For the past couple days in Mathematics, we have been working with numbers to 10. On Thursday we played 10 frame 'Top It,' where students had to compare two ten frames to see which one was more. Today we reviewed our 2 handed penny addition to 10 and played a game called 'Penny Plate.' To play, students were placed in pairs and given 10 pennies. They took turns placing some of the pennies on top of the plate, and the remainder under the plate, while their partner had their eyes closed. When their friends opened their eyes, they had to determine how many pennies were under the plate. Here, you can see a video of Belen and Van Fy playing a round of the game. During Literacy, we have been working on identifying the main idea and details. Our fabulous high school co-op student, Frances, created 'main idea' bags. In these bags, she put a number of interrelated details. The students took turns pulling items out of the bag, discussing how they were connected, and trying to determine what the main idea was. This activity was a blast! Today for our exploration of the concept of main idea and details, we 'found' a recipe with no title. We put all of the ingredients together and realized that it was made of 'mud,' 'soil' and 'worms'. We used the details to come up with the main idea of the recipe, and name our desert. I have sent the recipe home this evening. This lesson was TOTAL integration. They were working on main idea and details, how to measure, how to read a recipe, looking at the importance of details in writing, and teamwork!
During our unit of inquiry block, we learned about the parts of a plant, their purpose, and planted chia seeds that we hope will be sprouts when we return from the weekend. It has been a great couple of days.
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