We are in a the midst of our last Superkids Level 1 unit. It features the letter Uu and a review of all letter and Superkids learned to date. The children have been doing a great job reading stories and even recording their reading with iPads. They are working on vowel sounds and choosing words to match pictures. As always, we have been writing stories in journals as well.
We are also still working on Topic 9 in Math. It is a longer topic as students are trying to master creating numbers with different combinations of counters and firming up their number sentence writing ability. We also included some quick reviews of previously learned skills. Here are some examples of patterns we created:
Reading
We will finish up level one in Superkids. The children will be tested on our most recent units and separately on all letters and sounds learned to date. We will then move on to Level 2: The Superkids Club. We will still focus on one letter at a time(beginning with Bb) but the pace will be a little faster. The children will still spend some time on beginning sounds (b is for bus), but more time will be spent on reading entire words and sentences.
Math
We will wrap up Topic 9, writing a variety of addition number sentences. Next up will be Topic 10. This shorter topic builds on Topic 9. The children will write number sentences for teen numbers by starting with a group of 10 and adding extra ones to get the desired number.
Reminder
If the weather turns out as expected, we will have some outdoor recesses this week. Sneakers or boots without heels are best. Don't forget sneakers for Gym on Wednesday.