Catch That Gingerbread Baby and Building Gingerbread Houses!

What an absolutely beautiful morning in our classroom! The day began with our Reader's Theater Catch That Gingerbread Baby (based on Jan's Brett's Book The Gingerbread Baby). Today we had our family members join in our shared reading. Next families worked together to build their own design of a gingerbread house. So thankful for my students and their families. May you all have a beautiful holiday season!

Lets Catch That Gingerbread Baby!

Our First Kindergarten Reader's Theater

BROWN BEAR BROWN BEAR READER'S THEATER 

PRESENTED ON FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16TH

AT 8:20 A.M in our classroom

Please check in at the office upon arrival. We start our day on Fridays in the gym for Jump Start then we will come to our classroom take morning attendance and lunch count. After this we will begin our shared reading presentation! Your child's script can be found in his/her OWL Binder.

 

The Characters are:  

Children - All Students

Brown Bear - Noah and Christopher

Red Bird - Lena, Drezden and Carsen

Yellow Duck - Henry and Ying Ying

Blue Horse - Riven and Lanier

Green Frog - Draysyn, Skye and Jackson

Purple Cat - Claire and Pyxiana

White Dog - Gemma, Audrina and Serenity

Black Sheep - Anna and Adaline

Goldfish - Billie and Emmitt

Teacher - Mrs. Lieck

Reader's Theater Times for Friday ~ April 15th!

Hope to See You Friday!

8:30 - Koala Lou and Hattie and the Fox

Koala Lou

Narrator 1 ~ Madelyn, Narrator 2 ~ Mariella, and Mom ~ Mikenzie

Hattie and the Fox

Narrator ~ Jonathan, Hattie ~ Cyanna, Goose and Horse ~ Xander,

Pig ~ Emmaline, Sheep ~ Trenton

2:00 - Paper Bag Princess and Stephanie’s Ponytail

Paper Bag Princess

Narrator 1 ~ Abram, Narrator 2 ~ Tripp, Elizabeth ~ June,

Dragon ~ Carter and Ronald ~ Jonathan

Stephanie’s Ponytail

Narrator 1 ~ Kara, Narrator 2 ~ Emma, Stephanie ~ Kali,

Stephanie’s Mom ~ Vivian, Teacher ~ June, Kids ~ Everyone

Looking Ahead to The First Week of February 2016

GYM CLASS OUTSIDE THIS WEEK

Gym Classes on Monday and Friday will be outside for snowshoeing or skiing.  Please bring all outer wear to school so you can enjoy the fun and learning again this year!

Grandparent's Lunch Wednesday February 3rd

We look forward to having lunch with our 

Grandparents this Wednesday 

from 11:45 to 12:15 :)

Friday ~ February 12th

Homophone Hubbub Reader's Theater will perform at 8:30 am

Also on the 12th we will be celebrating Valentine's Day.  

Students in our classroom are:

Carter, Jonathan, June, Madelyn, Xander, Mariella, 

Abe, Cyanna, Emmaline, Trenton, Vivian, 

Kara, Mikenzie, Kali, Hailey, Emma and Tripp

February Write, Show and Share Schedule

Items brought for write show and share should be brought in a bag so others cannot see.  Children may bring in their Write, Show and Share item any time during their scheduled week. The children will be on a rotation schedule. The rotation is as follows beginning this Friday.

February 5	February12	February 19	February 26
Carter	Emmaline	Abram	Trenton
Tripp	Vivian	Emma	Mikenzie
June	Jonathan	Hailey	Cyanna
Madelyn	Kara	Xander	Mariella
Kali

Hansel, Gretel and Fred

 Why I LOVE Shared Reading!

Today we presented Hansel, Gretel and Fred to family and friends.  I find Reader's Theater (Shared Reading) to be such an important part of a classroom curriculum.  The students build confidence and their love for reading.  As we develop and look at new scripts the students practice all their reading strategies, build meaning and comprehension, work as a team and read aloud while performing.

June and Kali as Gretel

 Ben, Abram and Tripp as Hansel

Vivian and Emma as Weezie 

 Jonathan, Kara and Alexander as Gingerbread Man

Madelyn, Mariella and Hailey as Freddie Jean

 Carter and Presley as Fred

Emmaline, Mikenzie and Trenton as the Jelly Bears

HANSEL, GRETEL AND FRED!

Hansel, Gretel and Fred!

You may have heard of the story Hansel and Gretel but you have probably never heard this version.  The setting of our next Reader’s Theater, Hansel, Gretel and Fred, takes place in a deep dark forest. It is early morning, Hansel and his sister, Gretel, are walking along eating crackers and leaving a trail of crumbs behind them.

