Thursday, January 12

Thursday, January 12

 Popcorn Word: all
Color Word Focus: green

 Focus Digraph: th

 Reader's Workshop: We are practicing the Reader's Theater book, At School.

 Handwriting: lowercase v and w 

  DAILY 5

Smart Room Highlight: Perfection!
What a GREAT game to work on eye/hand coordination!

Music Today

Math: 'Match Me -1 or +1'
New Concept: Yesterday we played “Match me - 1.” Today I want to play it again, but we are going to switch it up a little. We are going to play “Match Me - 1 or +1.”  
Select a student card from the previous lessons and build a set of cubes on one side of the mat. Flip the counter to determine if you will build a set that is +1 or -1 then build that set. Use the math talk card and a marker to describe your sets.  
Whole Group Explore: Today you will play “Match me plus or minus 1”. Take turns with your partner. You will flip the counter to decide if you will +1 or - 1. You will use your math talk cards and a marker to describe the sets you build. 
Switching from + or – can be tricky. This lesson will be repeated over several days so students will have additional practice.
**Zero the Hero visits...Day 80!
 We were invited to see the high school drama class perform their play that is written and performed by them. This is happened yesterday afternoon from 2:00-2:30. The play was called Snoopy's New Doghouse. Because of this, we will do the science lesson about creating a hypothesis today that was scheduled for yesterday.