K is for Kindergarten, F is for Fun!: Report Cards

Monday, January 25, 2016

Report Cards

Sorry I haven't been on the blog much lately. I have been busy working on report cards. They will be sent home on Thursday. As I have worked on them, it has been so fun to reflect on each child and to realize how much each and everyone of them has grown since September. I am so proud of them all for so many reasons. I'm excited for all the learning and experiences we are going to have together during the second half of our year together.

A few things we have been learning about lately are:

the letter Ll
tomorrow we look at Tt and on Thurs
the number 4 (down and over and down some more, that it how we make a four)
on Thurs we focus on the number 5
patterns, basic ABABAB patterns and more complex AABAAB, BBABBA patterns
Zones of Regulation - developing an awareness of our emotions
ongoing fine and gross motor development

We will be skating again during the second week of February. I will update the Feb calendar next week.

Take care!

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Ask Questions BEFORE Reading:

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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Monday, January 25, 2016

Report Cards

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