Thanks to everyone for making it out last week to Parent Teacher Interviews! Here are a few of the highlights from our discussions: Seesaw Lillian has started to use this app during Media Classes - and I've started to upload some info too! We hope that it will be a new way for our students and families to share and connect. Please be sure you use the QR code that was given to you during interviews to connect with your child's journal. *If you need the login information again, please contact us! *All the images you see here have been uploaded to SeeSaw. Language As part of our literacy program, we have begun to practice The Daily 5 : a literacy structure that allows for differentiation in the classroom. It is an integrated literacy instruction and classroom management system, which includes five literacy tasks (Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, Work on Writing, Word Work) that teach students self-regulation and independence. So far, students have practised increasing their stamina for Read to Self, are experts at sitting EEKK! with a buddy during Read to Someone (Elbow to Elbow, Knee to Knee), they're excited to generate their own pieces as they Work on Writing and enjoy finding words in the room or on our Word Lists for Word Work. Next week, we’ll talk about using the computers and listening centre for Listen to Reading.
Students are solving problems involving the addition and subtraction of single-digit whole numbers, using lots of different tools and strategies (e.g., make a ten, one more than, one less than, counting on, counting back, doubles). Dot Plates are great for practicing subitizing (recognizing numbers quickly) and then counting on. Other subitizing videos. Math-Aids Mental Math worksheets goes hand in hand with subitizing; recognizing addition sentences up to 20 and instantly knowing the sum will help students improve their math fluency, and their overall confidence. Practice: Single Digit Addition Worksheets for grade 1 and Zero to Twenty Worksheets for grade 2. To reinforce the strategies we've been learning about: Concentration (choose #1-10) helps students recognize that whether a # is represented as a numeral, a ten-frame or a word - it's still a number. Ten-Frame is AMAZING! Try all the different settings (How Many?, Build, Fill, Add). This will help with quick number facts, memorization, relating #s to anchors '5' and '10'. Harry Kindergarten on You Tube is a great resource. We'll start learning some of these songs in class soon! Doubles, Doubles, I Can Add Doubles (1 - 5 version) Doubles, Doubles, I Can Add Doubles (6 - 10 version) Add 'Em Up! - one more than Lots of curriculum based songs: I Can Write My Numbers - great if your child has reversals Number Words Rap I Can Count to 100 Numbers in the Teens Adding and Subtracting Skip Count - and then Count On! (grade 2s) ** If you're looking to get some of the same materials that we use in school, for home, I like to use Scholar's Choice. For example: Snap Cubes at Scholar's Choice.
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Tanya
11/28/2016 10:04:27 pm
Great resources Kelly, thank you for this!
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