But until then.....here is what is happening in room 27!
Math
The last couple of weeks children have been exposed to addition and subtraction strategies that allow them to practice a deeper understanding of how number work together and to use those strategies to solve word problems. We've learned several strategies including number lines, doubles, near doubles, and think addition to subtract. Children continue to have hands on opportunities with the part-part-whole model. manipulatives, and number lines. We've also begun working on fact families to see the relation of addition and subtraction. Here are a few strategies we are using to solve story problems in our math journal.
Phonics
Children have continued to tap and blend to read and spell. In addition, we learned about letters that "stick together". Children have practiced reading, building, and writing words with digraphs or h-pals as well as with the ck ending. We are also continuing to learn about the appropriate sentence frame including capitalization and punctuation. Have your child be a "digraph detective" and look for words that have ch, sh, th, and wh.
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| These are the picture clues we use to cue for the right h-pals |
Visitors
We've had 2 different people come in as special readers this week! Our first was our very first Mystery Reader. The children were so excited trying to guess who it could be! Our second guest was M. Forrester (our school psychologist). She came in to read us a story and talk to us about following the "group plan." We have been working hard to keep our brains and bodies in the group and to follow the "group plan". We are even earning links towards a reward!
Hope you found the highlights of our last 2 weeks helpful! Have a Happy Halloween!
