Mrs. Kuld's Blog Spot: April 2017

Tuesday 18 April 2017

Cursive Writing

Current Lessons (Week of April 18th - 21st, 2017)

Please watch the videos below for the correct formation of the letters and words for this week's cursive lessons. Please work on the hand-out sheet and then practise the words and letters in your cursive notebooks. Try to keep your hand moving smoothly and form your letters carefully.

Lesson 18

Lesson 20

To read more about why cursive is important in today's classroom, please see my post on cursive writing under the category of Writing on this blog.

TO DO List for Students

1a. Read ALOUD every day from fiction and nonfiction books. This reading strategy will help you to "hear" your reading, recognize errors, and take steps to correct them or reread for better understanding. Click the READING tab for reading sites and suggestions. 1b. If you need more practice with letter sounds and combinations, go to Starfall to read stories and play games to help you learn how to sound out and decode words - helpful strategies for all levels of readers. 2. Get practice coding with Scratch https://scratch.mit.edu/ 3. Practice your keyboarding skills on the sites below: https://www.dancemattypingguide.com/ https://www.typing.com/student/lessons 4. Relax by practicing sketching and doodling (zentangles) in your Sketch Diary.