Holiday Wishes

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Krishna celebrated his birthday this week!

Sofia was our Hippest in the House for the month of December.  She possesses the character traits of caring and thoughtfulness.  Way to go Sofia!

Lialah is The Cat's Meow this Week!  Here are a few of her favorite things!

Take a look at our Holiday Hands! This tree stands for Friendship!

Language Arts:

Poetry:  Five Little Candles

Word Wall Words: in, one

Handwriting:  p, r, n

Phonics:  

We matched pictures to their ending sound.

Writing Block:   

I can identify customs and holidays of other cultures. 

We read Merry Christmas Mom and Dad and made a circle map of different Christmas traditions in each others families. Then they created their own Christmas tree with lights.  On Tuesday we read My First Kwanzaa and created a Kinara.  On Wednesday we watched a video on Hanukkah and then created a Menora by using tear art.  On Thursday we read The Legend of the Poinsettia and made poinsettias with tissue paper.  On Friday we read My First Chinese New Year and then created our own Chinese lanterns.

Reading Block :

I can ask questions before, during and after reading.

We talked about why is important for readers to ask questions.  Good readers ask questions before, during and after reading.  We read How Santa Lost His Ho! Ho! Ho! and asked questions before, during and after throughout the week.

Math:

I can sort two and three D shapes.

I can tell how I sorted shapes.

Vocabulary:

circle, triangle, oval, rectangle, rhombus, square, 2D geometric shapes

We created a shape tree map. We also added words that describe the shapes. 

Science:

I understand Reindeer live in the Arctic regions.

I can name the parts of a reindeer.

Vocabulary:

hoof-the foot of a reindeer

head- the front or top part of the body

legs- the limb of an animal

antler- bone growing from the head

We played the Reindeer Dice Game in pairs.  They rolled the dice and colored in the appropriate body part.  We also created a reindeer out of construction paper using different shapes.