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Fun with Language and Numbers Day 6

2/18/2014

We reviewed the "making ten" strategy and "nearly doubles", playing games to reinforce the nearly doubles strategy.

We read through "The Gigantic Rutabaga" play. It was obvious that the kids are getting into the habit of reading with more expression. I also noticed improved fluency.

*For learning the 100 most common words that kids use when writing, we learned the "Look, Spell & Listen, Do, Check" strategy. This involves the three modes of learning: visual, auditory, and kinesthetic. First look at the word. Then spell the word aloud and listen to yourself. Then walk (movement) over to a chalk/white board and write (do). Come back to the word to check that it was spelled correctly.

Fun with Language and Numbers Day 5

2/4/2014

We discussed the adding strategy "nearly doubles". If you know your doubles then it can make adding questions like 6+7 easier because you can think of it as double 6 plus 1. Another example is 9+8 is double eight plus 1. Much easier than "counting on"!

We read a new play today called "The Giant Rutabaga". It was exciting to notice that right off the bat the kids were using expression in their reading. We discussed and used the reading strategy "chunking it". This is when you read the syllables of a word rather than trying to take the whole word in at once.

*Today's math game was Subtraction Luck. Its just like Addition Luck except that each player finds the difference of the two cards they turn over and the player with the smallest difference wins that round of 4 cards.

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Stacey Hernberg is a brain-based learning enthusiast. Passionate about parenting, teaching, and helping children get the most out of their education.

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