It is about making turkeys by using your hand. After listening to the story, we then used our own hands and art supplies the teachers gave students to complete the activity. You can see an example of the hand turkeys we made on the left. You can listen to the story by clicking the picture.

Today we read our weekly reader. You can read the turkey weekly reader with your child. They can then color the back page by following the directions and then drawing a picture about the weekly reader. For example there is a turkey in here, so they could draw a turkey. They can also add details around the turkey like grass, the sun, flowers, etc. This can be turned in on DOJO.

Today we listened to the story, Peter's Chair. We talked about the characters, who the story was about, and the setting, where the story happened. We also talked about the feelings Peter had in the story and how they changed over time. Click on the picture to hear the story read aloud!

Today students read the story, "The three Bears". After reading it, they worked to identify the characters and setting. You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story. After doing this, students were asked out of the three books we read about 3 different animals, which one was their favorite,

• The Three Pigs

• The Three Goats

• The Three Bears

Once they picked their favorite, they were asked to draw a picture of one of the animal characters from one of the books. They should save this picture for a graph activity tomorrow.

Today we read the story, "The Three Billy Goats Gruff" and we talked about characters and settings. We tried to identify some characters and a setting in the story. You can listen to the story by clicking the picture. After you listen, have your students draw a picture of the character and a setting and they can label who the character is and what setting is that they have drawn. Then turn it in to Class Dojo.

Today we read the story, "The Three Little Pigs" and we talked about characters and settings. We say that characters are who the story is about, people, animals, or creatures. The setting is where the story takes place, maybe on a beach or in a brick house or a grocery store! You can listen to the story by clicking the picture. After you listen, have your student draw a picture of their favorite house and a character from the story. Label what they say the setting and character are, then turn it in to Class Dojo.

Today we read the story, "So Much." As we read the story, students made connections. This means they were able to identify something the people in the story did that they have done. After the story, children were asked to make one connection to the story and draw about it. Some connections that students made were that they have played with cousins before, they have a family, or they have had a birthday party. Your child might have a different connection and that is ok. Remember to have them draw their own connection and tell you about it. You can then write down what they said their connection was. If you want, you can click on the picture to the left and listen to the story.

Today we read the story, "Feast for 10". While we listened to the story, we worked to make connections to the text. At the end of the story, we identified one connection we had and drew about this. Remember, connections are things they do in the story that we do. We decided that we all eat meals with our families, so that is what we drew about. The teacher challenged children to identify their connection after they finished drawing it and the parent wrote that on the paper. You can listen to the story by clicking the picture on the left.

Students listened to the story, "I Will Never Not Ever Eat a Tomato". We tried to make connections to the story, meaning, we asked students to identify things that the kids in the story do that we do. For us, a lot of it was liking certain vegetables that the girl Lola ended up liking! You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

After the story, we then tried different fruits or vegetables we had in our house. The teachers challenged the adults to buy a new fruit or vegetable the next time the went to the grocery store and to have students try it.

Today students practiced writing their names correctly first by tracing it, and then by writing it on their own. Teachers showed students how to step by step write the letters in their name using a dry erase board. They then challenged them to complete the rest of the lines on their own. Remember that only the first letter should be capitalized. Ms. Olivia then read the story "Lunch" and asked students to make connections to the story. For example, the mouse at a an apple and we have eaten an apple before-that is a connection. You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read the story, "Eating the Alphabet, Fruits and Vegetables from A to Z." While the teacher read the story, children were asked to make "connections" meaning what in the story have they done that we have done. For connections to this story, we connected by identifying which fruits or vegetables we have tasted. After reading the story, we made a cornucopia. This is a horn shaped basket that holds fruits that we are thankful for. We asked students to name the fruits that go into the basket. Students had to cut out the cornucopia and all the fruits and then glue them on. To listen to the story, click on the picture on the left.

Today we read the story "The Little Red Hen". We will continue to work on remembering "events" or things happened in the story and telling this to the teachers and parents, as well as trying to draw about one. After the story, we chose one event to draw about it. Students had to write their name on the top, and drew the event with details. We then asked students to tell their adult what the picture was about. The adult is supposed to write this on the paper. Please write only what they said. If it is one word, write that, if it is a whole sentence or more, write that. Thank you. Click on the picture to listen to the story.

