Pine Class News Update
January 23rd, 2015
IT'S GAME TIME!
Here are some suggestions:
-Pull out some pennies and play our good old "Heads or Tails" game and work on learning combinations of different numbers. We've spent a lot of time working with combinations of ten let's spruce it up and try a set of 12 coins! Ask your child how to play they'll tell you how! (see the game board below)
-Have your child put away that silverware and count as they go
-Make addition and subtraction sentences together as you walk to the store - "2 cars plus 4 cars equals 6 cars"
-Have your child gradually fill a jar with bottle caps and ask them to dump-out, sort, and count the caps as they go
-Make a counting strip! (See photo below) Start the strip from 1 or from 50, or any number. This is a great way to practice writing numbers and seeing patterns.
Terrarium Adjustments
Compost Visit
Counting Strips
Reading Bag Reminder
Please remember that the bags need to come back to school EVERYDAY! They are a major part of our reading instruction each day both for full class reading time and small group instruction. Help to make this part of your child's daily routine. It's not your responsibility - it's theirs! :-)
A Note on Math from Zohar
Zohar chose to do some newsletter writing during Exploration time.
A Note from Beatrix on Nonfiction Books
Students experimented with using some bold words in their own writing this week.
Some Thoughts from Bohdi on Nonfiction and How-to Writing
Bohdi decided to make a "blue print" as he called it or diagram during Exploration time. Another great how-to tool.
Unlikely Animal Friendships Aren't Just on the Internet!
was inspired to bring in a nonfiction book in about a hippo and a tortoise who were friends, Owen and Mzee. It was a great book to have in our "books from home" bin and many kids had a GREAT time looking at it and reading together. Thanks for making that connection, Max!
Mending During Exploration
Heads or Tails
-First drop the coins on the table
-count the heads (ex. 3)
-guess how many tails
-count the tails (ex. 7)
-What's the number sentence? (3 + 7 = 10)