April 7-11
- Ms. Torborg
- Apr 12
- 3 min read
As Easter draws near, we have been exploring the themes of Lent and Easter together. Our journey began on Ash Wednesday when we received ashes, marking the start of this special time. Over the past few weeks, we have taken the time to color each of the Stations of the Cross. These Stations serve as important reminders of what Jesus experienced leading up to his death. This week, we dived into several stories about the First Easter and began creating a flipbook that captures the significant events of Holy Week.
We also listened to a story that involved a story about Skunk being the Easter Bunny’s assistant. Inspired by this, we all applied for the job by writing about why we would make great helpers! To wrap up our week, we got creative and made beautiful dot cross pictures.
In light of the whirlwind of activities last week, we didn't have the opportunity to finalize our writing project. Therefore, we also dedicated time to explore the concept of a garden. We first chose whether we wanted to plant a vegetable garden or a flower garden, and then we shared our reasons for our choices and what we would plant in our gardens.
Monday:
Reading:
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Dictation practice
Introduced to our new words, not, then, & some
Read through our emergent reader, The Easter Story
Listened to the story, The Easter Bunny’s Assistant
Introduced to exclamation sentences
Reviewed word bubbles
Filled out an application to be the Easter Bunny’s Assistant
Decorated an easter egg picture by drawing and coloring
Monster Hair Journal
Math:
Calendar Binder
Introduced to addition on the number line
Completed an number line addition worksheet
Religion:
Watched Brother Francis Lent meditation
Colored the 13th Station of the Cross: Jesus is taken down from the Cross
Introduced to Holy Week - Discussed Palm Sunday
Colored a little picture of Palm Sunday
Tuesday:
Reading
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Dictation practice
Listened to the story, The Easter Bunny’s Assistant - discussed the importance of expression and emotion when reading a story
Reviewed the different kinds of sentences
Started working on In My Garden writing project
Completed a sentence matching worksheet
Completed a write the word short e worksheet
Math:
Calendar Binder
Introduced to Number Bonds
Religion:
Watched Brother Francis Lent meditation
Colored the 14th Station of the Cross: Jesus is Laid in the Tomb
Listened to the story, The Easter Story
Colored a little picture of The Last Supper
Wednesday:
Reading:
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Dictation practice
Worked on our In My Garden writing project
Completed a Mixin’ & Fixin’ short i worksheet
Completed a Secret Sentence worksheet
Math:
Calendar Binder
Reviewed number bonds
Played a number bond game
Religion:
Watched Brother Francis Lent meditation
Colored the final page for our Stations of the Cross book: Jesus Rises from the Dead!
Put our Stations of the Cross books together
Listened to the story, The Very First Easter
Colored a little picture of Jesus is Arrested
Thursday:
Reading:
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Dictation Practice
Completed a sentence matching worksheet
Completed a write the word short i worksheet
Finished writing our In My garden story
Illustrated our garden story
Math:
Calendar Binder
Religion:
Watched Brother Francis Lent meditation
Listened to the story, The Miracle of Easter
Retold the story of Holy Week
Colored a little picture of Jesus Takes His Cross
Prayed the Living Rosary focusing on the sorrowful mysteries
Friday:
Reading:
Phonological Awareness Warmups
Dictation Practice
Completed a short i write the word worksheet
Completed a Secret Sentence worksheet
Created a cross picture by masking off a cross with tape and painting dots around it.
Math:
Calendar Binder
Stations
Religion:
Mass
Watched Brother Francis Lent meditation
Stations of the Cross (using the books we made)
Colored a little picture of Jesus is Crucified
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