We had a fantastic beginning to our morning. After solving our Math message and some number puzzles, we began our first 'University of Chicago: Everyday Math' unit on counting. We used subitizing cards to make sense of numbers in our heads, and got moving looking for different numbers of things in our class. When we were told to find 12 of something, some of our little learners found 12 months (pictured above). We were counting letters, pictures, books, etc. It was a great way to get our bodies moving on an early Monday morning.
We read the story 'If You Give a Mouse a Cookie'. Try having your child retell you the story tonight at home. If they need a refresher, you can watch the video above. After break, we learned about the story element of 'characters'. We learned that characters are the people, animals, things, and creatures, that think, feel and act in a story. We then spent some time sorting familiar characters into different categories. We then drew characters we knew and put them in the appropriate place on our chart. Today was a day of beginnings. We began our unit on 'Getting Along' by discussing the central idea and lines of inquiry. We then started the inquiry cycle by tuning and and discussing what we know about getting along.
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