Eighteenth Day of School

Now that we have our list of small moments, each child will receive a yellow writer's folder to store work in progress. This folder will be sent home to be covered with parent's assistance. With child and parent working together, cover the folder with items of your child's interest. These images will be used to spark the writer's imagination when needed for writing details or writing topics. The items on the folder should be things which evoke memories or which the child is passionate about. Examples might include: photos of relatives, photos of memorable moments, logos from a favorite toy or game, invitations from a birthday party, or pictures of a favorite animal. Please return folders the week of the Sept. 15th.

Today we had our third drama lesson and practiced our newly acquired skills of focus and pantomime. Next week we will begin work on creating tableau.

For oral language we analyzed the structure and summarized a selection without a plot. The book was Eric Carle's Head to Toe. A summary is contrasted by a retell in that it is a one sentence account of the main parts of a selection. It will generally answer the questions where, when, who, did what, how/why, and what was the theme?

Once upon a time, a little girl named Little Red Riding Hood failed to heed her mother's instructions while walking to her grandmother's house to deliver baked goods.

 At home, a little boy named David, gets into trouble by not following rules and not using manners.

Summarizing is an excellent skill to practice after reading a book with an adult. It can be a shared activity.