iPads and iPods

I have been lucky to receive a few different classroom grants. With the grant money I have purchased 4 ipod nanos, 4 ipod touches, and 2 ipads. The kids use them remarkably well. They pick up new technology with such ease and wonder. I owe a tremendous thank you to all the parents in our cooperative combo classroom. I am overwhelmed with the generosity you have shown by purchasing items on the "Help Our Garden Grow" flowers. I am tremendously thankful. With your wonderful donations, one thing I have been able to do is buy more educational apps, audio books, and e-books for our classroom devices. You have definitely kept our learning growing! Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Book~A~Night

Our first week of Book~A~Night was a huge success. The children are excited about checking out the books! After the kids have read and returned 10 books they reach their first reading goal and get to choose from the treasure box. A new book is coming home Monday. This week the kids can get four more books closer to their goal. Happy Reading!

Save A Turkey

This week we learned a song about a turkey named Albuquerque. Albuquerque became a pet. His family couldn't eat him for Thanksgiving so they had scrambled eggs instead. We wrote a book called Save a Turkey. In the book, each kid wrote about what they would eat instead. "Save a turkey, eat some ________." said _______. I typed their sentences, then cut them apart. The kids had to put together their sentence like a puzzle. They were very careful to place the quotations marks in the correct spot.
Then, to illustrate the book we used the math concept of symmetry. The children made a symmetrical design out of pattern blocks. Next, they had to transfer the design to paper and decorate a turkey to put on their design. The end product is a classbook! It is one of the most popular book choices in the reading garden right now!

"Picnik Show"

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11-11-11

We had some fun with the number 11 on November 11, 2011! What a cool date! In our math journal we had 11 minutes to write as many equations as possible for the number 11. We also played a game called "Mix and Match" where students had to find fact family matches for the number 11. For example, 4,7, and 11 make the fact family 4+7=11, 7+4=11, 11-4=7, and 11-7=4. In the afternoon, our buddies stopped by to play a math game/puzzle where students had to make the number 11 using addition and subtraction.

Computer Lab, November 9

Today I have a special job for you. I need your help. When you click on the link below, it will give you a long list of addition practice games. During your computer lab time, I want you to play as many of these games as you can. At the end of your time, please write down your favorite game. Thanks!

Addition Practice Games

Team Building

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Math Games

We play math games weekly in our class. Not only is it a fun and meaningful way to practice math facts, but it teaches the kids good sportsmanship. We have been working on becoming fluent with subtraction facts. We had a "Subtraction Strike Out" tournament. The final round was a first grader versus a second grader. It was an awfully intense tournament. The kids did great and better yet....they got lots and lots of practice on subtraction. They were so into the tournament, I don't think they even realized how much math they were doing! Ask your child how to play "Subtraction Strike Out." All you need is scratch paper and two dice. You could have a family tournament!