The day began with some of our friends in their integration programs, sensory diets, and participating in math ring toss, jungle gym obstacle course, and a session on abstract thinking and symbolism. We worked on our fine and gross motor skills, visual spatial awareness, hand-eye coordination, accuracy, turn taking, sportsmanship, and math skills. We had to also use our two way oral communication skills, problem solving skills, abstract thinking skills, creative skills, fine motor skills, math skills, teamwork skills, and social skills.
Math Ring Toss
Eric showing off his shoe tying skills.
Jungle Gym Obstacle Course
Abstract Thinking/ Symbolism Game- students had to show an object that represented their feelings. I demonstrated my coffee mug and my friends guessed happy and tired. I was indeed happy, because it is a hockey travel mug and hockey makes me happy, but also tired and thus showed them the coffee.
Ms. Elizabeth is finishing up her math test.
Sander and Avery are trying to figure out who gets to go next during our symbolism game.
Before snack and recess we decided to play a game together. Some of us decided on an old favourite, Pizza Fractions. This game is great for number sense and numeracy skills, division and fractions, turn taking, sportsmanship, problem solving skills, social skills, and oral communication skills.
In gym class today we played a few warm up games and then Scooter Dodge Ball. It was so much fun and everyone demonstrated great auditory processing skills, teamwork, social skills, sportsmanship, motor planning, body mapping, sequencing, gross motor skills, proprioception skills, vestibular and bilateral movements, and balance and coordination.
We are loving the new Cosmic Kids Yoga. All of our friends are so attentive, focused, determined, and calm while working on their breathing, body awareness and body mapping, and flexibility, core strength, and upper body strength.
In the afternoon we worked in our phonics book on the /er/ sound. As a group we had to brainstorm words that contain the sound, and then we went through different magazines trying to find photos and words that have the /er/ sound. This activity is great for phonics skills, language arts, fine motor skills, visual spatial skills, and abstract thinking and creativity.
Our class list!
Mmmmm. Juicy burgER!
Our last activity of the day was going over Ms. Josephine's game from yesterday. We went over her fun hands-on, creative arts questioning game similar to I Spy. Students used their creative skills, fine motor skills, categorization skills, math skills, and language and questioning skills to play this fun activity with peers.
Elizabeth
Zachary
We had a few minutes to have free play time at the end of the day to unwind after all of our hard work!
See you all tomorrow!
HOMEWORK TIPS:
1) Work on two and three-digit addition and subtraction questions, whether you write down some questions for your child, or use math to cook, clean, set the table, do chores, play games, create a game, etc.
2) Discuss good and poor sportsmanship. Use examples and pictures, videos, role-play, etc. Also, discuss big/medium/small problems and have your child make a chart showing where they think specific incidents should fall under.
3) Spend 15 minutes reading a book of your child's choice, a cartoon, instructions, recipe, comic strip, etc. Make reading fun, engaging, an adventure, and not a boring chore.
4) Wherever you are-in the kitchen, basement, garage, backyard, car, grocery store, bank, etc.-ask your child what if _____ starts or ends with a particular sound/digraph. For example, while in the car, ask your child what sound is after the /c/ sound. Answer would be /ar/ sound. You could also engage in rhymes, for example, what rhymes with 'wheel', 'seat', 'belt', etc.
Mr. Jacob : )
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