We had SUCH a great week and learned so much :) The Tuesday we come back from break will be Day 21- the day our chicks hatch! The kiddos are beyond excited and so am I!!!
We have been tracking the growth of our baby chicks. We have sample eggs displayed in the classroom that show what they look like inside their shell. Today was Day 10. Days 1-19 are pictured below (the children have not seen 11-19 yet).
- sh - ship- /sh/
- wh- whistle- /w/
- ch- chin- /ch/
- ck- sock- /k/
- th- thumb- /th/
Also in Fundations, we read "The Happy Day." We made predictions about what might happen next as I read the story and discussed the characters, setting, and main events. The children really enjoyed this story! Take a look at their hard work recalling the events in the story below :)
1 Place a "car" counter on the 0 space on each of the tracks on the gameboard.
2 Player 1 rolls the die and decides which counter(s) to move. The player can split the roll across two or three cars or move one car the full amount.
3 Player 2 rolls the die and repeats Step 2.
5 Play ends when all 3 counters have reached the 10 space exactly.
After some calculator exploration, I told addition number stories while the children followed along by pressing the appropriate keys on their calculators to solve.
After a few addition stories, I told subtraction stories as the children pressed the appropriate keys on their calculators to solve. It was so refreshing to see how some of the children took it upon themselves to help out their friends that needed some assistance with finding some of the keys on their calculators. They are little teachers in the making! Click on the link to practice these number stories with your child at home :)
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Finally, the kiddos played the game "Addition Top-It." This is how to play:
1. Each pair of children was given a deck of cards. Each player took two cards from the top of the deck and placed them faceup. Players added the two numbers and took turns stating their total. (4 plus 2 equals 6!)
3 The player with the greater total took all four cards. If there was a tie, both players took two more cards and the player with the greater total took the cards from both rounds.
4 The game ended when there were not enough cards left for each player to have another turn. The player with the most cards won.
Before playing, we discuss ed strategies for solving the addition problems, which included counting on from one number, or adding on a number line.
- Journals- Students wrote a story and drew a detailed picture to match.
- Trick Word Pointers- Students chose a Trick Word owl and a book and recorded the number of times they read the Trick Word in their book.
- Write the Room- Students searched for the card that matched each picture and wrote the word on their recording sheet.
- Math Center- Student completed their number books.
Many Blessings,
Mrs. Nork