October Magic

We talked about what is real and what isn't. We talked about our imaginations. We talked about what is scary. Do we like to be scared? (No, they all said, No). Then why do we like Halloween? (Candy, they all said. Candy). Then they started changing their minds. They did like the scary things. And they do know that it is all pretend....

Grade 1 Words of the Week
had
sad
dad
bad
mad
bonus word: pumpkin

Grade 2 Words of the Week
saw
paw
raw
jaw
law
bonus word: Halloween (it needs to start with a capital H)

*** last week the ou word family tripped up all of the Grade 2s -- we'll be practicing the ou words a more throughout the year. That is the point of practicing Words every week -- so I can see who needs help individually, or to determine if I have chosen words that are too difficult.