Weekly Update ~ 1/29/12

-This week in Language Arts, we had a blast reading, Smile, Mike! , a play about a baby who would not stop crying!  The children enjoyed practicing their scripts, and performing the play, while improving their oral expression.  How many different ways did the family try to make Mike smile?  Were you surprised by the ending?  Ask your child how the family finally made Mike stop crying? 

        Practice makes perfect!  The students are reading their scripts in small  groups.

                          We had fun using different voices for each character!

 ACTION!  The children enjoyed decorating scenery for the theater. 

They are ready to present their play to a real audience!

BRAVO!  ENCORE!

-We also talked about making predictions.  Sometimes, when you read a story, you have to use what your already know, as well as story clues to determine what will happen next.  For more practice making predictions, click on the following links.

http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/o/makingpredictionsl.cfm

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity_collections_preview/predict_outcomes/3_predict.html

-In Spelling, we continued to work with the Magic E, while making long i words.  Our spelling word families included:  -ike, -ide, and –ine. 



For more spelling practice, visit the following websites:

http://www.starfall.com/n/make-a-word/long-i/play.htm?f

http://www.literactive.com/Download/live.asp?swf=story_files/Magic_E_Machine_US.swf

http://www.starfall.com/n/long-i/li/play.htm?f

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/picturematch/

  

-Our Grammar lessons continued to focus on verbs this week.  We discussed present tense verbs.  You can add –ing, and –s to verbs to show present tense.  For example:  She runs up the hill.  He is running to the park.  Click on the following links for additional practice.   

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html#word-link

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/grammar/verbs.htm

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html#word-link

-We also created persuasive posters this week.  The students used adjectives to describe pets, included illustrations, and used their best persuasion techniques to create “Pets For Sale” posters. 

-In Math, we completed Chapter 10 – Place Value to 100.  We also completed our Mid-Year Benchmark Assessment.  We will begin Chapter 11, Comparing and Ordering Numbers. 

http://www.ictgames.com/sharknumbers.html

http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-1/counting-up-to-100

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/math_models2/English/04/gr1ch11_2.html

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/math_models2/English/04/gr1ch11_3.html

http://www.harcourtschool.com/activity/dive_treasure/







We are super spellers!