Friday, December 1, 2017

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 27

THis week in...

Reading we:
  • have been introduced to the following members of the reading super power team.  The members I have introduced thus far are...
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  • worked on vowel sounds
  • new letters--p, h, r, k
  • new popcorn words--at, and, am

Writing we:
  • are swimming in writing pattern books--pattern books are simple books that have a word pattern on each page and only 1 or 2 words change.  They are also the type of books the children are reading right now. They are great at helping writers learn to spell their popcorn words correctly.
  • worked on putting spaces between words.
  • discussed what to do when you make a mistake.
  • learned about getting ideas from each other and from the books we read.
Math we:
  • introduced the word "sum" and played Find the Sum.
  • played a spin a number game.
  • made hexagons in multiple ways.







  • counted by 10s .
  • counted by 10s from random numbers.
  • played a double ten frame game.
  • during calendar we are discussing the different types of equations.

1+2=3
3=1+2

  1
+2
___
  3



Practice at home:
  • +1 and +0 facts
  • number stories (aka: word problems) Have your children tell you whether your story is a join (+) or take away (-) number story.
  • estimating