Today we read the story "Owen". We are beginning to work on remembering "events" or things that happened in the story and telling this to teachers and parents as well as trying to draw about one. After the story, we chose one event to draw about. Students had to write their name at the top, and drew the event with details. We then asked students to tell their adult what the picture was about. The adult is supposed to write this on the paper. Please write only what they said. If it is one word, write that, if it is a whole sentence or more, write that. Thank you. You can click on the picture to listen tot he story.

Today for literacy, we read the story Big Pumpkin. We talked about what the characters tasted and smelled in the story at the end to help wrap up our 5 senses. After that we played halloween bingo. To play at home, you can call out something they have on their board and they can cover it with a bear. When they fill up the whole board, they can then eat their fruit snack! Click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read the story, "The Little Old Lady who was not Afraid of Anything." We talked about the things she could hear in the story. After the story, we then drew something we could hear in the fall on their 5 senses book sheet. They were allowed to use the "Let's Explore Fall" sheet to do this. You can listen to the story by clicking the picture on the left.

Today we read the story, "Red Leaf, Yellow Leaf". We then talked about things we could feel in the book as well as things we could feel in fall. Students then drew the thing they told teachers they could touch in the fall on their 5 senses book sheet. They were allowed to use the "Let's Explore Fall" sheet to do this. You can listen to the story by clicking the picture on the left.

Today we read the weekly reader, "What Goes Crunch in Autumn?" as a class and talked about the 5 senses we could use! After you read this with your student have your child draw a picture of what they remember, maybe a picture of children drinking apple cider or a windy day! Then, we finished our 4 Seasons of Trees by using our tissue paper, pencil top, and glue! We crunched the tissue paper on the pencil and then glued it onto our tree!

Please be sure to send us a photo of your student's weekly reader drawing and the finished tree project! The teachers are so excited to see your student's work!

Today we read the story "Maple" by Lori Nichols. We talked about how the tree changes over time, from a small tree to older tree and we noticed all the changes a tree goes through in the different seasons. After the story we created our Spring tree. We used a crayon to make the trunk/bottom of the tree and then we used water colors to create flowers and buds on the top of the tree!

You can click on the picture to the right to hear the story read aloud!

Today we read the story, "A Tree Is a Home" We talked about different types of trees and animals that live on different types of trees. As you read the book encourage kids to say different types of trees and which animals live there.

After you read the story, you can create your summer tree on big white paper we created the winter tree on yesterday. Draw the trunk of the tree on paper and then use scissors and the green paper to make the canopy, or top of the tree. You can have your student add details, like a bird or sunshine too!

Today we read the story, "A Season of Trees" We talked about how trees look different in the four seasons. Talk to your child about the differences they see. You could ask your child "when do trees have green leaves," "when do trees have no leaves," and so on! You can click on the picture to hear the story read aloud!

After you read the story, we used our white paper that is divided into four sections to create a winter tree. We drew the trunk of the tree and the branches without any leaves. Then, we used a stretched out cotton ball to make snow in the tree! Don't loose this paper because we will add to it each day!

Today we read the book My Five Senses and used play dough to see and touch. Click on the picture to hear the story and as you listen, ask your child to use their five senses to tell you what they see, hear, touch, smell, and taste.

Today we read the book Chicka Chicka Boom Boom and used our ABC cards while we read! Click on the picture to the right to hear the story and as you listen, help you child find the correct ABC card to follow along in the story!

Today we listened to the story, "Fruit Tree, Fruit Tree, What do you See?". As we read the story, we drew the fruits we saw on our blank tree sheet you picked up last week. Your child can do this as well. See if they can name the colors of the fruits as they color them. Click on the picture on the left to open the story and read it to your child.

Today we listened to the story. "A Grand Old Tree." We talked about how the tree changed throughout the book and what animals we saw in the tree. After the story, we used a leaf to do a leaf investigation with the worksheet parents picked up. We examined a leaf we collected from outside and drew it, colored it, and then continued to fill in more information on the sheet about our leaf. There is a picture to the left for reference. You can also click on the picture to listen to the story.

Today we read the story, "Tap the Magic Tree." We talked about how trees change during the different seasons while we read it. After the story, we took leaves, crayons, and white paper and did leaf rubbings. To do this, we put some leaves on the table and then put the white paper on top. Then we used the crayon to rub on top of the paper where the leaves were to create imprints. We tried to challenge children to use fall colors. To listen to the read aloud first, click on the picture on the left side.

Today we read the story " When Autumn Falls" and then we used our balloons as pretend leafs and we tried to keep them off of the ground!

Click on the photo to the right to hear a read aloud!

