Morning Message Interactive Ideas Beginning of the YearFirst Day- Teacher writes each childs name on the chart

as he/she says it. What is the first letter in your name? Put it in the star. How did you come to school? Car, bus, walk, other- graph Getting to Know Your StudentsHow old are you? 6, 7, 8, more- graph Do you have a pet? What kind? Dog, cat, gerbil, hamster, other Write a friends name in the box. What color are your eyes? Brown, blue, green- graph Draw/write something you will do over break. Make a graph of our families. Do you know your middle name? Write it. Reading/Language ArtsDo you remember the story we read yesterday? Draw/write one thing that happened in yesterdays story. We are going to read a new story today. What could it be about? Make a prediction using the cover illustration. We have been reading lots of stories about animals. What has been your favorite? Draw a picture of something you would see in a fiction book. Yesterday we read about Alexanders bad day. Draw or write something that makes you have a bad day. Draw and label a character from the stories we have been reading this week. Pick one of the stories we have read and draw the setting. When we publish stories we need to add lots of detail to our pictures. Add a detail to this picture. PhonicsPractice a spelling word.

Write a short I word. Write an sh or th word. Write a l blend word. Write an ike, -ide, or ine word. We will learn more about silent e words. Write a silent e word on the chart. Write a word from the word wall. Write an oa/ow word. MathWe have a math test today. Write a partner for 9. Today we will be working with numbers 1-5. Write numbers 1-5 in your box. We go to school five days a week. Today is ________. Write the day in your box. Write a month of the year on the chart. Write a day of the week on the chart. Draw ten sticks and ones for a number in your box. Count the money in your box and write the amount. Fill in the missing numbers on the hundred grid. Fill in the missing numbers on the number line. Graphing- What is your favorite color? Graphing- What kind of books do you like best? Animal stories, friendship stories, funny stories, fairy tales, nonfiction, other Write the fraction shown next to the shape. Graphing- What ice cream flavor do you favor? Vanilla, chocolate, strawberry, other What is something that is impossible to do at school? (preparation for probability) Probability- draw a picture of a bag with different 3 different colored balls in it- ask which color would you most likely pull out of the bag? Social Studies/Science-

We will practice our address and phone numbers today. Do you know your phone number? Write it. What is the weather like today? Hot, cold, rainy, sunny- graph Write the name of an animal that lives in a tree. In water. We will learn about different kinds of weather today. Draw different kinds of weather. Draw a tree in one of the seasons and label it. Today is our last day with our Junior Achievement volunteer. Please sign her thank you card. What is one thing you do to stay healthy? Venn diagram- comparing Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks. Do you know a food group on the food pyramid? Write one. SeasonalDraw a face on the pumpkin. Add a tooth to the jack o lantern. Today is the first day of November. Draw or write something you know about November. I can flap. I am black. I can fly. What am I? Write your guess in your box. The leaves are falling fast off the trees. Draw a fall leaf. Draw a feather on the turkey. Thanksgiving is almost here. Draw something you are thankful for. Draw or write your favorite food to eat at Thanksgiving. Put an ornament on the tree. Happy 100th day of School! Write a partner of 100 in celebration of the day. Presidents Day is coming up. Do you know the name of a president? Do you know what a leap year is? Yes or no. Happy Reade Across America Week! We celebrate Dr. Seuss birthday this week. Do you know the name of a Dr. Seuss book?

Write a word wall word in a heart.