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February 22, 2008 |
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Math Workshop We continued our temperature, time, and calendar routines, with Allie leading these activities as our “beautiful assistant.” We worked on making change. Please practice their math facts to 20 with your child each day. Most students need to focus on the math facts for numbers added to 7, 8, and 9. It will also be helpful to practice counting change, and counting by fives starting at random numbers rather than with five (i.e., start at 25 or 30). Book Clubs This is what our groups worked on this week: N-E-Ds: Dick and Jane and b/l/bl. Stars: There is a Bird on Your Head and digraphs. Stripes: “Cookies” and -oo. Washingtons: Scholastic Newcasts and -oo.
Lincolns and Bald Eagles: Pecos Bill
and long -i patterns, plus Letter Getter
and the Possum Lodge Word Game. Science/Theme We watched a video of the Arabian Nights to conclude our unit on deserts. Next week, we start a new unit on the plains of the United States and the savannas of Africa. We will be hearing the book Born Free, and learning about the animals and plants of those areas. Please let me know if you have any resources to lend us. Please come in sometime and see the beautiful crafts they have made of carpets, camels, and domes. |
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Gretchen