Wednesday, January 3

 Wednesday, January 3 

Popcorn Word: be
Color Word Focus: red

 Handwriting: Lowercase d

 Reader's Workshop: Inferencing
Using the poster Family Fun, the kids will:~Make inferences using what they see in pictures and read in text.~Use clues in the text along with what you know to make inferences.~Make connections with pictures and text.

DAILY 5

Music Today

SMART Room...pictures to come.

 Math:  Part-Part/Whole
New Concept: Review the concept of part/part/whole. Let’s think some more about part/part/whole. There were 8 owls sitting in a tree. Some had mice, but 3 did not. How many owls had mice? As I tell the story, I build on the whole/part/part mat. I will provide a few examples.
Whole Group Explore: Everyone will start with 10 as their whole number. One partner will roll the dice and count out the cubes and put them on a part. The other partner will need to figure out how many cubes to put on the other part to make 10. 
Student Application: Students will practice completing their whole/part/part frames

 Time for Kids: Money Matters!

~The kids are excited to have lunch in our classroom today. I have special placemats and the lights will be dimmed to create a very special atmosphere for all the work they did over break!

~Memories from our trip on the Polar Express...