Video of A Little House of Brown
Posted in General on Dec 15th, 2008 No Comments »
Check out this video of us working on our Little House of Brown book!
Archive for December, 2008
Strategies That Good Readers Use
Posted in General on Dec 10th, 2008 No Comments »
When helping your child read at home, use these strategies that good readers use to help figure out an unknown word:
Tell your child to look at the picture. You may tell him/her the word is something that can be seen in the picture, if that is the case.
Tell your child to look for chunks in [...]
Breakfast Treat!
Posted in General on Dec 5th, 2008 No Comments »
I enjoyed a wonderful breakfast with Jada, the top bidder for my auction item “Breakfast with Mrs. Bast.” We snacked on chocolate donuts and chatted about the school Christmas program and their favorite activities. Jada’s two friends, Kelsey and Natalie, joined us. After our treat was finished, the girls snuggled into pillows and read together. [...]
Our December Book
Posted in General on Dec 1st, 2008 No Comments »
For the month of December in reading class, we will be working on a very special book. A Little House of Brown is a book with seven poems about the holidays. We will use this book to look for chunks in words, practice sight words, and learn r-blends (pr, br, fr, gr). Poetry is a [...]
