Calendar, 100 chart, President's Day - discussed the meaning of 'president'. Looked at picture of current president and read Time for Kids article about his family. Looked at Time article about G. Washington's life over 200 yrs. ago - why is he on a horse and not a car? Why do you think Mount Vernon is a museum now? Reviewed Martin Luther King - Quinn remembered everything.
Discussed the way African Americans were owned as slaves during Lincoln's Life. Read them the book 'Honest Abe'. Drew a timeline from Washington to Lincoln to Obama. Discussed the way their lives were the same and different. Anna/Quinn - medial and final sound review. Gwen- review of medial 'a' and 'e'. Stephen - Initial sound worksheet. Oliver: alphabet review - recognizes most letters and knows many sounds - has bad habit of adding a vowel sound after a consonant - for example 'l' is 'lu'. Quiet book time - books on the presidents and early reader books - Anna/Gwen read a Wright book to me, Quinn read Hooked on Phonics, Stephen and Oliver played with Starfall.com. Fun Friday Free Time: Candy Land, racetrack building, dress-ups. Spent 20 minutes on the playground with Ashley.