Last week at the Parent Night, I spoke a little about my educational beliefs and passions. Brain research and development and growth mindsets are some of them. I found this article on the weekend and thought I would share with you to give you more background on some of the ideas we are talking about and focusing on in class. If you want more information about this, please let me know.
Growth Mindsets for kids
Today in writing, we reviewed what makes a sentence. We even learned the proper terminology of subject and predicate, which are tough words! Ask your child what these parts are and why they are important for a sentence. Here is a short video with a catchy little song that you can watch. Some parents might recognize this character from when they were kids ;)
Sentence Video
We played a game where we had the chance to create some crazy sentences that you could play at home. It's easy and can be done in just a couple minutes. All you need is some paper and at least two people. One person writes the subject, the other the predicate and then you reveal what you wrote. It's to come up with some crazy sentences. After the sentence is revealed, take review why it is a full sentence and how you know it is a full sentence.
