As the parent of a first grader, you can probably recite any number of children's poems/rhymes/songs at any given time. As the teacher of 24 first graders, my poor husband has a hard time getting me to stop! It is not unusual for him to find me walking around the house singing songs about seasons and reciting poems about whatever our class is studying at the time.
The great news is: your kids are doing this, too!
In the frog room, we spend a great deal of time working on enhancing our fluency (that is, our ability to "read like we talk.") We do lots of shared, choral, and echo reading of short stories and sections of familiar text, and we also learn 2-3 new poems and songs per week. We use the poems and songs to review sight words, learn new spelling patterns, identify rhyming words, and to practice our "reading voices" and expression. The video below will give you a sneak peak into how I incorporate the poems and songs into our daily routines.
I am so thankful to have such a creative class this year; our dramatic interpretations are always entertaining and we LOVE to share the spotlight! The presentations at the end of the video are from the first week of school - when the kids were still getting comfortable. Don't worry - the more recent video clips (complete with costumes, a spotlight, and MUCH more confidence) are coming soon!
Thanks for all that you do at home to encourage excitement for reading and learning!
We couldn't do it without you!
The great news is: your kids are doing this, too!
In the frog room, we spend a great deal of time working on enhancing our fluency (that is, our ability to "read like we talk.") We do lots of shared, choral, and echo reading of short stories and sections of familiar text, and we also learn 2-3 new poems and songs per week. We use the poems and songs to review sight words, learn new spelling patterns, identify rhyming words, and to practice our "reading voices" and expression. The video below will give you a sneak peak into how I incorporate the poems and songs into our daily routines.
I am so thankful to have such a creative class this year; our dramatic interpretations are always entertaining and we LOVE to share the spotlight! The presentations at the end of the video are from the first week of school - when the kids were still getting comfortable. Don't worry - the more recent video clips (complete with costumes, a spotlight, and MUCH more confidence) are coming soon!
Thanks for all that you do at home to encourage excitement for reading and learning!
We couldn't do it without you!
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