Today we continued to discuss the 3 ways to read a book, with a focus on reading the words. We read the words in the book that we read the pictures from yesterday. We discussed similarities between the pictures and the words, as well as differences. This activity showed us the importance of reading pictures and words. When reading at home, try reading just the pictures first, then going back through the books to read the words. After reading the words, we had a discussion about 'good fit books'. Using a big shoe, a medium sized shoe, and a small shoe, we talked about what a 'good fit' means. We discussed how picking a good fit book is just like picking a shoe that fits, we want to find something that is comfortable for us. We talked about how what is a good fit for one student may not be a good fit for everyone. Students will be encouraged to pick a good fit book for themselves tomorrow. A good fit book is one where students are comfortable reading almost all of the words on a page. Not one that is too easy, or one that is too hard. In math we continued to work with the numbers on the calendar. We have now been at school for 5 days! We are counting the school days up to 100 to have a 100 days of school party. After working with the calendar we played a game. Each pair of children was given 20 counters. They took turns rolling a dice, and removing that number of counters to their side of the table. They continued to do this until there were no counters left. At the end of the game, each player counted up how many counters they had, to see who had more. The person with the most was the winner. This was a great way to assess 1:1 correspondence skills and subtilizing skills. We did a great job playing nicely with a friend. Here are some photos of us playing this math game. Ask your child to teach you how to play at home for additional support.
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