Today we talked about the letter H again and read the story Humpty Dumpty! Then we read "Go Away, Big Green Monster," you can click the picture to the right to hear it read aloud. After the story we made our own monsters! Use the what paper and cut out, colored construction paper to make a head, eyes, nose, mouth, and hair! After your monster is done, adults can help their student fill out the bottom! Please send us pictures of the monster, the teachers are excited to see them!!

Today we talked about the letter H! We practiced making the "h" sound and we talked about things that start with the letter H! After, we read our Weekly Reader, "Do You Want to Be a Firefighter?" After we read the story we were sure to talk about the difference between us and firefighters. We cannot put out fires, because we don't have the gear or training! Please be sure to talk to your child about the danger of fire and ways to stay safe!

Today we read the book, "Pick a Circle Gather a Square" as a class. While we read the book we looked at the pictures and talked about what shapes we saw. Click on the picture to the right to hear the story read aloud! After the story, we did the Leaf Shape Coloring page! Follow the key on top to color each shape leaf the correct color!

Today we read the story The Shape of Things (click on the photo to hear it read aloud) While we read we turned it into a guessing game, guessing what each shape would be turned into! Then we used the shapes we cut out with Mrs. Marion (a square, circle, and triangle) and a glue stick to make house art! After we glued our shapes onto the paper, we added details, like a door and windows! When your child finishes, please sent a photo to Miss Stacy or Mrs. Marion on ClassDojo!

Students listened to the story, "The Day the Crayons Quit". We talked about colors we saw. After this, we took out our big names we had in black and used the water color paints to paint over the letters in our name and say each letter. Once it was dry, one of your independent work activities is to ct up paper into small pieces and glue it on your letter. You will then turn in a picture of this on DOJO.

Today we read our weekly reader, "Make a Happy Face" and we talked about the different emotions. When we talked about the emotions, we asked students what situations might make them feel that way. We also worked on making the emotions on our own face and then drawing them!

Student's listened to the story,"Chu's First Day of School." After listening to the story, students drew a school. We tried to talk about the shapes we needed to draw the school as we did it. Parents were then asked to take a picture of the school drawing and send it to teachers on DOJO. Click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read the story, "3 Little Firefighters." This book taught us about sorting different ways. After we read the story, we sorted our shape mats and shape tracers. This means that we matched the circle mat with the circle tracer, the square mat with the square tracer, etc. You can do this activity with your child at home. Click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read the book, "Circus Shapes". As we read the story, we had children use their dry erase boards to draw the shapes that were in the book. You can click on the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read this silly book about a rabbit named Simon that doesn't want to go to school! Click on the picture of the book to hear it read aloud on Youtube!

Today we read the book, The Apple Pie Tree, and we did a guided draw on how to make an apple tree! Click on the picture to watch a video of the book and then you can draw an apple tree with your child. Talk about the colors of the tree's leaves, apples, and the trunk of the tree. See if you can add details to your picture, like the sunshine, clouds, and grass.

Today, we read the story "Ten Apples Up On Top" by Dr. Seuss! We talked about how silly the story is, we counted apples as we read, and we talked about which animals had more ore less apples up on top of their heads. You can also talk about predictions with your child, asking them what they think might happen next in the story.

Click on the picture to hear the story read aloud!

Today we read our weekly reader together and talked about what we liked about apples! We also talked about what foods you could make and eat with apples! After reading this, you can talk to your child about the parts of an apple and color the picture on the back together.

We also talked about the Letter C and what sound it makes.

Students listened to the story, "Pete the Cat I Love my White Shoes". After that, they tried to find shoes of the same colors that Pete had in his book. The shoe colors they looked for were white, red, blue, and brown. Click the picture on the left to listen to the story.

Today we read the story, "Dog's Colorful Day". We did a guided draw of a dog before reading the story and then slowly added spots to our dog as colors were dropped on him. We then had students turn this in on DOJO. Click the picture on the left to view the read aloud.

We played a color guessing game. Your child will need their color and shape cut outs for the game. To play the game, click on the picture on the left. You will click on the slide to go to the next slide. Read the question on the slide such as "What is the color of a stop sign, a fire truck, and an apple?" After reading the question, see if they can find the color on the shape cut outs in front of them and hold it up. Once they have guessed, go to the next slide and see if they guessed right. Do this for all the slides!

Today we read the story, "I Love School," a book all about the fun things students learn and do in the classroom. Some of the things in book we can do from home, other things we have to wait until we get to be in the classroom. You can talk to your child about all the activities the children in the book did and what your student is excited to do at school someday.