Wednesday, November 9, 2011

Wednesday 11/9

We've had some challenges using our school manners and listening in the past couple of weeks, but especially this week.  We've been working hard on listening and following directions and not talking when others are talking.  This has taken a lot of energy this week.  Please reiterate this message to your children at home.

In math, we talked about strategies for adding ones mentally.  We talked about counting on (ex. 18+4 count on 19, 20, 21, 22), about making groups of ten (ex. 18+4= 18+2= 20+ 2 more = 22), and about adding the ones and then the tens (ex. 8+4=12 and 12+10= 22).  I have encouraged the kids to use the strategies that make it the easiest for them to work on mental math and not to worry about the other strategies.  Homework is the practice side of sheet 6-2.

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