Reading practice

Our yellow reading folders go back and forth between home and school.  It's so exciting to watch these students practice their reading, and it's fun to use a "reading finger" to track where we are when we practice reading as a group.

Math Stations

Every day we play math games with partners to practice the numeracy and financial literacy skills we are learning during math lessons.  Here is a glimpse of the games students played this week.

 

Wish Tree

 Last week we read the book called "The Wish Tree" and then we wrote our own wishes to create a wish tree in our classroom.  Here are a few of the wishes that our students have.

Math Card Game - Addition War

 Last month we learned the game "High Card War" and this week I introduced the students to the game "Addition War".  Students practiced with a partner so that they could go home and teach their adult how to play.

Snowmen At Night

 This week we read the book "Snowmen At Night".  We wrote in our journals about what we thought snowmen do at night and then drew snowmen.  We followed a directed drawing and practiced shading the snowmen using chalk pastels.  I love how these turned out!  Here are a few samples.

Spill The Beans - Math Game

 This week we learned a new game called "Spill The Beans".  We used double-sided chips to make multiple equations that totalled the sum of 10.  

Star of the Week - Elliott

 We enjoyed learning more about our friend, Elliott, this week!

Sock Gift Exchange

 In the spirit of giving we invited each student to bring a pair of wrapped Christmas socks to exchange with their friends.  We put all of the socks in the middle of the circle and took turns choosing a gift to open.  Everyone received a nice new pair of socks for Christmas.

Polar Express Day

On the last day before Christmas break, we joined Miss VanTetering's class to watch the Polar Express movie.  We wore our pyjamas, enjoyed hot chocolate and candy canes and received a special delivery from the North Pole.  What a magical morning.