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To access the school's website, click here! You can access the other teachers' websites and get information about our wonderful school! Like us on Facebook and keep up-to-date on school news! Do you have a little brother or sister at home? Need some help getting him/her ready for Kindergarten OR need help with his/her Kindergarten homework? Then, check out. If you are interested in primary grades math, then check out Mrs. Skipper-Spurgeon's. In Room 6 we were always working to help those less fortunate!

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mrss-s: Write about Butterflies

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It takes a lot of practice for a Kindergartner to become comfortable with writing sentences. Just like anything else, practice makes perfect! So, here's another Thinking Map-based writing activity that can be used at home to help your child get used to writing sentences. This time, the topic is our favourite: butterflies. After brainstorming, our Tree Map looks like this:. There are two 'paths' for sentence writing so a greater number of sentences can be written. In fact, if the connecting word and.

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mrss-s: Use a Bubble Map: Thresher Shark

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Use a Bubble Map: Thresher Shark. Yes, it's a Pacific Thresher Shark, caught off the coast of California by Bob (friend of Mrs. S-S). This shark, weighing in at 120-pounds provided the perfect opportunity for a discussion and writing activity for us. You can click on the picture to enlarge it! Using a Bubble Map (thinking map) we discussed some facts of the Thresher Shark. From this, the children will create their own sentences. Note: For an intermediate step prior to writing sentences, create a Tree Map.

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mrss-s: Narrative writing: Making a Tree Map

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Narrative writing: Making a Tree Map. This past week we were writing biographies. This form of writing is called 'narrative writing.' We wrote two biographies and to make things easier, to begin we started with a biography about a common person that all of the children could identify with: the teacher. Using a Circle Map, we brainstormed and wrote various comments that came up. From there, a Tree Map was made and the children wrote their biographies and drew pictures to go with the sentences. Try this wi...

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mrss-s: Let's write about 'My Mom'

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Let's write about 'My Mom'. Writing about a family member, especially 'mom,' is a great way to have children work on narrative pieces. Using the Tree Map. Thinking map, gather information about mom. Verbs provide the subheadings with various adjectives and nouns following. From this map, children can begin to write an entire paragraph about their mothers! This will lead into learning how to modify writing so that each sentence doesn't begin with, " My mom…. You can find the reading level and more! Make a...

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mrss-s: Free Write!

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Thinking Map activities have been included on the website but these are not the same as 'free write' activities. Free writing activities are not structured and because of this, the more opportunity your child has for practicing this the better it will be (especially as we get closer to the May Writing Proficiency Test! The following are some ideas for providing children with 'free write' ideas. The response becomes the journal entry, word-for-word. You what the family did. Then, based on the response...

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mrss-s: What is the AR (Accelerated Reader) program?

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What is the AR (Accelerated Reader) program? I keep hearing about AR or Accelerated Reader. What exactly is it? Accelerated Reader is a computer program that allows children to take quizzes (short tests) on books they have read. Each child takes his/her own quiz, using his/her user name and password (student ID number). How does it work? Why is the AR a good program? Research studies show that one of the best ways to increase reading ability, fluency, and comprehension is to read! How can I determine if ...

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mrss-s: Family Book Report

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Every Tuesday night's homework is a Family Book Report. This is where an adult sits down and reads with the child then works together to complete the. Family Book Report Form. Most Tuesdays, the class goes to the school library and the children are able to select their own books. IF a child is unable to attend the library for some reason, a book from home is acceptable for the book report. I bet YOU have your own 'AR' books at home or have been checking some out at your own public library! Fun stuff for ...

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mrss-s: What is a Tree Map?

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What is a Tree Map? The Tree Map is one of eight Thinking Maps. Its purpose is to help with classifying things and ideas. In Kindergarten, particularly in the beginning of the school year, we modify it slightly to make it more comprehensible for younger children. So having a 'path' that can be traced is helpful. Follow along to see how it works. This is the color I use for the topic. Now, under this, using an orange. Begin at the top with the green. Point to the green. Word then an orange. Word (or phras...