We started talking about pumpkins today with a simple KWLS chart.

K-What I Think I KNOW
W-What I WANT to                 Know
L-What I LEARNED
S-What I STILL Want to          Know

We have been learning how partners help each other during reading workshop.  They sit... Elbow to elbow, Knee to knee (EEKK). They make a plan. Who goes first? Next? Choral Read? Take turns reading to each other? Share a familiar story? It is up to them. 

This week we learned four activities we can do with our 'word card' words in our homework notebook.

3 Times Each
Write each word 3 times.
Say the letters as you write each one down.
"h - a - v - e spells have. 
h - a - v - e spells have. 
h - a - v - e spells have."

Sentences
Write each word in a sentence. Underline the 'word card' word.

Step Write Words
Write the word. Write the word in step form. 

Scrabble Words
​Write the word. Write the amounts of each letter underneath with plus signs in between each number. Add up the numbers and write the sum. Write the number the word is worth next to the word.

This week we learned 4 activities we can do in our homework notebooks.


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Pete the Cat has taken first grade by storm. His outlook on life is cool, calm, and collected. It's all GrOoVy~

We have read: Pete the Cat- I Love my White Shoes, Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons, and Pete the Cat- Rocking in my School Shoes, by Eric Litwin. Pete is a cool cat that doesn't sweat the small stuff, like stepping in a pile of strawberries, turning his white shoes red, losing ALL of his FOUR groovy buttons, or navigating his way through school. He just keeps going with the flow and singing his songs. Ask your child about Pete! Maybe they'll sing you one of his "sweet" tunes.  Visit Pete the Cat's Site at Harper Collins.