Our
class is beginning a new unit in our reading program called I Am Responsible. We will begin by reading a selection
about the concepts of responsibility and being responsible. We will also read a story about a boy
who learns responsibility from taking care of a pet, and a selection about how
we can all be responsible and help take care of our environment.
We will learn that there are many ways to be responsible
including listening to your parents, recycling and obeying school rules.
The
stories and selections we will read and discuss in class will provide many
opportunities for you and your child to discuss responsibility at home. Does your child have any chores for
which he or she is responsible on a regular basis? Talk about homework as a
responsibility for being a good student and eating healthy food as a
responsibility to our bodies. Use
the activities in the letters associated with these selections as a starting
point for your discussions of and investigations into responsibility and
responsible behavior.
In
our classroom the students have many responsibilities. We have new jobs each week. At the end of the day there are many
jobs that the students help out with to get the classroom ready for the next
day. Ask your child if they have a
job this week. Have them explain
what their responsibility is. If
they don’t have a job this week, ask them to explain one of the jobs and what
their responsibility will be when it is their turn to have that job.
Concept & Question Board:
You may wish to
contribute to our concept and question board by looking for pictures of people
being responsible. This can
include someone picking up litter, taking care of an animal or doing something
for someone else. If your child
has chores at home you can work to write a sentence or two describing his or
her responsibility. You could even
take a picture of your child completing the job. Whatever you do at home to
supplement our learning at school is always appreciated!
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