Websites that kids use

I was hoping to spend part of conference setting up the links to various websites that the kids use here in class. I am still going to work on it, but I wanted to make sure they made it up today so I listing them here.

Tumble Books: ebooks for kids
http://www.tumblebooks.com/
Username Salemkeizer     Password:Salem
This website is open to all Salem Keizer students

BBC Bitesize
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks1bitesize/
This is from the United Kingdom so they do speak British English and the money is set in pounds, but it has great reading and math games.

Scholastic Family Playground
http://www.scholastic.com/parents/play/
This has sites with stories and games based on characters from books and TV shows.

Read Write Think
http://www.readwritethink.org/search/?resource_type=16&grade=11
Hopefully this will show a list of first grade activities. We use ABC match, Construct a Word, Picture Match, Word Family Sort and Word Wizard.

StarFall
http://www.starfall.com/
This site is full of different activities, books, games, videos that all connect to reading. Lots of fun!

November/December Skills

Math:

Write numbers to 100

Count by 5’s to 100

Count by 10’s to 120

Identify name and value of penny, nickel and dime

Count small collection of coins

Addition and subtraction fact families to 10

Writing:

Writing multiple sentences on a topic with a beginning, middle and    

end

Spell high frequency words correctly

Proper use of upper and lower case letters

Spaces between words

Neat handwriting

Reads own writing

Reading:

Knows vowel sounds

Blend and segment words

Can change a letter to make a new word (cat becomes rat becomes

sat)

Hears syllables

Reads 20 minutes daily

When figuring out unknown words, uses chunking or blending to

help decode the word

Retells a story in sequential order (First, Next, Then, Finally)

Classroom Skills:

Quiet voice in the classroom

Following directions

Staying on task and completing work

November Already?

My goodness where does the time go?!?!?
As we head into the busy holiday season, we also head into a busy academic season. We've started a new trimester and new skills to be learned! Some things to keep in mind:

• New skill lists will be coming home this Thursday. We combined November and Decembers lists to make things easier.
•  October writing journals will be sent home at the conference with homework for the Thanksgiving break. 
• Your child is more than welcome to come to the conference. They are often a big help at conference time.
• Class Party Funds-I am still accepting donations of $7.00 towards our class party fund. This pays for all supplies, food and activities that take place through out the year.
• I'll be sending details regarding the Winter party home soon. I ask that you keep the details to yourself do that they are a surprise to the class. I'll be needing volunteers starting at 1:30 until the end of the day on Dec. 16. 
• If you are interested in teaching the class as part of our family unit, please don't forget to let me know!

Have a great day!

Links from 'Getting Kids Ready to be Readers'

General Information
http://www.multcolib.org/birthtosix/
 http://www2.ed.gov/Family/RSRforFamily/toddlers.html
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/activities.htm
http://www.rif.org/us/literacy-resources/articles/reading-checkup-for-preschoolers-ages-3-5.htm
http://lincs.ed.gov/publications/pdf/reading_pre.pdf
http://www.readingrockets.org/audience/parents/

Concepts of Print
http://www.coe.uga.edu/epltt/impaticas/concepts--print-script.pdf
http://cehs.usu.edu/ecc/images/pdf/presentations/concepts_%20of_print.pdf

Phonological Awareness
http://phonologicalawareness.org/
http://www2.ed.gov/teachers/how/tools/initiative/summerworkshop/valdes/valdes.pdf

Letter Knowledge

http://libraries.idaho.gov/files/LitCentersLettKnow2009Ssha_0.pdf
http://www.clel.org/content/letter-knowledge-0