13 de junio.

 This week we started a few new math centers.  Ask your child what needed to be done for each center.

 

This week we wrote about what we thought the butterflies were doing now since we released them.  The children copied "I think the butterflies are..." and then completed the sentence using invented spelling.

If you have not yet returned your child's library books, please do so as soon as possible.

The year is fast coming to a close!

8 de junio

 We released our butterflies!

Ask your child to name all stages of the life cycle.

huevo - egg

oruga - caterpillar

crisálida - chrysalis

mariposa - butterfly

We also planted some girasoles (sunflowers). Hopefully we will see some sprouts soon!

31 de mayo

 This week, we sketched the chrysalids.  Then, we brainstormed what we noticed.  The children then created sentences using the sentence starter of "I see" and completed the sentence using kid spelling.  They they read their work back to me.  It is absolutely amazing how far they have come this year.  

We also made ABC patterns of caterpillars, and made symmetrical butterflies.  

Here are some links to songs we will be working on next week.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtDXfLkpKtw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hnhdU5hFufo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Z_fEohvnMc

5 de junio - EL VOCABULARIO DE LA GRANJA

 We will be learning about animals on the farm.  Here is a visual to support at home.

25 de mayo

 This week, we spent a lot of time learning about the Life Cycle of the Butterfly.

Huevo - egg

Oruga - caterpillar

Crisálida - chrysalis

Mariposa - butterfly.

In just one week, we now have some caterpillars hanging in a J, and some have changed to chrysalids.

We also worked on making a house out of sticks, like the second little pig from "Los 3 cerditos" (The Three Pigs)

In math, we showed 10 wheels by using a combination of unicycles, bicycles and tricycles.

And 8 dots on a ladybug in different ways.

Oh, and we started inline skating!  WOW

18 de mayo

 We have some new classmates these days.  Check out our Painted Lady Caterpillars.

New Spanish vocabulary

caterpillar - oruga

food - comida

eggs - huevos

chrysalis - crisálida

butterfly - mariposa

Here are some examples of activities we have been working on over the past week.

Drawing different quantities of mariposas (butterflies), ladybugs (mariquitas) and bumblebees (abejorros) and then writing about the drawing.  "Yo veo 4 mariposas" (I see 4 butterflies)

Drawing the houses of the 3 Little Pigs in order.

Building CVC (consonant, vowel, consonant) words.

Representing different ways to show 10 using double sided counters.

10 de mayo

 Here are some links to some new videos we have been learning from.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhNi7f4AzmU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hpo6tXNFXgM

Check out our beautiful cherry blossom trees!  Ask your child what materials we used to make these trees.

Below is some Spring vocabulary we have been practicing in Spanish.  Most of these words have been encountered throughout the year.  Next week I will be asse