The students worked very hard this week and learned several new concepts.
In math, the students were introduced to the number grid. They learned how it helps the count by 5's and 10's. To help reinforce this idea, the students played, "The Number Grid Game." To play, you need a copy of the number grid, a die, and a game chip or bean for each player (these are used as game pieces to keep track of each players moves). The first player rolls the die. If the student lands on a 1, he/she can move one or ten spaces. If he/she lands on a 2, he/she can move two or twenty spaces. The other numbers (3-6) can only be moved that number of spaces. The first person to 110 wins. We only played to 50. The students were also introduced to the penny this week. We observed the characteristics of a penny (its size, shape, color, and other features on the penny). We also discussed how much the penny is worth. Lastly, we talked about the "cents" symbol, and that this is the quick way to write the word, "cents."
Playing, "The Number Grid Game"
Drawing our pennies in our math workbooks
In reading, we practiced a small group discussion technique called, "Turn and Talk." To practice "turn and talk" we read a story about an Easter egg hunt. We also practiced building words. We started with the word, at. Each child had a letter that would make a word that ended with at. We made the following words: bat, cat, fat, hat, mat, pat, rat, and sat. We practiced sounding out the words. We also made the words plural by adding an s. In writing, we practiced responsive writing. I read, "A Pocket for Corduroy" by Don Freeman. After I read the story, the students had to write about their favorite part. We also practiced writing the lowercase s this week. In phonics and word study, the students learned how to match number words with the correct numerals.
Workstations:
Overhead workstation
ABC/Word Study workstation
Pocket Chart workstation
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