We learned the proper way to grip the drum sticks, and how to properly hit the drums. We talked about basic rhythm, and counting to 4 while keeping time. We listened to several songs from animated movies and played along to them on the drums trying to keep a basic 4 count rhythm with them. We learned about the different parts of the drum set and talked about the different sounds made by each of them.
Libby completed her interactive calendar. She wrote her ABC's. She completed several activities demonstrating her knowledge and understanding of the 5 senses. She did a very nice job drawing 5 items she saw in her classroom using her sense of sight.
Libby used my small dry erase board to write the letters as I said them. Using rubber letters, she said the letters as I showed them to her. I read Dear Mrs. LaRue while Libby held the stuffed dog. She showed me where the title is.
Libby completed her interactive calendar. She reviewed her five senses and explored several activities identifying items by sight, smell, taste, hearing and touch.
Show the map on pg 13a of the textbook. Talk about what a map is and that this map is of the United States. There are fifty states and we live in Florida. Show where in Florida we live. Point to places I have visited and have Libby share where she went this summer and find it on the map. Have Libby draw something she remembers from the trip (she says it is California).
We started the class by reading again from Adivina Cuanto Te Quiero. Libby made appropriate comments during the reading about the actions and characters depicted.
We then reviewed our actions words. Libby was able to look at several of the words today and say their English meaning without any assistance.
She added a letter to each of her verbs on her drawing sheet from last class.
We added a verb of her choice "pintar" to her sheet.
We introduced some key phrases for her in Spanish. We added the phrase bathroom please and water please. She will be expected to use these phrases to navigate the Spanish classroom from now on.
Libby requested to work on the Spanish alphabet today. While she is not scheduled to learn about it until a little later this year, we went ahead and introduced it at her request.
Libby began with the number of the week activity. She practiced writing the number 1 in standard and word form, circled it on a number line, colored 1 base 10 block, and wrote the one less and one more digit. Then, Libby worked on a counting jellyfish craft. She cut 10 strips of paper numbered 1 - 10, glued them in order to a jellyfish body, and used stickers to model the digits. Libby has a little work left on her jellyfish that she will complete tomorrow.
