Please look below for upcoming activities in the classroom.
WELCOME TO THE 2026-2027 SCHOOL YEAR!
I am excited to start the school year with your child. I will use my website to inform you what your child will be working on during the week. You can reach me at kmock@richlandsd.com or (814) 266-5757. You can also contact me through Class DoJo.
August 26-28
Classroom routines and rules will be reviewed in our classroom and also students' general education classrooms.
Students will be listening to "Our School is a Family" and will be completing language arts/social activities related to the story. They will also be working together in small groups to practice their fine motor skills by building towers from mini marshmallows and toothpicks and then be able to tell which group has the tallest tower by using their counting skills.
Week of August 31 Apple Theme
Students will be reviewing the short and long "a" sounds and will be sounding out words containing those sounds. They will also be listening to books relating to apples and will be answering comprehension questions.
In Math class, students will be working on identifying numbers before and after a select number with the assistance of a number line or grid. They also will be playing a math game in which they have to determine which number is larger and/or smaller from a group of 3 numbers.
Students will be using their fine motor skills by making an apple picture by using paint and marbles.
Week of September 14 Transportation Theme
Students will be reviewing short "i" CVC words and will be practice writing them. They will also be completing rhyming words activities.
Students will be utilizing their learned skill of counting objects using tally marks to make graphs.
Students will begin learning about community helpers. We will start with emergency responders. Students will learn about police officers and their value in the community.
Week of September 21 Colors Theme
Students will be reviewing the short "u" sound and will be learning to spell CVC words containing that sound. They will also practice reading passages containing that vowel sound.
Students will be learning how to compare numbers using the greater than, less than, and equal signs.
Students will be experimenting with mixing various colors to create new colors while using their fine motor skills.