Play letter bingo and say the sounds of the letters as we find them. Complete phonics practice sheet with decodable words. Practice sight words by writing them in chalk outside. Read decodable book.

Practice writing upper and lower case letters in the sand. Look at objects and say what the beginning letter sound and symbol is (Paper is p and begins with P). Practice sounding out simple words and work on word families. Continue to find sight words as we read and write them in the sand.

Libby came in very excited. We continued building her miniature house project and learned about mosaics. She created floral designs inside a box to represent a bathroom using tweezers and beads. She demonstrated great thoughtfulness and care in her design.

Today, Libby and I continued to read "Where Are You Going, Baby Lincoln?" by Kate DiCamillo. Libby colored the illustrations as I read. As we discussed the story, I modeled reading comprehension strategies: asking questions, summarizing the story, and making predictions. Libby continues to impress me with the maturity of her observations.

I began with visual, auditory, and blending drills. Libby is close to mastery in identifying the sounds of letters and digraphs taught, hesitating only with ch, ck, qu, and th. She blended CVC words with the initial sound /ch/. I taught the ck spelling rule as a new concept and dictated words for Libby to write: lick, chick, pick. She read her irregular word deck: the, too, his, has, love, is, as, you, and do. I dictated a sentence for Libby to write and edit (The chick is picky.) We concluded with oral reading fluency; Libby read the decodable reader, Can You See 3?

Libby began with addition and subtraction with numbers up to 5 flashcards. She verbally read each problem to practice using the correct terminology and to help recognize the operation needed to solve problems. Then, Libby solved addition and subtraction word problems with pictures. I read the problems to match the pictures shown and Libby said whether a plus or minus was needed before writing the answer.

Libby completed her interactive calendar, read and discussed her vocabulary words, finished her calendar talk, put together her daily sentence puzzle, and assembled her STEM project.

Libby and I read the "Pass It On" and we talked about the lesson that we should all pass on good deeds and help others because that is what good citizens do. We read the story "The Two Goats and the Bridge" and we talked about the lesson which is to solve problems by talking it out, sharing our feelings and listening to the other person. She drew a picture of Tweety Bird and Daffy Duck arguing, then solving their problems by talking it out, sharing their feelings and listening to each other.

I worked with Libby to construct the first floor of her house.

Field Day 2025