Way to read, Peter!
Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Monday, March 30, 2015
Reading - Make reading a daily routine for the whole family. Have a set time that is safe from all other activities and his a high priority for everyone. Set reading goals for time spent focused on a book without distraction, for reading a harder chapter book or for AR points to help encourage your child to strive for more! Maybe have a friendly family competition!
Math - Play a fun and lively game of "Longer Than, Shorter Than!" Pick any object in your house and make an estimate of how long it is. If everyone agrees that the estimate is reasonable, that person picks either longer than or shorter than for the next person and the second person has to find an object that is longer or shorter than the first. Use inches, feet, yards, centimeters or meters to estimate lengths!
Writing - Do you keep a grocery list at home? Do you have to write important dates down on the calendar? Do you leave a note for the babysitter? Let your child do the writing!! Every opportunity to write is a great time to practice spelling, handwriting and the structure of the writing!
Math - Play a fun and lively game of "Longer Than, Shorter Than!" Pick any object in your house and make an estimate of how long it is. If everyone agrees that the estimate is reasonable, that person picks either longer than or shorter than for the next person and the second person has to find an object that is longer or shorter than the first. Use inches, feet, yards, centimeters or meters to estimate lengths!
Writing - Do you keep a grocery list at home? Do you have to write important dates down on the calendar? Do you leave a note for the babysitter? Let your child do the writing!! Every opportunity to write is a great time to practice spelling, handwriting and the structure of the writing!
Holy reading Batman! Taya is the first student in Room 18 this year to reach 100 AR points! That's a lot of books and a lot of correctly answered comprehension questions!!
She earned a medal from the office for her accomplishment and a lunch from the restaurant of her choosing from Mrs. Koehn!
We are all so proud of your hard work, Taya!!
Friday, March 27, 2015
Taya won the raffle at the Spaghetti Dinner and auction earlier this year to be principal for the day! Mrs. Wistinghausen put her right to work!
Taya visited classrooms, did the Friday Fast-Forward announcement and was a great principal!
Taya visited classrooms, did the Friday Fast-Forward announcement and was a great principal!
When asked what her favorite part of the job was, Taya said, "Lunch!"
Look out Early Elementary - Taya might just be putting in an application for the principal position!
Thursday, March 26, 2015
Make some predictions about the peregrine falcon nest Kalamazoo. Do you think the falcons will lay eggs? How many eggs do you think there might be? What other prey do you think they might bring back to the nest to eat? What do you think the falcons do during the day?
(Want to know why we are so fascinated with the falcons?
Check out this website where you can learn about and watch peregrine falcons in Kalamazoo!)
www.kalamazoofalcons.com
(Want to know why we are so fascinated with the falcons?
Check out this website where you can learn about and watch peregrine falcons in Kalamazoo!)
www.kalamazoofalcons.com
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
As part of our Title 1 requirements, the state of Michigan requires us to gather information about our support services. A survey has been posted on the Early Elementary website for both parents and students to take regarding support services at school. If you could take a quick minute personally and with your student to complete both quizzes, it would help us to serve our students better! Both links are on the Paw Paw Early Elementary website on the right hand side.
Thanks so much!
Amy Koehn
Amy Koehn
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Monday, March 23, 2015
Reading - Work on increasing the amount of time your child can read without stopping at home. Have your child pick out a chapter book or several picture books and find a comfortable place to read. Give your child a timer (or cell phone) with the timer counting up. Put your child in charge, and tell them they have to stop the timer if they get up to use the bathroom, get a drink, or even just daydream. Record how long your student was able to continuously read. Try each day to beat that time by just a minute! (If your child is working through a more challenging book, save that for a time when they can stop and ask for help with words, etc. For increasing focused attention during reading, make sure the books are at your child's independent reading level.)
Math - As we move into working with metric measurements, provide opportunities for your child to measure things around the house in metric and standard units. If you're in the car without a ruler, make estimations together! Even standing in line at the grocery store is a great chance to estimate measurements of things in the cart or the distance to the cashier!
Math - As we move into working with metric measurements, provide opportunities for your child to measure things around the house in metric and standard units. If you're in the car without a ruler, make estimations together! Even standing in line at the grocery store is a great chance to estimate measurements of things in the cart or the distance to the cashier!
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Today we got to meet some people from the Farm Bureau who shared interesting information with us about Michigan farms and agriculture! We learned that Michigan produces 74% of the world's tart cherries! That's a lot! We also learned that agriculture is a $101,000,000,000 industry in Michigan. That's a lot of zeros!
We learned about some of the ways farmers care for their crops and animals.
We also thought about resources that farmers use including water, people, land and animals.
Finally, we got to make a "farm charm" necklace to remind us of all the parts of a farm!
We are so thankful to our friends at the Farm Bureau for spending time with us today and teaching us about farming in Michigan! We are also thankful for Mrs. Butler who arranged this learning opportunity for us!
Thursday, March 12, 2015
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Reading - When reading with your child, cover up the next word in a sentence before your child comes to it. See if they can make some reasonable guesses about what the next word might be. Encourage your child to use the context of the sentence, the topic of the book and the word right before it to make their prediction. Then uncover the word and see if they are right. If not, talk about how their choice compares to the actual word.
Math - Talk about estimating inches and feet. As you drive, wait in line or sit at the table, pick an object in eyesight and make predictions about how long it is. Would you use inches or feet to measure it? What would be a reasonable estimate for the length? How could you check to find out?
Math - Talk about estimating inches and feet. As you drive, wait in line or sit at the table, pick an object in eyesight and make predictions about how long it is. Would you use inches or feet to measure it? What would be a reasonable estimate for the length? How could you check to find out?
Friday, March 6, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Reading: notice things about books with your child when you read together. Notice captions, illustrations, charts, pictures, diagrams, etc. Talk about why they are there and how they help the reader to make sense of the story or information. Connect these features with the purpose of the book. Is the illustrator trying to help you understand more to the story than the author wrote? Are the photographs there to help you see what the animal looks like? How do text features help our learning?
Math: students are expected to be able to estimate lengths using inches, feet, centimeters and meters (Common Core Standard: 2.MD.A.3) The only way to get really good at estimating is to have a lot of practice measuring! Send your student on a scavenger hunt to find objects around the house that are about 2 inches long, or about 2 feet long, 4 centimeters or 4 meters. Talk about what unit is most appropriate for measuring short items or long items (Would you measure a football field in inches? Why not?)
Math: students are expected to be able to estimate lengths using inches, feet, centimeters and meters (Common Core Standard: 2.MD.A.3) The only way to get really good at estimating is to have a lot of practice measuring! Send your student on a scavenger hunt to find objects around the house that are about 2 inches long, or about 2 feet long, 4 centimeters or 4 meters. Talk about what unit is most appropriate for measuring short items or long items (Would you measure a football field in inches? Why not?)
Monday, March 2, 2015
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