A to Zirilli: Fall Sweet Fall!

Morning Meetings:

I really enjoy holding the morning meetings at the beginning of our days. It doesn't always happen, but when they do, the children are 100% engaged in our sharing out and watching the video. The children enjoy talking about the theme of the video, as well as, finding the answer to the riddle of the day.

Wonders:

We have moved onto Unit 2 and are reading all about how animals adapt in their enviornment and the adaptations they use to survive. The children seem very interested in the stories we are reading. The work they do in the Reading/Writing Companion correlates with what we read in the anthology. They summarize, give key details and main idea of the story.

Some are not crazy about seeing the illustrations of all these spiders, but they are getting through it. Words like "EEEWWW" and "Gross" are heard in the room, but they manage to read and listen to the conversations.

Reveal Math:

We are moving right along with math and are working on adding and subtracting large numbers. They are learning the various ways of computing answers, decomposing, regrouping, etc. I love to hear and watch them figure out the answers and some even come up and explain it to the rest of the class. They love to "be the teacher."

Amplify Science:

We are continuing with Electricity. The children are reading "It's All Energy." They pair read and discuss what they are learning. We are also taking notes and self reflecting on what we learn. The children love pairing up and reading with a partner.

Social Studies:

We continue to learn about the Native American Tribes of RI. We read about the Narragansetts, Wamponaugs, Niantics and the Nipmucs. We will continue with more of this in the upcoming week.