K is for Kindergarten, F is for Fun!: Halloween Week

Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Halloween Week

We are not learning a new letter this week. Instead, we used our time to work on some Halloween activities. Tomorrow we will be celebrating the occasion throughout the day. Thank you to the parents who volunteered to come in to carve jack-o-lanterns. Come in around 10:45 and prepare to get messy! We have 6 pumpkins to carve and some seeds to roast.

After lunch, we will get dressed up in our costumes. If you have any special instructions for us, please let us know. We will do our best to get everyone dressed up the way you planned. We will enjoy the snacks that are sent in throughout the day and will do some special Halloween centres.

I want to remind you all that there is no school for us on Friday. The original calendar you received says it is but I had to make a change to add an extra day in June. Tomorrow will be the last day of school this week for your kindergarten child.

I'm looking forward to seeing the kids dressed up. I am predicting a lot of Spider-Man's and Elsas.

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Talk about the picture on the cover and the title of the book

Ask: "What do you think the book will be about?"
Ask: "What do you think will happen to ____?" (refer to a person on the cover)

Ask Questions DURING Reading:

Talk about the pictures in the book and what has happened so far

Ask: "Why does the boy look sad/happy/excited?"
Ask: "What is that person looking for?"
Ask: "Where is that person going?"

Ask Questions AFTER Reading:

Talk about the book as a whole- What happened? What part did you like the most/the least?

Have your child retell what happened in their own words
Ask: "Did you like it or not? Why did/didn't you like it?"
Ask: "Who else might like it?"

Predict:

Talk about what you think might happen

Ask: "What will happen next?
Say: "I think he will win"
Say: "I think that they are going to get lost"

Make Connections:

Talk about the book and relate it to your own life

Ask: "Does ___ remind you of something/someone?"
Say: "That cat reminds me of your friend's cat"
Say: "This boy looks like your brother!"
Say: "This reminds me of a dinner at our house!"

Visualize:

Talk about how something might look, sound, or feel. Close your eyes and imagine it!

Say: "Close your eyes and picture it in your head"
Say: "Think about it. Can you see all those beautiful colours?"
Say: "Think about how fuzzy and warm that blanket is!"
Say: "Imagine how loud Clifford's bark is! Close your eyes and imagine it - do you hear it?"

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Wednesday, October 28, 2015

Halloween Week

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