"BEE" SMART "BEE" GREEN!

Things To Do on This Site This Year:

• Click on the Showcase Site at the bottom
  to get an upclose peek into our classroom.
  
• Check out weekly word wall words.
  
• Use the flashcard button above to
  read and spell our word wall words.
  
• Practice weekly spelling words.
  
• Review the spelling rules.
  
• Read about the past week in review.
  
• Find out about the week to come.
  
• Look our classroom calendar.
  
• Check out the related website links below.
  
• E-mail Mrs. Zider
  
• Click above to link to Pioneer School site.
  
• Have fun as a family!
• "BEE SMART "BEE" GREEN!
  

  

LAST WEEK IN REVIEW  
THEME:Back to School
READING/WRITING:"Pam and Sam"/class book writing
MATH:Addition Sentences
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES/HEALTH:Back to School

PREVIEW OF THE WEEK TO COME
THEME: America/Patriot Day
READING/WRITING:"I Can, Can You?"/class book writing
MATH:Addition Sentences
SCIENCE/SOCIAL STUDIES/HEALTH:America/Patriot Day

~*~Spelling Test~*~(Friday, September 12th ) Word Wall Words:  you, big, is, go, and  

Word Family: -at (bat, scat, flat, hat, pat)
  

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Story of the Week (Main Selection)
"I Can, Can You?" Vocabulary Words: it, over, too, yes  (read only)

~*~ Word Study Ideas ~*~
Monday - Make spelling word cards and practice them each night (look and say).

Tuesday- Practice word wall words and spelling words. Draw and write a silly sentence or put them in ABC order.

Wednesday- Choose three of our word wall words and spelling words and write a sentence with each one rainbow writing the spelling or word wall words.  Don't forget the capital letter and period.

Thursday- Make rhyming words with the word list and illustrate one of the rhyme pairs. Cover, write, and check it.  "The bird took a rest in the best nest in the west."
(created by Mrs. Debra Green)

Here are 25 more fun ways to practice your words at home!  Especially now that the words are getting a bit more difficult.

1. Use yarn or string to form your words.
2. Read a story.  See how many times you can find your words.
3. Print your words with your fingers five or more times in flour, salt, or sugar.
4. See how many times you can write your words in one minute.
5. Write three or more sentences using each word.
6. Use coins to form your words.
7. Use your favorite snack to shape your words and then eat them.
8. Tape-record yourself saying and spelling your words.
9. Print the words on someone's back using your fingers.  Have the person guess the word.
10. Form your words out of small objects such as coins or buttons.
11. Use colored chalk to write your words on the sidewalk.
12. Spread peanut butter on bread.  Add raisins to form your words.
13. Use cooked spaghetti to form your words.
14. Stamp your words using assorted stamps and colors.
15. Form your words out of alphabet cereal.
16. Use colored crayons or markers to copy your words in as many different color combinations as possible.
17. Draw your favorite character saying your words.
18. Paint your words using watercolors or fingerpaint.
19. Find the letters of your words in a newspaper.  Cut out the letters and spell your words.
20. Use bread or cookie dough to shape your words and bake them.
21. Use beans, pasta, or rice to form your words.  Glue them to construction paper.
22. Read a letter from the mail.  Look for your words and list them.
23. Write three or four words that rhyme with each of your words.
24. Fold a sheet of paper in fourths.  Write your words one time in each square and decorate the squares with art supplies.
25. Write a message to someone using your words.
(list created by Mrs. Green)

~*~ Spelling Rules ~*~
(that work most of the time)
***When 2 vowels go walking the first one does the talking. (boat, meat, train,)
Go to http://pbskids.org/lions/songs/two_vowels_qt.html
for a video and audio clip of the "Two Vowels Go Walking Song."
  
***When a word has only one vowel between two consonants, the vowel usually says its short sound. (cat, bed, pin, hot, fun)
***If the word has a silent “e” at the end, the first vowel says its name.  (pin, pine; cap, cape, Tim, time)
(We say, "by the power of the magic e, I make you long.")
***oy will be at the end of words, oi will be inside the word. (boy, toy, boil, coin)
(adapted from Mrs. Green's site)

~*~ Reading Strategies ~*~ (**covered so far)

1. **Touch each word.

2. **Look at the pictures and use clues to help you read.

3. **Look at the beginning letter of the word.  Get your mouth ready.

4. **Use background knowledge to help you understand stories.

5. **When you read make a connection to another story or your real life.

6. **Reread if it doesn't make sense.

7. **Look for little words in big words.

8. **Good readers self-correct(fix it by yourself).

9. **Summarize or retell the story to make sure you get it.

10.**Use the words in the sentence to figure out new words.

~*~UPCOMING EVENTS~*~  
  

9/11 Patriot Day (Wear red, white, and blue)
9/16 Book Orders Due
9/18 PTO Picnic at Pioneer

  

~*~READING REMINDERS~*~
  

• Read your B.R.A.G. Book every night and mark your log.
  
• Do your homework sheets every night M-TH.
  
• Read books from home or library books and mark your log.
  
• Read your poetry binder on weekends.
  
• Bring your B.E.E. Binder every day.
  
• Do your "WRITE-N- TELL" and bring it to school to share on Fridays.(starts in mid-October)
  
• Visit your public library.
  
• Practice math flashcards.
  
• Read & spell weekly Word Wall Words and Word Family Words.

• Mrs. Zider's First Grade Class Showcase Another class website for our class
• Lincoln for Primary Children Facts, fun, and links to learn about Lincoln
• September Activity Calendar Check out an activity a day
• Gamequarium Site Click on a fish for K-2 Games
• Kevin Henkes' Web Site Our Author of the Month
• Math Activities Practice a variety of math skills
• Kidz Page Poetry Fun poems to enjoy
• Learning Games with Clifford See how many you can play
• Curious George Are you curious about these learning games?
• Kid's Lab Fun quizzes to practice contractions
• 1st Grade Backpack Tons of reading activities
• Word Searches Try these fun puzzles
• Starfall Interactive stories online Where children have fun learning to read
• Math Hidden Picture Games A new way to practice facts
• Agriculture for Kids Check out this farm site
• Presidents' Day Virtual Museum Learn about Washington and Lincoln
• Switcheroo Zoo Site Create new wild animals
• Yak's Corner Online Kid's Magazine Check out this cool site
• Read Between the Lions Fun activities from PBS site
• It's Arthur Lots of fun with this book friend!