Week of February 16th

I can make a self portrait.

I can write the letter Z.

4 Winds this month was about animal adaptation during winter...hibernation, dormancy, migrating, 

Tunnel under the snow to keep warm and safe. The snow is an insulating layer.

Extra Fur 

Growing extra feathers

Putting on a layer of fat

Experimenting with different insulating materials. Plastic grass

Paper

Plastic wrap and feathers

Control, just an ice pack on top of a plastic bag.

Personal Safety lesson with Mrs. Nelson.

Sam taking care of Sam while we learn about safety. :)

Listen to adult directions, stay with an adult, wait until I'm older to use grown up tools. Talking to grown ups we trust.

Discussing an uncomfortable scenerio.

Ways to stay SAFE. Mrs. Nelson recommends teaching your child the family phone number and address in case of emergency. You could post it in the fridge and practice saying this information on a regular basis.

Sight Word work.

Working on addition problems during 123 Workboard station.

The core idea in a recent Writer's Workshop mni lesson.

We are learning about diagrams and labels as part of our How To writing unit.

5's Up: A game that enforces combinations of 5.

Literacy with Mrs. Brady

Making rhyming words in FUNdations.

Working with the -an word family.

I read this book prior to children doing their February Self Portraits.

I love the words on these pages!