We have been learning a lot!

What a busy last two days in K-1! In math, we are learning about teen numbers such as the amount, place value, showing it on ten frames, etc. They have become teen number experts this week and are doing great recognizing those "tricky" teens alot quicker now! In literacy, we have been reading some information text books and talking about the features in those specific genre. This week the books we have read focused on how to make your bodies strong and healthy that are free from germs and how to take care of it by what we eat, exercising and getting enough rest. The class has LOVED reading these boooks and we have had a lot of wonderful discussions reading them together! Another way we can keep our bodies healthy is by self-regulating our emotions as well so I have also been doing a lot of lessons with the class on social-emotional learning as well. They are all going together so nicely where we have had some great, meaningful discussions! I have LOVED these past literacy lessons! I have continued to meet with guided reading groups where I meet two groups two days of the week. I LOVE this time with my kindergarten friends where I get to know them all individually as learners and teaching them some important skills that good readers do. I also get to work with them in a small group during this time to do some "word work" where we are learning how to write words and work on those "tricky" digraphs. They have amazed me with how much they are growing as readers and writers! In writing, we have continued to work on writing two or more complete sentences where our sentences start with a capital letter, have finger spaces, and have a complete thought that makes sense. They have been doing a fantastic job writing sentences on their own and plugging in known "heart words" in their writing and sounding out the words they want to write with their brave spelling! Their illustrations that they draw with their sentences too have come such a long way as well where their pictures tell a story in itself with all their wonderful detail. They are using "realistic" colors and labeling them too. I am SO PROUD of how much growth they are all making! WOW! In social studies, we have started a new unit this week about history and learning about themselves as individuals. This social studies unit is pairing nicely with our literacy lessons. The class has been doing a WONDERFUL job the past few weeks with listening, following directions, and trying their very best! We have a sweet little class family where everyone looks out for one another and they treat eachother with such kindness. I have a WONDERFUL class and I am enjoying each and every day with them! They blow me away with how much they have learned!!