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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.

Fun with Language and Numbers Day 4

1/30/2014

*We reviewed the adding strategy "making ten" and played the game Which Sum Wins, which is in the booklet that the kids will bring home with them at the end of the classes.

*This was our final day for reading the Goldilocks and the Three Bears play. They were so into reading with expression that they asked to read it a second time!

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Fun with Language and Numbers Day 3

1/21/2014

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* We discussed and practiced the adding strategy "making ten". If you know all the numbers that add together to make ten then you can use that knowledge to add other addition facts more easily. For example, 5+8 can be thought of as (5+5) +3, which is much easier to do mentally.
We focused on reading with expression and some decoding and fluency strategies while reading the play, "Goldilocks and the Three Bears".
Math Game - Addition Luck - We used double dice but I explained to the kids that they can play the game at home with cards. Deal out the entire deck to two players. Each player turns over two of their cards. The player with the highest sum wins that round.

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Fun with Language and Numbers Day 2

1/13/2014

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Homework
Play Hit the Target. It doesn't need to come back to class. It can stay at home and the numbers can be changed. Nickels or quarters work well in place of counters.
Read Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Next week we will be changing up the parts and practicing reading with expression.

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Fun with Language and Numbers Day 1

1/13/2014

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Here are the games we played. They can be played at home as well.

ABC Travel Game: The first person starts the game by saying, "For my trip to _____, I packed a (something that starts with the letter A)". The next person repeats what the first person said and then adds an item that starts with the letter B. The game goes around and around with all the players repeating the previous items and adding one that begins with the next letter of the alphabet. For younger and/or newer students, it helps to have the alphabet written down. This game helps children learn alphabetical order, and develops memory and concentration.

Who is Bigger?: This game is played using a deck of cards with all face cards removed from the deck. Deal the whole deck out to two players. At the easiest level, each player turns over one card and the player with the biggest number wins that round of cards. At a slightly more challenging level, the player who calls out the biggest card first, wins that round. Even more challenging, the player who calls out the biggest two digit number that can be made with the overturned cards, wins the cards. Keep turning over cards until all cards have been turned over. Cards won can be counted to determine a winner if there needs to be a winner. If there is a tie, then keep the cards up, turn over the next two, and the one who calls out the biggest number wins all four cards. This game helps solidify students understanding of place value and order of numbers. Although it seems simple to adults, it is a very important concept that gets build on in later primary grades and needs to be solid.

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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.

Fun with Language and Numbers Day 5

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Homework
Play Hit the Target. It doesn't need to come back to class. It can stay at home and the numbers can be changed. Nickels or quarters work well in place of counters.
Read Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Next week we will be changing up the parts and practicing reading with expression.

Fun with Language and Numbers Day 1

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Fun with Language and Numbers Day 5

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Homework*Play Hit the Target. It doesn't need to come back to class. It can stay at home and the numbers can be changed. Nickels or quarters work well in place of counters. *Read Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Next week we will be changing up the parts and practicing reading with expression.

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Homework
Play Hit the Target. It doesn't need to come back to class. It can stay at home and the numbers can be changed. Nickels or quarters work well in place of counters.
Read Goldilocks and the Three Bears. Next week we will be changing up the parts and practicing reading with expression.