Monday, September 24, 2012

Lots of Learning!

It has been so amazing to see how much we have learned and progressed in just a few weeks!  This week we have started learning addition number sentences and some strategies to figure out addition problems!  We have counted pictures, counters and have put the bigger number in our heads and counted up!  We're also learning more SUMS games to practice those strategies and to become better mathematicians!
In reading, we've been learning our digraphs (wh, ch, th, sh, ck).  We have learned how to tap them out to spell a word and have learned two catchy phonics dances to remember sh and ch (ask them to do the chicken cha-cha for you!).
In writing, we have been practicing brainstorming ideas, writing a focus statement, writing sentences and drawing illustrations that match our sentence.  We have also been transferring our  four square writing to regular handwriting paper.  We're also still working on using capitals to start our sentences, finger space and punctuation!
We're now at 10 charms and looking to get 10 more in order to get a class party of some kind!  Keep going over our schools ABC's so we can earn those charms!








Friday, September 14, 2012

4th Week in Ms. Toledo's class!

I cannot believe we just ended our 4th week of school!  Time is flying and we are learning so much!  In reading, we have just finished up CVC words and are moving on the digraphs next week.  We have also continued to practice choosing good fit books and building our stamina by reading to self (let them show you how well they can do this at home!).  In math, we are continuing to learn place value and will start to introduce comparing numbers this coming week.  To make place value a little more entertaining, we learned a couple of new games to play!  Keep practicing counting by 1's, 2's, and 10's up to 120 with them at home!  We have also made it to 8 charms!  They have been showing our staff how wonderful they can walk in line and follow their ABC's!  Only 12 more to go before we get to roll the dice for a class party!
Making Tens!
 Collect 20
 Building Numbers using Tens and Ones
 Collect 20!
 Building Numbers

I-Pick Video!  Enjoy!