Monday, November 28, 2011

Monday, Nov. 28th

Today in class we did a TON of math (practicing adding 2 digit numbers like 39 + 87 and even some 3 digit numbers like 235+395)  The students who are not solid on their mental math skills had a hard time with this.  Please practice flashcards at home if you think your child does not have his/her facts memorized yet. We practice them at school and we also do Fast Math to help with this skill.

In reading we read about a paperboy.  We tried to visualize what was happening in the story.  I don't show the kids the pictures during this time.  Good readers can make their own pictures in their head. The kids are getting better and better at this-- they even know the word 'visualize' :)

In writing we wrote about our break.  The kids got a chance to share and I loved hearing about all the things they did.  They were so very excited to tell me about all the fun things they got to do over break. 

Have a good night!

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