Monday, December 21

Monday, December 21
Welcome first day of winter! (10:49 pm CST)
~After reading this story, the kids will complete a winter animal tracks activity and color a winter hat.

 Language Arts: Reader's Theater We Like Fruit
*The children continue to practice their speaking parts using intonation and inflection.

 A storybook reader is scheduled for 9:30 to read Mooseltoe.

 Writer's Workshop: As I anticipated on Friday, we didn't get a chance to write our reindeer reports. We'll do that today.

Smart Room 
DAILY 5
Math: 
New Concept: Review the concept of part/part/whole. Let’s think some more about part/part/whole. There were 8 owls sitting in a tree. Some had mice, but 3 did not. How many owls had mice? As I tell the story, I build on the whole/part/part mat. I will provide a few examples.
Whole Group Explore: Now you are going to work with your partner. Everyone will start with 10 as their whole number. One partner will roll the dice and count out the cubes and put them on a part. The other partner will need to figure out how many cubes to put on the other part to make 10. Don’t forget to use your math talk cards.
Student Application: Students will practice completing their whole/part/part frames.

~What a great visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus!

~I will show a few kids each day this week that had a chance to visit with Santa...

~The Reindeer Bread we had for snack...

 ~Our Reindeer Games ended with a reindeer run through the elementary halls and high school cafeteria. The kids had a blast!

~Rosie thinks she would like both choices today...