Weekly Focus
Letter/sound: Pp
Comprehension Focus: Retelling stories
Learning to read consists of both figuring out the words and understanding the story. Retelling is a skill that must be taught and practiced in order for children to do it successfully. You can help your child to practice this important skill as he/she reads and/or listens to stories at home. Here are the things I look for as I listen to a child retell a story:
The child should tell most of the main events from the story and should tell the events in the correct sequence.
The child should include most of the important details and may even use some key language or vocabulary from the story.
The child should refer to all significant characters by their specific names when given. (Rather than referring to characters using pronouns like he, she, it or using generic labels such as the boy, the girl, the dog, etc.)
The retelling should be accurate and may even include information that goes beyond what the author stated specifically. (For example, the author may not have directly said that a character was happy at the end of the story, but the child what able to figure it out based on information the author did give and included that information in his/her retelling.)
Big Book – Look Out Dan, by Joy Cowley
Maths – we are learning about the number 4, AB patterns and rectangles and triangles
Monday
Tuesday
PE and Music lessons
Wednesday
Assembly – 2:25pm in Siena hall, led by 6N
Thursday
PE and Music lessons
Friday
Library – please send library bags and books for changing
Walking Club – 8am
Letter/sound: Pp
Comprehension Focus: Retelling stories
Learning to read consists of both figuring out the words and understanding the story. Retelling is a skill that must be taught and practiced in order for children to do it successfully. You can help your child to practice this important skill as he/she reads and/or listens to stories at home. Here are the things I look for as I listen to a child retell a story:
The child should tell most of the main events from the story and should tell the events in the correct sequence.
The child should include most of the important details and may even use some key language or vocabulary from the story.
The child should refer to all significant characters by their specific names when given. (Rather than referring to characters using pronouns like he, she, it or using generic labels such as the boy, the girl, the dog, etc.)
The retelling should be accurate and may even include information that goes beyond what the author stated specifically. (For example, the author may not have directly said that a character was happy at the end of the story, but the child what able to figure it out based on information the author did give and included that information in his/her retelling.)
Big Book – Look Out Dan, by Joy Cowley
Maths – we are learning about the number 4, AB patterns and rectangles and triangles
Monday
Tuesday
PE and Music lessons
Wednesday
Assembly – 2:25pm in Siena hall, led by 6N
Thursday
PE and Music lessons
Friday
Library – please send library bags and books for changing
Walking Club – 8am