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Ms. Hansen, Literacy, Kindergarten

Course Description

In Kindergarten, literacy may look a little different than in most grades. Some of your children may not be able to read yet, while others in Kindergarten might, no matter what I am excited to help your child learn their letter sounds & names during this time. These are the two most basic steps for learning how to read. During literacy time, we will also work on handwriting. This is crucial to your child's independence at school- this is how they can write their name which gives them autonomy and authority over their work! 

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Literacy Week of November 27th

We are starting a brand new Literacy unit this week. For the next three weeks, students will be learning about homes. We will read a variety of selections that teach us about different types of homes and why homes are important. We will begin to understand why we need homes and how homes are built around the world. We will introduce the letter names and sounds for the letters Bb and Cc. We will be sending home the December sight words on Friday. Please continue to work on sight words with your kindergartener and practice these every night if you can.

Literacy Week of November 13th

This will be our last week in Unit 4, Pushes and Pulls. This week, we will identify how we use pushes and pulls to help us in our daily lives. To do this, we will read stories that are realistic fiction. Students will also be introduced to the letter Ii and the short sound it makes. In addition to this, we will also review the letters Hh, Ll, Tt, and Nn. and Ll. Please continue to work on November sight words with your kindergartener and practice these every night if you can. The sight words we will be going over in class are: up, him, and but. 

Literacy Week of November 6th

We are continuing to work on Unit 4, Pushes and Pulls. This week, we will identify the differences between pushes and pulls. To do this, we will read poems and fictional stories. We will introduce the sound for the letters Nn and Ll. In addition to this, we will practice the following sight words: girl, boy, and for. Please continue to work on November sight words with your kindergartener and practice these every night if you can.

Literacy Week of October 30th

We are starting Unit 4, Pushes and Pulls. Our big idea for this unit is, how do things move? We will discover the answer to this question through short stories, non-fiction texts, and poems. We will introduce the sound for the letters Tt and Hh. In addition to this, we will practice the following sight words: as, have, and his. Please start the November sight words with your kindergartener and practice these every night if you can.

Literacy Week of October 23rd

This will be our last week in Unit 3. We will think about “How does weather affect you?” and explore this question through poems, short stories, and non-fiction texts. We will introduce the sound for the letter A and review the sounds for the letters P, D, S, and M. We will continue working on our October sight words. This week we will be working on: am and we. Please read the sight words at home for a few minutes each night with your student.

Literacy Week of October 16th

We will continue to work on Unit 3 in our curriculum. In Unit 3, we will be learning about the weather! Students will learn and discuss how weather changes and affect the environment through a variety of texts. In addition to this, students will be introduced to the sounds of the letters ‘Dd’ and ‘Pp’. We will be working on our October sight words with the words “is” “at” and “in.” Please read the sight words at home for a couple of minutes each night with your student.

Literacy Week of September 25th

In Literacy, we are starting a new unit! In Unit 3, we will be learning about the weather! Students will learn and discuss how weather changes and affect the environment through a variety of texts. In addition to this, students will be introduced to the sounds of the letters ‘m’ and ‘s’. We will finish working on our interactive journals with our remaining letters. We will be introducing our October sight words with the words “has” “you” “of” and “to”. I will be sending home the sight words for the month of October in Friday folders this Friday. Please read the sight words at home for a couple of minutes each night with your student.

Literacy Week of September 18th

This will be our last week in our 2nd unit! In unit 2, we discuss how we can show kindness through stories and poems! We will also identify the letters 'Pp,' 'Qq,' 'Rr,' 'Ss,' and 'Tt'. In addition to this, we will add the following sight words to our journals: 'my,' 'like,' and 'she.'

Literacy Week of September 11th

We will continue Unit 2 this week and discuss how we can show kindness to others through short stories and poems. In our interactive journals, we will be identifying the letters Qq, Rr, Ss, and Tt. In our sight word journals this week we will be writing short sentences with the following sight words: 'see', 'go', 'had', and 'he'.

Literacy Week of September 5th

We will be starting unit 2 this week! Unit 2 is all about kindness. We will discuss how we can show kindness to others through short stories and poems. In our interactive journals, we will identify the letters Mm, Nn, Oo, and Pp. Lastly, we will be beginning our sight word journals! This week we will write short sentences with the following sight words: 'a', 'and', 'the', and 'I'. I will be sending home the sight words for the month of September in Friday folders this Friday. Please read the sight words at home for a couple of minutes each night with your student.

Literacy Week of August 28th

This week in Literacy, we are finishing Unit 1 as we continue to discuss our essential question, "What is school all about?" Students will listen to stories, poems, and non-fiction texts about school. We will read decodables together as a class. We will also continue working on our Interactive Journals by identifying the letters Ii, Jj, Kk, and Ll.

 

Literacy Week of August 21st

This week in literacy, we will continue to discuss our essential question, "What is school all about?" To do this, students will listen to stories and poems. As a class, we will read decodables together. In addition to this, we will also identify the letters Ee, Ff, Gg, and Hh through our interactive journals! 

Literacy Week of August 14th

This week in literacy, we will read various stories, poems, and nonfiction books that teach them about activities they will do at school! We will also begin our journals and focus on learning the letters A-D!