A,B,C Magazine

Our 5th grade buddies came last Friday and instead of them reading to the kindergartners, our Beach Buddies read to them.  After 10 minutes of reading, 5th graders and kindergartners teamed up to find letters A-Z in magazines, cut them out, and glue them.  This is a fun activity for home.  

Capitals and Lowercase

The Beach Buddies know the difference between capital and lowercase letters.  This is a great concept to keep practicing.  The more your student practices writing their capital and lowercase letters, the more they improve their fine motor skills, pencil control, and handwriting. 

Ms. Bennett

First and Last

Last week we talked about first and last letters in words.  The Beach Buddies picked up this concept pretty fast.  When you are reading at home this is a great concept to practice. "Find the word bat." If they can't find the word, ask them what it might start with/ end with.  This should help eliminate most words.  "What is the first letter?" "What is the last letter?"  "What sound does that letter make?"

We use Kagan structures daily to practice different skills.  Below (go through the link) is Quiz-Quiz Keep.  Students quiz each other using their name and then keep their card.  This is a quick 2 minute activity that gives them a lot of practice!

Beach Buddies Quiz-Quiz Keep

In contrast, below you will see students participating in a Quiz-Quiz Trade.  This is the Kagan structure we use most often (maybe twice a day).  In this structure, students quiz each other and then trade their cards.  Most of the time there is a sentence stem written on the board.  This helps them with correct sentence structure.  

Beach Buddies Quiz-Quiz Trade

Ms. Bennett

Plants need water

Plant Needs

After letting our Lima beans soak for a day, the Beach Buddies learned that seeds and plants need water to grow.  The seeds started to shed the coating and started to open up.

-Ms. Bennett