**Binders did not come home today. Just folders, 100 bags, and Friday Notes Home (Kids drew themselves as a 100-year-old).
This short week packed tons of fun! We practiced counting 100 items by tens, shared items aloud, compared weights, and enjoyed seeing creativity in choices of what students brought in! Thank you for your help in getting in the 100 item bags! Today, we had stations and challenged the kids to create a 100-cup tower, build with 100 legos, draw themselves as a 100-year-old, make a 100 crown, create 100 “bubble gums” in a machine, and to do a 100 rep workout! We have had a blast! The costumes have been amazing as well!
I’ve compiled and printed all Snow Fun pictures so far and we are ready to write our class SNOW book next week! Thank you for sending in pictures of your rosy-cheeked kiddos enjoying the outdoors. In our independent writing, I have noticed that our kids are sometimes hesitating to take a risk on trying out new words. To help facilitate their independence in using their “stretchy snake” strategy, I have purchased TONS of stickers, and we will take time next week to make and label sticker books, to label our classroom, and to explore the labels on book bins to make good book choices around the room. My goal will be to phase out table book bins and allow the kids to really choose based on interest as they are learning to take care of our classroom library.
We will also read books about Groundhogs Day, learn about the animal, and decide whether or not we believe his choice to be true! In math, we will create a set of game cards together and will use the cards to play various composing and decomposing numbers games. Think about asking your child: What number is one more than ...? What would I get if I added 10 to...? We will notice patterns and will organize these problems to help students in their quick math thinking.
Have a great weekend! =)
This short week packed tons of fun! We practiced counting 100 items by tens, shared items aloud, compared weights, and enjoyed seeing creativity in choices of what students brought in! Thank you for your help in getting in the 100 item bags! Today, we had stations and challenged the kids to create a 100-cup tower, build with 100 legos, draw themselves as a 100-year-old, make a 100 crown, create 100 “bubble gums” in a machine, and to do a 100 rep workout! We have had a blast! The costumes have been amazing as well!
I’ve compiled and printed all Snow Fun pictures so far and we are ready to write our class SNOW book next week! Thank you for sending in pictures of your rosy-cheeked kiddos enjoying the outdoors. In our independent writing, I have noticed that our kids are sometimes hesitating to take a risk on trying out new words. To help facilitate their independence in using their “stretchy snake” strategy, I have purchased TONS of stickers, and we will take time next week to make and label sticker books, to label our classroom, and to explore the labels on book bins to make good book choices around the room. My goal will be to phase out table book bins and allow the kids to really choose based on interest as they are learning to take care of our classroom library.
We will also read books about Groundhogs Day, learn about the animal, and decide whether or not we believe his choice to be true! In math, we will create a set of game cards together and will use the cards to play various composing and decomposing numbers games. Think about asking your child: What number is one more than ...? What would I get if I added 10 to...? We will notice patterns and will organize these problems to help students in their quick math thinking.
Have a great weekend! =)