Today was an exciting day because we took a nature walk to the park. Students picked up leaves, sticks, acorns, pine cones, etc to use for an art project tomorrow. Students loved being able to walk and talk about the changes of nature and the brisk feel of the wind. Starting tomorrow we begin discussing Thanksgiving and start our new book The Letters are Lost.
Thoughts from Ms. Brooke
Here are some tips to help your child understand what pictures and symbols mean. The following suggestions help young children learn that pictures and symbols stand for real objects or people.
- For a young child to understand that a picture has meaning, show him a real object along with its image. If your child has a vision problem be sure to use clear, uncluttered pictures with high contrast (can be color or texture)
- Take pictures of your child doing things (e.g. playing raked piles of leaves, picking up fallen pine cones, making pumpkin pie) that are fun. Use the pictures to have him/her “ask” to do these things again. Encourage them to show you the picture to get what they want. Also encourage them to use their words to ask for the activity in conjunction with showing you the picture. As they make the link between pictures and activities you can make the activity more challenging. Change the photographs and use drawings of the objects or clip art images from the Internet.
- Make a homemade book with four or five pictures of familiar people, toys, or other favorite objects. Have several of the real objects with you when you are looking at the book with your child. Ask your child to point to the real person or pick up the real object and then find its picture.
- The increase the difficulty once your child understands that a picture has meaning you can show the picture of his/her favorite item (e.g. goldfish crackers) on the box and label it- you would say “goldfish”. Then give him/her a cracker. Repeat this each time you give them a goldfish. When they begin to become proficient with understanding this picture is linked with the item, give them some new information. Show them the box and point to the word “goldfish” on the box. Point and tell them the first letter in the word “goldfish” is “G”.
Calendar:
Friday, November 2- Movie Night at RNE
Monday, November 5- Family Survey Due
Tuesday, November 6- No school - election day
Wednesday, November 7- Picture Day
Friday, November 9- Disguised Turkey is due
Tuesday, November 20- Grandparents Tea- please let me know if someone is coming to take your child.
Wednesday, Nov. 21- Friday, Nov. 23- No school Thanksgiving break
