Mrs. Tongen's 'K'olorful K-Kids

Monday, October 19

2026-10-18T21:18:46.443-05:00

Monday, October 19

Happy Birthday, Hazel S.! (October 18)

READING AND VOCABULARY
Read Aloud: I Like Myself! By: Karen Beaumont
Connect and Teach: Check for Understanding
Introduce Vocabulary Words: bother, change, same

FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS

Phonological Awareness: Counting Syllables, Deleting Words

Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant n
Irregular Words: to, do

GRAMMAR
Prepositions

Handwriting: Upper and Lowercase U Turn Review

Writer's Workshop: Drawing a Shape Person with Clothes

KinderMath: Read and Write 9

In addition to focusing on number 9, the kids will work on identifying the missing number in a counting sequence (7, _ , 9) as well as counting on from 5 using a Ten Frame as shown.

We want the children to see that within the ten frame, the top row has 5 and one more below it. We count: "5,6". There is no need to count each dot if we train our brain to see "5" automatically. They will continue counting on with numbers 7-9.

STEAM with Mr. Brown

(Last names A-K: Music, L-Z: PE)

PLEASE vote here and vote everyday until October 25!

~ Thank you for visiting with me at conferences...I enjoyed visiting with all of you and share your child's growth so far!
~ National Hot Lunch Day...

Tuesday, October 13

2026-10-12T22:14:33.659-05:00

Tuesday, October 14
NATIONAL HOT LUNCH DAY!

READING AND VOCABULARY
Read Aloud: I Like Myself! By: Karen Beaumont
Connect and Teach: Author and Illustrator
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Phonological Awareness: Rhyme, Blending onset and rime
Phonics Focus Skill: Consonant n
Irregular Words: to, do
GRAMMAR
Prepositions

Writer's Workshop: Shape Person with Hair and Face

Handwriting: Upper and Lowercase U Turn (We did not get to this last week.)

KinderMath: Read and Write 8
Today's lesson focuses on understanding what the number 8 is and how it can be represented in multiple ways. (Writing the numeral, 8 fingers, tallies, number word, 8 objects, counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 etc.) We will work on noticing that no matter how you arrange 8 cubes (in a row, stairs, in a rectangle, etc.) it is always 8. We also continue to work on what comes next in a sequence of numbers.

Project: Creepy Carrots
After hearing the story Creepy Carrots, the kids will create their version of a creepy carrot!

Time for Kids: In the Community

(Last names A-K: PE, L-Z: Music)

~ We will be shopping the Book Fair from 12:05-12:25 today.

~We enjoyed celebrating Addie yesterday!

~ Again, I am looking forward to visiting with those of you who are scheduled for conferences this evening and those of you scheduled for tomorrow morning.
~No school tomorrow.
PLEASE vote here and vote everyday until October 25!
Have a wonderful Fall Break!

Monday, October 12

2026-10-11T20:26:21.541-05:00

Monday, October 12
Happy Birthday, Addie!

READING AND VOCABULARY
Read Aloud: I am Rene The Boy By: Rene Colato
Response to Text: Connect Reading and Writing
FOUNDATIONAL SKILLS
Phonological Awareness: Review Segmenting/Blending/Isolating Phonemes
Phonics Focus Skill: Review Ss & Bb
Irregular Word: as
GRAMMAR
Capitalization and Punctuation

Writer's Workshop: Self Portrait
(Using details: hairstyle, facial expression, skin tone.)
KinderMath: Read and Write 7
Today's lesson focuses on understanding what the number 7 is and how it can be represented in multiple ways. (writing the numeral, 7 fingers, tallies, number word, 7 objects, counting 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. etc.) Again, we will use the story Hop Jump by Ellen Stoll Walsh to help with counting and playing two games that involve counting and identifying the next number in a sequence of numbers: Roll & Cover and What Comes Next? (We did not get to this on Friday either!)

STEAM with Mr. Brown

(Last names A-K: Music, L-Z: PE)

We are attending a quick T-Mobile pepfest in the high school this afternoon for the contest our school is in. It is for a chance to win a signicant amount of money for our school and football program! PLEASE vote here!

~ Our class is scheduled to shop at the Book Fair tomorrow. We will be shopping from 12:05-12:25.

~Again, I am looking forward to visiting with those of you who are scheduled for conferences this evening. 😃
~National Hot Lunch Day is tomorrow...we eat at 11:00.
~We enjoyed celebrating Grayson on Friday!