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Math may look a little different for your students then it did when you were a child. I hope these photos and blurbs on my blog helps bridge the gap between home and school.  

Big Idea: Subtraction is "The Difference Between Two Numbers"

Open Number Lines are a tool mathematicians can use to find the difference between two numbers.  Children are often more confident counting forward then backward.  You can see in the different examples below that they all arrive at the same answer for the subtraction sentence but they use different counting on strategies. They all show a deep understanding of place value.  We stress visually representing our math thinking. This deepens not only their math but they also learn new strategies and ideas from one another.

We are also working on improving our measuring skills.  

Fairy Tales-Cinderella Around the World

This week we traveled to:

                              Germany                                                                    Africa                 

                                                           

          and read two different Native American Stories from Canada and America

             

We are working on activities that have children focus on character traits.  The focus on character traits is also a large part of our Biography work in Reading.

Sharing-photos can really help children tell their family stories.  You can email me a photo and we can project it as your child shares.

Free Choice Time Fun-these students were very proud of their Lego creations!