In Math, we have been working on number bonds to 10 using 10 frames, playing subtraction bingo, and comparing numbers by playing 10 frame top it. We have been doing this in small groups of 4-5 so that Miss Soa and I can provide more direct instruction, while one group works independently. Try testing your child's knowledge of number bonds by at home by showing them a number, and having them tell you how many more is required to make 10. I have now set up the online component to the Everyday Math program. I will be sending home passwords tomorrow. You can use the 'Links' tab above to find the Everyday Math website. Each day our classes page will give an overview of what we have learned, and provide games to reinforce that skill. In Language Arts, we have been working on asking and answering questions. Frances, our teacher apprentice brought in bags with different objects. Students had to use their question skills to ask questions about what was in the bag in order to make a guess about what the objects were. Try playing '20 questions' at home to reinforce this skill. Today, Frances set up an obstacle course on the big field, where students had to go over, around, through, on top of, and under different objects. She was working on teaching positional language as well as questioning. As students completed each task, they had to shout out what they were doing - eg. "I am going over the hurdles". After running the course with a friend, students had to answer questions about what they did - eg. "What did you go through?". This was a fun and active way to reinforce vocabulary and questions while moving our bodies. During our Unit of Inquiry block, we have been learning about seed dispersal. We have learned that seeds travel by wind, water, animals, and gravity. In small groups we have been experimenting to see how seeds travel. We have also been planting a number of different seeds in different ways to see how they will grow. Please continue collecting and sending in seeds from home. We have lots of great inquiry projects going on with different seeds.
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