Mrs. Taylor’s K-1 Classroom
Julie Taylor, taylorj@riverview.wednet.edu
Head Parent - Julie Patsy, stossel@msn.com
K-1 Word Wall
Five words will be added weekly.
- a - and are all
- b - boy because blue black brown
- c - cold come could colors
- d - day down does
- f - from
- g - girl good green
- h - Halloween have how
- i - is
- l - like let
- m - my many
- n - now
- o - out of open orange
- p - people purple pink
- s - school said snow Santa Claus see saw
- t - the they
- u -use
- w- what went want were when white where
- y- yellow you
Students are expected to spell the Word Wall words correctly in their writing in the classroom. These are usually words that cannot be sounded out. You can help your child learn the words by listing each word on an index card. When your child writes at home, encourage your child to use the index cards to help spell the word correctly.
How To Learn A Word
High-Frequency Word Recognition
The purpose of the High-Frequency Word Recognition Assessment is to determine the number of high-frequency words that students know and to record students’ growth in word recognition. For assessment purposes, these words are read out of context and in isolation because they should be instantly recognizable by students. Students will learn these words within the context of a story or by reading other meaningful text. We will use this assessment throughout the year.
You can help your child learn these words at home
- Select a few words at a time.
- Look for these words during daily reading and in the books your child brings home.
Encourage your child to use these words when he/she writes.
"What did you notice?"
On September 14, 2004 the kids used the math manipulatives and made the following observations.
- "A shape isn't just a shape if you add more." Ashleigh
- "We built an oval of unifix cubes around the table." Jeremy P.
- "You make a better pattern if you try." Alice
- "The buttons can do some pretty cool things." Hunter
- "If you make lines out of longs, you can make a square." Kelly
Mrs. Taylor's K-1 classroom agrees:
- We are in charge of our own learning.
- We will think and listen.
- We will help others.
- We will do our best work.
- We will read, work, and play quietly
What Happens During Math?
- Students spend time exploring problems in depth.
- Look for ways to use mathematical ideas at home such as
looking for patterns or counting items around the house
- They find more than one solution to many of the problems they
work on
- Ask, "How do you know that?" and "How else
might you solve the problem?"
- They invent their own strategies and approaches, rather than
rely on memorized procedures
- Give your child time to solve a problem. Ask your child
questions to find out what he or she is thinking. Offer your
way as one possibility after listening to your child
- They choose from a variety of concrete materials and appropriate
technology, including calculators, as a natural part of the everyday
mathematical work.
- Have simple manipulatives such as beans, buttons or pasta,
available to count or use. Show your child when you choose
to use a calculator.
- They express their mathematical thinking through drawing, writing,
and talking,
- Encourage your child to draw a picture to help solve a
problem. Help your child label the different parts of the
picture. Think out loud to show your child how you would
solve a problem.
- They work in a variety of grouping - as a whole class, individually,
in pairs, and in small groups.
- Give your child time to work alone. Spend time together
working out a problem.
- They move around the classroom as they explore the mathematics
in their environment and talk with their peers.
- Talk with your child about how you use math at your job
and in your life.
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