Today was a wonderful day. We added 2 new reading strategies to our CAFE menu. Under fluency we added Voracious reading and I PICK. Please ask your child what these strategies refer to. (Voracious Reading which means practice practice practice and read books that you love. I Pick means I pick a good book to read. Purpose - why am I reading this book? Interested - am I interested in this book. Comprehend - do I understand what I am reading. Know - do I know most of the words?)
During Writer's Workshop we continued working on our alphabet stories. We wrote another story together about Hawaii and then the class headed off to work on their individual projects. A few kids have published their books and are currently working on their illustrations.
During Math we reviewed estimating. We came up with 3 estimation strategies for adding double digits. For example if the questions is 34 +27 here are some strategies:
1. Add only the 10s and that would be a good estimate. 30+20 is 50
2. Round both numbers to the nearest 10. 34 to 30 and 27 to 30, 30+30 is 60 = good estimate.
3. Take only one of the numbers to the nearest 10. 34 to 30 +27 is 57= a good estimate.
At the end of the day we tried to watch a movie called On the Way to School. It ties in with a child's rights and responsibilities. But it was not to be today as we had major technical difficulties. Fingers crossed for tomorrow.
Have a wonderful evening!
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