Analise worked very hard today making a number chart for her wall. We worked on the numbers 1-10 going over all of the different ways a number can be represented. We talked about numbers, number words, ten frames, tally marks, tens and ones, and objects. These are all basic tools for more complex math problems. Analise sorted through all of the different cards and pasted them in chart form onto construction paper. It came out very nicely and will be a great tool for her to use as a reference. Analise also finished coloring a subtraction math page we worked on yesterday.

To continue with our weather lesson that we began on Friday, we talked about seasons. Together we read Seasons - Rainy, Sunny, Blowy, Snowy by Jane Brocket. We learned the colors, the temperatures, the plants growing habits, the way the air feels, and the length of the days associated with each season. Analise said her favorite season was fall because that is the season of her birthday. She also told me she likes eating ice cream and picking strawberries in the summer. To go with our seasons talk we made "magic snow". This is made by Mad Lab and it is small granules we added water to. After 10 minutes it expands and is then ready to play with. She made a snowman, sprinkled it like snow and dumped it like a blizzard. Analise loved it!!

In math today, Analise worked on her subtraction skills. We talked about the minus sign and how it means to take away. As we worked on a subtraction worksheet we used blocks as visual aids. We also sang all of the answers which she really enjoyed and she was excited to finish each problem. Once all of the subtraction problems were solved, she had to match her answer to the color key to make a picture. Analise loves to color, so any work becomes fun if we add crayons or markers!!

We played through a few warm-ups and then ventured onto "The Postman". This song has a melody that passes from right hand to left hand and then back again. We remembered today that notes with stems down are for the left hand while notes with stems pointing upward are for the right hand. Analise picked this up very quickly today. I'm impressed with her progress and I look forward to more challenging pieces in her future!

Analise and I read Officer Buckle and Gloria. We stopped and discussed the events in the story and made predictions. As a connection to the text, Analise came up with her own safety tip just like Officer Buckle. She illustrated and labeled her tip. Analise worked on word work on Starfall.

In celebration of Dr. Seuss, Analise watched a clip on BrainPop Jr. We learned that Dr. Seuss isn't in fact just a character in a book, but behind the name is an author and illustrator that used the pen name "Dr. Seuss" based on his middle name. Analise discovered that her pen name would be Dr. Marie :) She began illustrating her own book on the topic of who is in her family.

We read The Diggy-est Dog and Wings on Things. We predicted what the story was about based on the illustration and words in the text. Analise was good at coming up with a main idea and putting it into words.

Analise took a pre-test on Reading Eggs to determine her exact reading ability. Based on the results, we worked on sound recognition, rhyming, and word building with three parts (blended sounds such as -ir were too difficult) Great job today, Analise!

Phonics - say sounds for each letter of the alphabet…Analise says the letter and names a word that begins the letter. Identify words with long a sounds spelled a-consonant-a, ai, and ay and use words to fill in the blanks in sentences. Complete pp. 157-158.
Reading - read orally "The Rainbow Clown."
Writing - Write upper case and lower case letter A and copy/write sentences where every word in the sentence starts with A.

Analise was excited to finish her maraca that we started on Monday. She picked out all of her favorite sparkle spangles to glue on and she glued on silver and gold glitter to really make it shine!! It should be dry and ready to take home today. Our second craft correlated with our science lesson. Analise told me her favorite weather was sunny, so I wanted to make a sun to hang on her wall. She cut out a big yellow circle. Then we ripped all different shades of yellow and orange paper into small pieces. Analise glued rays of yellow paper onto the circle then sprinkled all the tiny paper pieces onto the sun. She loves glitter and wanted to finish with some shimmer. It came out very pretty and is hanging on her room wall.

We started our science lesson with a book called What is Weather? by Ellen Lawrence. This book discussed the different types of weather such as thunderstorms, lightning, snow, blizzards, hail, wind, hurricanes and tornadoes. We discussed how different places can have different kinds of weather at the same time. We also talked about temperature and thermometers. Cause and Effect was a concept we briefly touched on. For example, when it is sunny(cause) the result is a shadow(effect) or when there is sun and rain(cause) the result is a rainbow(effect). We worked on a cut and paste worksheet that showed what type of clothing we should wear in different types of weather. Analise told me her favorite type of weather in sunny and warm. Finally, we went out and checked on "Sunny" the plant and determined he needed more water.

I met with Analise for the first time today. We spoke in Spanish, and focused on pronouncing the names of the colors correctly--she had trouble with "anaranjado" and "verde" (orange and green). We did a photo treasure hunt for particular colors, and she colored in a rainbow, repeating the names of the colors in Spanish.