Animal Research, Measurement and More!

 

 

Learning highlights from the week:

 Math- The first graders are finishing up their measurement unit and continuing their focus on place value and its use in adding and subtracting within 20.   I am linking some fun games you can play at home to help.  All you need is a deck of cards (Face cards and 10’s removed) Partners to 10 are ( 1 and 9, 2 and 8, 3 and 7, etc).  Second graders have finished their current unit and will begin their next unit on Monday.  One of the focuses of this unit is work with partners to 20 and 100.  Just as first graders are working on their partners to 10, second graders use that knowledge, as well as their understanding of place value to continue that work with larger numbers (20, and 100).

 Reading- This week's focus is on understanding nonfiction text. Students have been making sure they understand all the words an author is using.  I.E.  If I’m reading about lions, what is the meaning of the word PRIDE?  

Writing-  In writing we are now focusing on using descriptive sentences to talk about our subtopics rather than just making lists.  Each student selected an animal to research for our all about books. 

Social/Emotional- Our class is working on self regulation and whole body listening. We are using mindfulness to help our learners quiet their body and tune in their brain to the task.