This week is all about the delightful Dr. Seuss!
We will be reading some of the most popular (and Mrs. Miller's favorite) Seuss books. Comprehension strategies we are covering are: predicting, identifying characters/setting/plot, determining if a story is fiction or nonfiction, and retelling main events.
In Language Arts, we will be making a Cat in the Hat hat, while reviewing the -at word family. This is a great week to practice word families with your child (mat, hat, rat, sat, tag, wag, rag, drag, tap, map, clap, flap, etc.) He/she may even want to create their own Seuss-like book using rhymes. We will also discuss/draw/write about places we'd like to vist, using inspiration from the book Oh, the Places You'll Go! On Wednesday, we're participating in a school-wide writing prompt, explaining why being kind to others is important.
In math, we are focusing on counting, writing, and creating sets of numbers 11-20. You can practice with your child at home by making flashcards, counting groups of things found around your home (buttons, pennies, cottonballs, beans, crayons), and "writing" numbers using spaghetti noodles, yarn, or chalk.
For science, we will read Bartholomew and the Oobleck, and then make gooey oobleck and explore it's properties. Is it a liquid? A solid? Could it be both? Just a warning that this green slime will be going home with your child on Friday. :) Also, last week we began a science lesson on motion of objects (moving fast and slow). We will continue this unit, exploring ways in which we can make an object move slowly or quickly by how much force we use or how steep an incline is (if an object is pushed down a ramp.)
