About Me

I grew up in Maine and received my BS in Speech Pathology in 1995 from the University of Maine at Farmington. I moved to Oregon in 1995 and received my Master's of Arts in Education from Oregon State University in 1999. I taught in Oregon for 11 years in kindergarten and first grade. This will be my first year teaching at Rowe School in Yarmouth.

Sunday, April 8, 2012

This Week in Kindergarten (April 2-6)

This Week in Math: (some things we worked on)

  • Dividing whole objects into halves and representing half of a whole with concrete objects.
  • Deepening understanding of mathematical symbols and language through number stories.
  • Learning the value of a quarter
  • Exploring characteristics of the quarter 
Please read the students observations of the quarter below:
  1. It is the biggest coin.
  2. The sides are rough.
  3. It is made of metal.
  4. The heads side only has George Washington's head and neck.
  5. It has our first president.
  6. The heads side is "upside down" from the tails side.
This Week in Literacy: (Some things we worked on)

Writing Workshop

  • We've been reading many poems and familiar songs for poetry inspiration.
  • We've been talking about seeing objects "through a poets eyes" and discussing what this means.
  • We've also been talking about different ways to set poems up using varying line breaks.
Reading Workshop
  • This week we read and discussed many of our favorite characters, including Olivia and Lily.
  • Students were introduced to ways to talk to their reading partners about the characters in their books.  We can start with, "I noticed that my character ______________  and that makes me think ____________."  The partner is encouraged to extend the talk by stating, "I agree, because _________" or "I disagree, because_____________."




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