Arictic Animals Poems and more

Weekly Poems

Each week as a class we learn different poems. This weeks' poem was Up In the Arctic since we started our Arctic Animals unit this week. Each week students learn a new poem and we use their knowledge of the poem to find words or letters or rhyming words in the poem. We do this as a class and then students also circle words and letters individually in their small book versions of the poem that they bring home every Friday.

To help students with their fluency re-read those poems with your child having them point to each word looking for sight words or going on a hunt for capital letters or lowercase letters! If you have any questions please let me know!

Here is a picture of our big version of the poem that students practice with during centers and also a picture of the student poem book.

Our big version of the poem where we have circled and underlined sight words.

A student circled the sight word and and then bears and hares (rhyming words!)

Writing

This week students have really jumped into writing cards. We have talked about what cards are for, when you have something important to say to someone, and how to write cards. I'm sure you have seen a few come home but we have been working on saying more than just I love you. We call it making our sentences "juicy." This week a student made this card for a friend in class and I had to share it with you:

Arctic Animals

This week we kicked off our arctic animals unit by learning about arctic foxes and caribous. Students have an arctic animals journal that they record fun facts about each animal in, as well as labeling the parts of the animals so we can see what features the animals have in common. I can't wait to keep learning about more arctic animals as well as learning about their different types of shelters, food sources and of course doing some fun crafts along the way!

This has been a great few weeks back from winter break and I can't wait for more fun in the next few weeks with valentine's approaching and our 100th day of school! 

Smiles,

Miss Adams