Thursday, November 2

 Thursday, November 2
 Happy Birthday Evan!

Letter Focus: Oo
 Sight Word Focus: do

 Handwriting: Letter O

Reading Skills: Apply Fluency Skills to Reader's Theater
The class is split into 3 groups: red, blue, purple. When the groups read, we are working on pausing, expression, and speed. Below is an example of one of the pages.

DAILY 5: Again, the kids made 8 minutes of stamina yesterday for Read to Self! 
Literacy Shelf Time

Math: More and Fewer
New Concept: Today we are going to talk about more and fewer. I am going to make two rows of snap cubes. One row has 4 and the other row has 6. I have a green row that has 4 cubes and a yellow row that has 6.  6 is more than 4.  I know this because if I line them up, I can see that I have 2 more of the yellow. They do not have a partner.  I can also say that I have fewer green cubes than yellow. NOTE: Best practice suggests you use “fewer” for things that can be counted like objects. “Less” is for items that can’t be counted, like liquids, sugar…. 
Whole Group Explore: Today you are going to play a new game. First I will take 10 cubes that are snapped together. Partner 1 will put them behind their back and break them in two. Partner 2 will guess a hand. Now partner one will show the two pieces.  You will use the math talk card to talk about whether one side is more or fewer.
Student Application: Students will practice writing 6, 7, 8.  
Students will color the items in a set that have more.
Students will count some of the items and write how many.
Music Today
Social Studies: Sharing and Taking Turns
 
~Reminder: No school on Monday, November 6-Teacher Workshop Day.