Wednesday, April 1st, 2009

The Magic Trains:
1.) Read books about Recycling.
2.) Talked more about the Earth & the environment.
3.) Worked on our yoga moves with Ms. Melinda.
4.) We worked on the concept of “1 more than” in math.

The Diener Dinosaurs:
Today the Diener Dinosaurs...
1.) Read our leveled readers in language arts - today we read about different kinds of animals! Then we played a sorting game with animal figures and drew and labeled pictures of the different animals that we sorted.
2.) Worked on our number sequencing and addition skills in math! We played 'Guess the Number' using our hundreds board and created our own addition problems using whiteboards and colored blocks.
3.) Had yoga with Miss Melinda! We practiced our poses, including Rainbow, Rainbow Bridge, and Happy Dog. Then we worked on our breathing and even practiced handstands! We finished with relaxation time.

The Mighty Dieners:
1.) During Social Skills we talked about what it means to be a friend. Then Ms. Jen showed us our new “Mighty Dieners’ Friendship Box”. If we want to make sure a classmate is recognized for being a good friend, we write on a card who they are and what they did and place the card in the box. On Friday, Ms. Kate and Mr. Aaron will read the cards to the class!
2.) In Yoga, we practiced breathing and holding our poses longer!
3.) We brainstormed a list of nouns, so soon we can learn verbs and start our Barebone Sentences!

The Golden Owls:
1.) During Language Arts we continued to work on our various reading strategies in small groups while reading both aloud and silently. We also played one of our favorite games called "Freedom" to continue to work on teamwork and flexibility.
2.) During Writing we continued to work on brainstorming and making a web; then drafting using our topic sentence, three specific details and a concluding sentence, for our paragraphs. Finally we worked on revising our drafts.
3.) During Yoga we began our class by playing our favorite running game and stopping frequently to do different yoga poses on our mats. We also worked on our breathing in and out through our noses. This helped us calm our bodies.