Riggs:
- We are more than halfway through our single letter phonograms! We have covered a, c, d, f, g, o, s, qu, b, e, h, i, j, k and l.
- Along with writing the phonograms on Riggs paper we have been: using bingo dotters to write them, using q-tips and paint to write them and making them out of toothpicks.
- After they write the letters have them practice reading them. A would be "a (as in at), ay (as in tape), ah (as in want) and aw (as in a Boston accented talk). If they wrote a 4 times they should be reading back to you a, ay, ah, aw 4 times. Remind them that if they are reading the sounds back to you they are reading! Because they are and it helps to build confidence.
- The Riggs homework they are doing might seem little but really have them focus and write 5 beautiful phonograms. If they speed through and the phonograms are messy have them do more until they have 5 beautiful ones.
Saxon Math:
- "Rode" a bus and counted passengers by ordinal numbers to sixth, 6th.
- Rapped about "Doubles", two of the same numbers added together. Here is the rap: "It's the doubles baby, let's go, let's go! It's the doubles baby, let's start with zero! 0+0=0 1+1=2 2+2=4 3+3=6 4+4=8 5+5=10." We will add a little more to it this week.
- Identified the sides, angles, vertices and lines of a rectangle. We also talked about what kind of rectangles we see in real life.
- Practiced writing # sentences for Some, Some More Stories and explored pattern blocks.
Core Knowledge:
- We "fished" for fish that the Native Americans in the Pacific Northwest fished for. The fish also had Riggs phonograms on the back that the students had to practice in order to catch the fish.
- We made "animal skin" vests with Native American pictographs/symbols like the Plateau Native Americans. We talked about how the Native Americans hunted and used every part of the animal.
- We made tipis/teepees like the Plains Native Americans. We also looked at the different types of houses that Native Americans lived in and talked about the purpose of the tipi/teepee. It is light weight and easy to move to follow the animals you are hunting for.
- We used yarn and coffee cups to "weave" a basket like Southwest Native Americans. We also talked about the different things that they would use the baskets for.
Next week (curriculum may be sped up or slowed down depending on class):
Riggs: m, n, p, r, t, u
Saxon Math: Creating and reading a repeating pattern, doubles sums to 18, and identifying lighter and heavier with a balance.
Core Knowledge: Native American People's Past and review
Days to remember:
- Friday, November 4th: Conferences. If you haven't yet signed up here is the link again. http://www.
signupgenius.com/go/ 4090e49a9ae2ba3fc1-october - Tuesday, November 1st: Fire drill
- Thursday, November 3rd: 8th grade Sock Hop Fundraiser 3:45-4:30
- Sunday, November 6th: Day Light Savings-set clocks back 1 hour
