Thursday, January 26

Thursday, January 26

 Popcorn Word: that
Color Word Focus: black

 Focus Digraph: ch

Reading Strategy: Chunky Monkey...look for a chunk you know or a word part.

 Reader's Workshop: Summarizing
Today we're going to read about another animal in its habitat. As we read, we'll note the important ideas so we can use them to summarize the chapter. If we don't understand something we read, we can go back and reread to help us understand better.

 Handwriting: lowercase a and d

  DAILY 5

Smart Room Highlight: 

Math: Subtraction

 New Concept: We used the whole/part-part mat to put numbers together. Today we are going to use them to take numbers apart.  When we take a number apart we use this symbol ( - ). Today we are going to use these boards again. I am going to start by putting 10 cubes on the “whole’” bar.  I will roll a dice (3).  Then I will break 3 off and put it in the first “part” box. Then put the rest in the second “part” box.  Now I can read my math talk card...10 – 3 = 7.  We'll try a few more examples to get the idea.

Whole Group Explore: There are some strategies you can use to help you with addition or adding numbers together like I just did.  We already know how to count on our fingers. One of the other strategies is to use manipulatives such as snap cubes. Today you will use our new BIG math words as we use our whole/part-part board to do addition. While one of you is using the board, the other will be writing the equation down and then you will switch.

Student Application: Students will practice solving  their equations.

PhyEd today

                                               

~In math yesterday, we did a 'Tongenversion' of Get Off My Boat! to introduce the concept of subtraction. To see the inspiration behind this activity, click here. The kids absolutely loved it and we will be doing it again!