Thursday, February 26, 2015

We been having so much fun in class lately. The kids have all been on their best behavior and we are learning learning learning!

What we did in class today:

  • Number of the day 
  • Life of Fred 
    • patterns
    • ordinal numbers
    • cardinal numbers
    • simple addition and subtraction
    • time
  • Money
    • counting by 5, 10 and 25
    • word problems: If Sally has $3 and wants to buy 2 candy bars that cost $1 each does she have enough? 
    • Store (Students come to me and pick grocery store items they would like to "buy". They then count the money in coins that they need.)
  • Timed Tests
  • Practice worksheets
    • I have a variety of worksheets (all laminated) that the students choose from and complete with a dry erase markers. The worksheets include math facts, money, time, fact families etc. 
Homework: Money game. Ice Cream Scoop. Directions are on the back of the worksheet. 

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

What we did in class:

  • Number of the day
  • Read Chapter 7 in Life of Fred
    • Numerals
    • Cardinal Numbers
    • Commutative property 
    • Time
  • Money
    • Reviewed the value of each coin
    • Learned who is on each coin 
    • Completed a worksheet adding coins (this was a difficult worksheet and not all students finished)
Homework: Place Value color by value valentines worksheet 

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

What we did in class today: 

  • Number of the day
  • Read chapter 5 in Life of Fred
    • Right angles
    • The secret to happiness is being thankful
  • Reviewed expanded form and completed a worksheet
  • Played "I have, who has" with math facts
Homework: Today's number worksheet. The number was 167