Kindergarten News September 16-20

Monday, September 16 Literacy Phonemic Awareness:  Beginning Sounds/5 senses words Read Aloud:  Touch That! Skill:  Touch/5 Senses Activity:  Touch Bags Vocabulary: Feeling Words Math Read Aloud:  Ten in a Bed Recognize, Count, and Write the Number 10	Tuesday, September 17 Literacy Phonemic Awareness:  Beginning Sounds/Names in our Room Read Aloud: Smell It! Skill:  Smell/5 Senses Activity:  Smelly Jars Vocabulary: Scent Words Math  Benchmark Assessment:  A Number is a Symbol
Wednesday, September 18 Literacy Phonemic Awareness:  Beginning Sounds/Revisit 5 Senses Words Read Aloud:  Tastes Good! Skill:  Taste/5 Senses Vocabulary:  Taste Words Math  Read Aloud:  Color Farm Practice:  Identify Shapes Assessment:  Shapes Visit the Belmond Talbot Public Library	Thursday, September 19 Literacy Benchmark Assessment:  5 Senses Math/Science   4 Basic Landforms: Mountains Activity:  4 Window Foldable
Friday, September 20 Literacy Read Aloud:  Shades of People Skill:  Similarities/Differences Benchmark Assessment:  Individual Characteristics Math/Science  4 Basic Landforms:  Plains Activity:  4 Window Foldable	Notes from the Teacher: *Remember to sign up for our kindergarten blogs! *Skills we are working on:  Counting and number recognition 0-10, upper/lower letter recognition, writing our first names, and simple graphs. *Benchmark Assessments this week:  Number is a Symbol, 5 Senses, and Individual Characteristics *A Friendly Reminder to:  Check Take Home folders nightly and Return to School. J * Mrs. Jenison, Miss Maas and Ms. Markwardt