In writing, we continue working on narratives with a focus on seeing ourselves as storytellers and making sure our stories include key information including the feelings of ourselves and other people.
This week in math, we will be spending quite a bit of time with making combinations to 10.
Project Update:
A helpful parent pointed out that our original date for the presentation of our project was the same night as graduation. The new date for our presentation is May 31st. Please save Thursday May 31st at 4:30 on your calendars!
HOMEWORK
Reading:
10 minutes each night. Reading can include reading stories, the poems in
the binder, and practicing sight words.
Try for a combination of paper familiar reads and trade book read alongs.
Some notes to guide book discussions:
When reading together, remember to ask questions and share thoughts about the
characters and what they are thinking, feeling, or doing. It is also a good idea to
talk about the problem the character had (the uh-oh part of the story) and the
solution-how it was fixed (the phew part of the story). See if your child can tell you
most of the important things that happened in the story.
If you are reading a non-fiction book together, some of the things you can discuss include:
* facts that you learn
* things that surprised you
* things you are wondering about
* connections to other things you have read
* connections to things you have experienced
Math:
Remember, math should be done for 10 minutes each night.
IXL does offer several objectives that allow for practice with Addition up to 5
(skill section I), however they use the math symbols + and =. These are not
yet included as a focus in our math instruction. We are working on laying a
strong foundation with the important part-part-whole concept so we emphasis
the language of ___ and ___ make___ at first.
For homework this week, if you wish, you may try out the IXL I skills and
simply connect the symbols to the language used in class. If this makes sense
to your child and is not causing confusion or stress, this can be your child’s
homework practice.
ALTERNATIVELY, you may continue to do the below type of math practice,
preferably with an emphasis on solving math stories or addition based dice or
card games. It is best to start with lower numbers/amounts and work up to
larger amounts as your child builds confidence and fluency.
This is a great time to play math games with your child. You can use materials
from Math Night, online or printable activities, or traditional board/card
games that have a math component.
Revisit any skill from the Comparing (G) section. We will be reinforcing
comparing smaller amounts for a couple of days, before moving into
comparing the teen numbers. IXL does not have objectives for comparing
items within 20, so this is where materials from Math Night or collections
of items from around the house can come in handy. If your child seems
pretty solid with comparing within 10, move on to comparing groups of
real items up to 20. Using terms, such as “more”, “less”, “fewer”,
“the same”, and “equal”. It is also great to practice “how many more/fewer”.
For example if I have 12 crayons and 10 pencils, I could talk about how I
have 2 more crayons or 2 fewer pencils. When making such comparisons,
noting groups of 10 or how far away from a group of 10 is valuable too
(I have 7 gummy bears- that’s just 3 away from a whole group of 10). When
using real items you can physically group them into 10s. You can also
physically line them up item to item to see how many more/fewer there are.
If it seems appropriate for your child, you may also spend some time revisiting
any D section skill.
