Sentence Writing

Students in Room 7 have begun to print simple sentences using predictable sentence starters. Using the book "Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See?" as a starting point, we used the sentence starter "I see a". We first read the book, each student being given the opportunity to orally tell their peers what they see. 

Using visual examples of colour words, animals from the book and sentence frames, students then explored printing simple sentences with varying levels of adult support. 

Expanding on our initial activity, we repeated the same task but used animals from one of our favourite songs "Slippery Fish".

During the week of Valentine's Day, we built upon our previous skills in order to make a classroom book. 

All of the students in Room 7 have done such a wonderful job exploring sentence writing. 

Learning About the Letter O

Last week, students in CSSI learned about the letter O. Tasks focused on the letter O were incorporated into our daily activities throughout the week. 

Students first made an octopus craft to put into their letter portfolios. This task required students to listen to verbal instructions and use a visual example in order to complete their octopus craft. 

Using the program "Handwriting Without Tears", students explored using shapes to make the letter O. In addition, they used their fingers to trace and feel the letter O. 

During our daily music and circle times, we would explore songs from Super Simple Songs and Bounce Patrol that reinforced the letter O. 

 

Students continued to practice letter formation and identifying "o words" using their understanding of letter sounds. In addition, some students continued to practice labelling their pictures using visual examples. 

We had alot of fun learning about the letter O!

Weekly Reminders:

Wednesday February 12th: Wear Pink and/or Red Day

Thursday February 13th: No School: Teacher's Convention

Friday February 14th: No School: Teacher's Convention

Monday February 17th: No School: Alberta Family Day

Numeracy Sensory Boxes for January

January is quickly leaving us, but below are some pictures of the numeracy focused task boxes that we explored for the past month. 

This task box required students to order the numbers from 1-20. 

Continuing our work with ten-frames, students were tasked with matching the ten-frame to the number. 

For this activity, students use manipulatives to complete simple addition equations. 

Students in these pictures are matching a group of objects to the number, practicing and reinforcing their one-to-one correspondence and subitizing skills. 

Fine motor and counting skills are practiced and reinforced during this activity as students place beads onto the pipe cleaner. 

Have a great weekend!

Sensory Time

An important part of our program is helping students develop the skills and strategies needed to regulate their emotions and behaviour within the classroom. We provide our students with the opportunity to engage in sensory activities on a daily basis. Sensory integration activities can serve a calming function for children and can be used to facilitate communication, social interaction and processing of sensory needs. 

Below are some examples of the type of sensory activities the students in Room 7 experience on a daily basis. 

Water Play

 Styrofoam pieces

Beads

Sand Play

Buttons

Ribbons

 In addition to providing opportunities for sensory play, we also set up our classroom environment in order to facilitate a quiet, calm, and mindful atomosphere. Overhead lights are turned off with natural light or low-light lamps providing light. Soft, relaxing music is played with natural images displayed on the smartboard.

Upcoming Classroom Reminders:

Thursday January 30th- Report Cards Home

Friday January 31st- No School: Professional Development Day