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| All kinds of bear books |
We have become bear experts as our non fiction reading has led us into the varied habitats of Grizzly Bears, Panda Bears, Polar Bears, Sun Bears, Black Bears, and more! We have discussed the similarities between all bears and contrasted the differences between each bear. We've had bear centers, poems, stories, and writing activities. While listing bear features in sentence writing, we have learned how to use commas- "All bears have thick fur, long snouts, and sharp claws." This mini unit will lead into learning about changes with seasons and how animals prepare. Bears are also a popular character in fiction books as we have seen with Corduroy, Winnie the Pooh, Berenstain Bears, and books we read this week such as Where's My Teddy, and I'm Lost! (which takes place in Boston).
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| Our bear poems with caves |
In science we continue to learn how light and sound have been used to communicate in the past and in the present. We had some fun making megaphones to call across to each other with outside! We will move on to the invention of the telephone and Morse Code.
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| Calling across to friends! |
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| Answering the call! |
Another batch of Reader Theater plays has been enjoyed. They love the play practice time, and it is great to see the increased fluency and expression as they read their parts in a conversational manner.
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| New Frog At the Pond |
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| Dinosaur play |
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| Ready to Fall |
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| The Last Apple |
It has been an exciting time for reading lately too as the kids are being introduced to new series to read. Biscuit the dog and Mittens the kitten series are popular as are the Little Bear, Flat Stanley (younger version), Stuart Little (younger version), and Hot Wheels series. Applying decoding strategies and phonics rules when reading unfamiliar words has been very helpful in navigating these new books.
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| Flat Stanley is cool! |
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| Biscuit! |
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| Reading buddies make it extra fun! |
We wished Wesley a Happy Birthday on Tuesday - big smiles all around on that day!
The December book order went home - if any books will be gifts, just email and I will double bag them to send home.
Thanks for signing up for conferences. It will be wonderful talking about all the growth we have seen this fall!
Enjoy the sunshine today,
Mrs. Dagley