Please join us on December 18^th at 8:30 

for our next Reader’s Theater!  

Here is our cast:

Hansel – Abram, Tripp and Benjamin

Gretel – June and Kali

Weezie (the witch) – Emma, Vivian and Madelyn

Fred (a mouse) – Carter and Presley

Freddie Jean (Fred’s sister) – Mariella and Hailey

Gingerbread Man – Jonathan, Kara and Alexander

First Jelly Bear – Mikenzie

Second Jelly Bear – Emmaline and Trenton

HOW TO CATCH MONSTERS!

Today in Shared Reading the students chose their characters and began their first read through.

I love how excited they get when they are given a new script and want to dive into reading!

Mother Goose to the Rescue ~ This Friday at 8:30!

Reading is So Much Fun!

Shared Reading today included adding some actions to our story!

Hope to see you all next Friday, May 29, 2015 

for our Performance of UCKY DUCK!

Why Are Bugs Important to Our Earth?

Bug Off!

Presented by Mrs. Lieck’s Kindergarten Students on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 8:30 a.m.

As we recognize Earth Day across the world today my students have been learning why the bugs are important to be on this Earth.  The students have been making reading fun by reading this narrative nonfiction script.  In this Reader’s Theater, Matt didn’t like bugs!  In fact he wished they would all just bug off!  One day, while Matt was trying to eat lunch in his backyard, four bugs came to visit him.  They bugged him, of course, and worse than that, they wouldn't leave!  Find out what Matt learned from his “buggy” new friends by joining us this Friday!

The cast is listed below:

Matt - Tripp, Abe and Presley

The Fly - Benjamin

The Ladybug - Vivian, June and Richie

The Ant - Hailey and Carter

The Bee - Kali, Kara and Emma

All bugs - Emmaline, Mikenzie, Madelyn and Destiny

Adventure Annie Goes to Kindergarten

What kind of adventure will Annie have in Kindergarten?

Listen and find out when my students tell the story through a Reader's Theater.

Shared Reading - Yea!!!

It makes me so happy to hear my students say, "Mrs. Lieck, is it Shared Reading Time." 

When I tell them yes ~ They all cheer YES!

Sharing and Giving This Holiday Season

A Christmas Reader's Theater shared with family and friends was a great way to celebrate this wonderful holiday!

The Gingerbread Baby Reader's Theater Tomorrow!!!

December 18, 2014

Dear Parents and Families,

We will be having our Christmas Reader’s Theater tomorrow, December 19, 2014, at 8:30 a.m.  Our Reader’s Theater is called The Gingerbread Baby. The students will be retelling the story to you using their voice and working together.  I am so proud of them!

PLEASE CONTINUE TO PRACTICE LINES TONIGHT!

Most of the students are doing very well, but rereading to tell the story will improve their accuracy and fluency :)

Also I wanted to let you all know that we will be having our Classroom Christmas Party on Monday, December 22, 2014.  The students in my classroom will be shopping at  Mrs. Lieck’s Christmas Store.  They will be looking for gifts for one of their classmates.  We are learning how it is so important to give rather than receive.

See you tomorrow,

Mrs. Lieck

Out in the Woods!

Today the students performed Out in the Woods, a Five Senses Readers Theater. I am so proud of them! If you didn't get an opportunity to attend the performance or you would like to watch it again click on the link below:

We Are Readers!

Curious About What We Will See, Hear, Smell, Touch and Taste!

Out in the Woods Reader's Theater 

Today during Shared Reading the students worked together to tell a story.  They will perform this Five Senses Reader's Theater on Friday at 8:30 a.m.

Reader's Theater TOMORROW

HAVING FUN READING IN KINDERGARTEN :)

Biscuit Reader's Theater Tomorrow at 8:30 a.m.

Reader's Theater Cast!

Biscuit Reader's Theater Parts

Narrator:  Jacob, Abe, Vivian and Emma

Little Girl:  Kali, Mollie, June and Emmaline

Biscuit:  Richie, Ben, Hailey, Mikenzie, Destiny, JaQuan & Carter

It was fun to practice our Reader's Theater wearing our favorite hats today :)

           

Plus that hats helped us build amazing things.

Picture Walks, Connections, Syllables, Sorts, Shapes and Reader's Theater

Look What We Are Doing!

We can make connections to a story through rich picture walks!

Have your child talk with you about what they think is happening in the story.

 What is happening in the story?

Think aloud to describe the illustration. 

 How can you connect to the story?

Who are the characters and where are they?

We can count, pronounce, blend and segment syllables!

We can sort by color, size and shape!

We are excited for our next Reader's Theater!

September 26, 2014 

School is Out for Summer

I Am So Proud of All of YOU!

First Grade Family Play and Family Picnic Video