I introduced the students to syllables for the first time. We have spent much of our time in segmenting each sound in a word so it was a little difficult to transition to counting "beats" in a word. The students caught on after practicing syllables with our names. We chanted:
"Higgley Piggley bumble bee,Can you say your name for me? "
After chanting, the students would clap out the beats in their name, give the number and chart it on a graph. Most of the class have two syllables in their names.
Fish were in the room this morning waiting for the students. The goldfish and guppies are a part of our science unit, Animals 2X2. We will begin by observing and comparing the two kinds of fish. We will be discussing differences and similarities, learning facts about fish and developing a sense of responsibility where living organisms are concerned.
Using our schema, we developed a chart of all the things we already knew about fish. We included a column on our chart of things we wondered about them. The last column will be what we learned and will be completed at the end of the unit.
After completing our chart, the students went and watched the fish. They observed how they looked and how they moved. They noticed the different body parts. We had many good detectives using their sense of sight to make different observations.
It is Spirit Week at Lincoln. Today we wore blue. Tomorrow the students should wear yellow or gold colors.
Tomorrow night is our Spring Music show. Please have our kindergarten friends at the high school at 6:45. Our performance will begin at 7:00 p.m.
