December 1 - 5

 Looking back on learning......

Phonics:

- We learning the "ing" is the ending we can use to change a verb tense.

-We can break off the "ing" to make the word easier to decode.

-Students learning about open and closed syllables to help them approach decoding longer words.

-We practice breaking words apart by syllable. *Our trick to help us, is to place your hand under your chain. When you say a word, your chin will dip down for each syllable.

-Open syllables end in a vowel and scream their name (long sound) at the end. Ie. she, go, no, etc.

-Closed syllables end in a consonant and the vowel sound gets trapped turning it into their short sound. Ie. shed, got, not, etc.

-We learned what a verb is and brainstormed them with a friend.

Math:

-Students continued to work with coins.

-They completed a "Shopping For School Supplies" task where they paid for various items using combinations of coins.

-Students learned how to determine if a number is odd or even. 

-If the last digit is a 0, 2, 4, ,6 ,8 - then it is even

-If the last digit is a 1, 3, 5, 7, 9 - then it is odd.

-Students worked with numbers to 1000, determining if they were even or odd.

Social Studies:

-Students learned about the different regions in Canada.

-Regions are an area of land that share similar landforms, weather, animals and natural resources.

-Next week, they start a projects where they will "visit" one of the regions of their choice. They will use the computers to help them complete a picture album of all the aspects found in the region.

Writing:

- We reflected on our weekends, focusing on elaborating on our ideas.

-We used the book "Snowman at Night" to inspire our own snowman stories.