Current Topics

Below is a list of some of our current topics of exploration in the classroom:

Math
Sorting & Patterning
Number sense - counting patterns & grouping to count

Language

Reading: 
Building Stamina for Independent Reading
Reading to Self, Reading to Someone, Retelling familiar stories
Using strategies to decode words

Writing:
Developing self-confidence as writers (stretching to sound out words, writing down the sounds we here) 
Where do we get ideas for writing? 
Adding details to interest the reader

Science:
Sorting animals by their attributes, building definitions for animal classifications, exploring living things
Visual Art
Exploring new art tools / techniques to creating our first art pieces

Social / Emotional

Problem-Solving
Empathy 
Responsibilities of a Listener, Responsibilities of a Speaker