Wednesday, December 9

Wednesday, December 9

Letter Study: Xx
 Popcorn Word: we

Reading Workshop:  Comprehension Strategy: Analyze Story Elements

We will fill this graphic organizer with the story elements using the story, 
The Enormous Watermelon.

  Writer's Workshop: Noticing Details in Characters
  DAILY 5

Math: Making 10 in a Variety of Ways
New Concept:  A few weeks ago we played a game where we counted the cubes out of our bag and thought about all the different ways we could make that number. We are going to play that game again. I am going to take a handful of cubes out of my bag and put the colors together … so I have 4 blue cubes and 3 orange cubes. We need to think of other ways we can make 7 with these cubes. Ask students to help you find other color combinations to 7. Repeat this procedure several times. Use the math talk cards and white board markers to write your combinations. 
Whole Group Explore: Today, you and your partner will play match it with your cubes.   One partner will start by grabbing a handful of cubes and putting them together.  They will use the math talk cards to read their cube combinations. They will then say "Match it". The other partner will match their combination and write their combinations on the math talk card with a white board marker. 
Student Application:  
Students will use two different colored crayons to make 10 in a variety of ways.  They will write the different combinations they created.
*Zero the Hero visits...Day 60!

Smart Room Highlight: Toe Touches & Balancing on One Foot

PhyEd Today
Rosie found her way into the Place Value Pocket Chart!

This afternoon, the children will plant their own candy cane garden. Each child will plant the seed (tic tac) in sugar and see what happens!

Santa's Secret Shop: The children are shopping between 11:00-11:30 this morning. What a wonderful time of year in the eyes of little ones!