Labeling, ant parts, and word study

In Writer's Workshop, the girls continued to work on their personal narratives and today we taught them the importance of labeling.  The girls studied a Richard Scarry book and learned that labeling meant giving an object a name.  Then the girls went back to their seats to label items in their illustrations.

As we continue our study of ants, the girls learned the main parts of an ant's body.  We played a fun "Simon Says" game and finally, the girls had to glue an ant back together.

We also started our word study this week.  Every Monday the girls will get a new group of words focusing on a certain feature.  This week our feature was beginning consonants (b, r, s, m).  Each day the girls will be completing a different activity with their words:

Monday--introduction to the focused feature and cut and sort words
Tuesday--sort and draw 6 of their words
Wednesday--sort and read words to a friend
Thursday--sort and write words
Friday--sort and glue words