Tuesday, January 17

Tuesday, January 17

 Popcorn Word: this
 Color Word Focus: orange
 Focus Digraph: sh


Reading Strategy: Stretchy the Snake...Stretch each letter sound to make the word.
Reading Workshop: Summarizing
When you summarize, you determine the most important details. Knowing which details are not important is the next step. When you retell a story to someone or describe something that has happened, you tell only the most important parts of the story or event. Writers do this, too. Good readers often stop to summarize in their head what they've just read. They do this to make sure they understand what they're reading. We will begin by summarizing what we see in the following poster Little Miss Muffet.

DAILY 5

 Math: Part-Part/Whole...Addition

New Concept: A few weeks ago we used this mat (part-part/whole) to put numbers together and to take them apart. When we put numbers together we use this symbol (+). Today we are going to use these boards again. This time we will change the words we use just a little bit. First I am going to roll the dice and count out cubes to match.  I will put this on one of my “parts.” I will do the same thing for the other “part.”   When I put them together in the whole box, I have 6. Now, instead of saying 4 and 2 makes 6. I am going to use the big math words. "4 plus 2 equals 6". I will write this equation down. Repeat several times so students get used to the language. 

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.  

Student Application: Students will practice writing their equations.

Smart Room Focus: Bounce & Catch

We will do this experiment today to show the kids that even though we look different on the outside, all of us look the same on the inside.

PhyEd today

~The children enjoyed listening to Puff the Magic Dragon yesterday...