This Week's Centers:

Math: This week at Math Center students are practicing measuring using inchworms. They have a sheet that has places for four items and then they are to measure them with inchworms, record the number, and draw a picture. The children are measuring a packaged band-aid, a Froggy Book, Crayons, and a dry-erase marker. This is great practice for non-standard measurement and a follow up to the Saxon Math Lesson we did today that focused on measuring using linking cubes.

Writing: This week's Writing Center is something I like to call "sight word detectives". I have placed a newspaper cut-out in each student's journal. Using the "Words We Know" Chart, students have to highlight any sight words and then write them at the bottom. This activity helps students to be able to recognize words outside of isolation. The students have to be sharp to find the sight words mixed in with all the other words!

Games: At Games Center students are playing Trouble. This game helps students practice counting and taking turns. Playing any game is a great way for students to learn how to work together and solve problems!

Technology: This week at Technology Center I am introducing students to typing. One on one students are sitting down with me to type a story. I am introducing functions like "shift" to capitalize and how to use the space bar to make spaces. I am also showing students where to find letters and punctuation. After writing 2-3 sentences, the students will get to test out the different font styles and colors. Then I will show them how to print and after printing they will illustrate their story. This is great practice for spelling since I am only helping them sound out and spell sounds we don't know yet as well as good practice in learning their way around the computer!