Magic E Spelling Game

Last week, the 2nd graders played a game with "Magic E."  They each made a set of cards with short vowel words on them.  To play the game, the pile of cards is put face down between two players.  The first player turns up the card and reads the word.  "Tap."  Then, the player adds an e to the end and says the word.  "Tape."  If the e makes a new word, the player write down the word on his/her list.  Then, it is the next players turn.  Play continues until all the words have been turned.  The player with the most words written is the winner.  Directions and cards for this game came home with your second grader last week.  I hope you get a chance to play and practice this phonics skill.

Retelling Stories

An important comprehension skill for developing readers is to retell a story after reading. Last week, the first graders built a retell map or graphic organizer to help them retell the story of the Itsy Bitsy Spider. We discussed that a good retell states the characters, setting, and problem. It is also important to include story events with details and the story's conclusion. Listen to this great retell. Ask your child to show you their poster and retell the story.

Help Our Garden Grow

Many parents have asked what they can do to help our classroom even though they can’t volunteer to be present physically. Here is an idea. Hanging on our door is a vase. On each flower is written a need for our classroom varying in expense. If you would like to help, take a flower, purchase the item and send it to school. If you need more help, ask the teacher. Thank you so much for your willingness to help.

Autumn Performance

The kids were FANTASTIC! They all did very well. I hope you enjoyed the show.

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Monday is the big performance! Please join us for beautiful autumn poetry, delightful nursery rhymes, and two entertaining pumpkin plays!
Monday, October 31st at 1:30PM.
Room 16

A Dark, Dark Wood

Listen to this fluency and expression! Cole is reading a poem called a Dark, Dark Wood that we learned in class. A perfect Halloween reading. Spooky!
Dark Dark Wood read by Cole by niemeyerc

Pumpkin Bars

Friday, we made pumpkin bars in preparation for Monday's show! Don't worry, there were lots of learning objectives embedded in the cooking. For example, we talked about the nonfiction text features of a recipe. We used math for the measurement of the ingredients. We also spelled our priority words in the batter while stirring!