Posted: February 7, 2019
Check out these links for fun with the number 8!
Story Bots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cy7nR6hcpkI
Number of the Day: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cORUvLQRI_Y
Number Pairs for 8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JtsVRgXt8CM
Watch for the 8 on a number line: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAQ2HTqTl2w
Posted: January 31, 2019
We read a poem with the words come and said in it today. Soon we will see them in our "Read The Word" books. Try these videos for extra practice: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAsqOJOdzac https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ni6J379_UzE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYQNLBlD4DM
Posted: January 31, 2019
We are having so much fun with the number 7 - check out these video links for part of it. StoryBots: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsTxqd6cj3w (link is external) The Baker: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6azD23X9HtQ (link is external) The Count: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdU7sH2LdMk (link is external) Jack Hartman and the Number Bonds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-PD8cUAvys (link is external) and our favorite- The Alligator King! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qVDUYJo3CjU
Posted: January 31, 2019
We have met almost all of our Zoophonics animals! We talked about Yancy Yak and her sound today. We practiced reading and writing some popular words that start with /y/ too - the words yes and you that are on our word wall. Many children are excited to spell the color words now too - yellow starts with y. Check out this Yakety Yak Sesame Street video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wJfr8jSVnHY(link is external) And why do we love Y? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_qGHh0_6Xbc(link is external) The children will meet Cliff Hanger from the PBS show Between The Lions. Can your child yodel? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwbte-tD9cc(link is external) Parents may enjoy Nora Jones singing about the letter y - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEzxchU4RUY(link is external) We noticed that y is not a letter that plays fair - some of our names have a y but it sounds like an i or an e
Posted: January 29, 2019
Jan Richardson and Jack Hartman have teamed up to make some great videos for beginning sight words. Here is the link to the word see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_Tg_pzh3Q0
They have done many other of the beginning sight words too. Just go to You Tube and search: Jan Richardson and Jack Hartman sight words. It's another great way to practice. Have fun!
Posted: January 18, 2019
We sang and acted out this song today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-GDn2xvFQQ
This helped us look at the combinations that make 6 as we counted the ducks in the pond and out of the pond.
Here are some other links for fun with 6:
Sesame Street Baker 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0oWW3GRAYU4
Bert's Favorite Number 6: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4OTRRmyTAA
6 Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G4OTRRmyTAA
Singing Farmer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7DkhdR8I3w
Posted: January 17, 2019
We are finishing up our 3D shape unit by using our imaginations to build with all kinds of 3D objects. We read this book to start our discussion. Animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nif94VQ4Xsc Read Aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMCKXaFsmCA
We also looked and listened to this book: Block City https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iz0ouWboN0w
You may also enjoy Not A Stick: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2qvwumtECw
Posted: January 17, 2019
Xavier Fox is our Zoophonics animal for the letter X. We could not find many words that start with X, but we could write some with X at the end! Ask your child to spell fox, box, fix, six, ax, and ox - I bet they can do it! Challenge them with the word EXIT. Watch a cool video of a fox pouncing on its prey: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dP15zlyra3c(link is external) And some silly foxes jumping on a trampoline: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c8xJtH6UcQY(link is external) This man on Sesame Street had the same problem we did -finding words that start with x: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rOUYaQ6a0g(link is external) Don't forget the Storybots! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZPms5-6PfA
Posted: January 17, 2019
Check out this Story Bot video - every question has an answer that starts with Q! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oC93kxBMcvE(link is external) This Sesame Street character tried to make an upper case Q but he has a few problems: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSzB1kDWpto(link is external) Lower case q is tricky - sometimes it has a curl on the tail, but sometimes it doesn't! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGAE81hD3lg(link is external) Our zoophinics animal for the letter q is Queeny Quail. Here is video of a real quail: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEKIAteCDYU(link is external) We also learned that q is very shy - it always needs it friend u right beside it:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yqcZRjSGKI
