Literacy: The Sun, Moon, and Stars and V-C-E Syllables

In Literacy we have shifted our focus to learning about the sun, moon and stars.  We have begun to examine literary texts about celestial objects.  First Graders are exploring the question, “Why do writers write about the sun, moon and stars.”  Our work begun this week by focusing on noticings and wonderings about the sun and moon with close viewings of photographs and time-lapse videos.  

Next week we will launch a new unit in word study that will introduce students to the vowel-consonant-e syllable pattern.  Additionally, they will learn that the letter s might say /z/ when placed between two vowels.  Heart words for this unit include: friend, other, another, none, nothing.