This morning we talked about things we learned and saw on our field trip. We didn't have a chance to process the trip on Friday and I was a little worried about what the kids would retain after the long weekend. They retained a lot and seemed to have a great trip!

This morning during Fundations I introduced the letters i and r. With two vowels and 7 consonants now we spent a lot of time writing words and changing them into new words. It is great to hear students using the sounds to read the words we make. The letters we have done so far are t, b, f, m, n, a, c, i, and r. I had to leave at 9:00 because my daughter is sick so I will include the letter formation sheets for r and i in red folders tomorrow.

Many children in the class have been choosing to work on puzzles during their choice time in work stations. I am thrilled to see this interest in puzzles as they have many benefits including the development of fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and spatial reasoning. This has also generally been a group effort, encouraging team work and cooperation. We have six floor puzzles in the room and two smaller puzzles. If this interest continues I will try to track down some more. If anyone has any at home that they would like to lend for a week or two we definitely have eager puzzle doers right now!