We had a busy day working hard to get things done in preparation for Fun Friday. Mrs. Boese's class joined us and we did a review of language arts. Then we worked on math, making 5 groups on the smartboard. When Mrs. Boese's class left we got ready for station work. While the students were finishing this weeks stations, I pulled students aside to do some testing for the report cards. Everyone has been doing great on these tests.
We regrouped on the carpet and did a quick song. The boys and girls have been having a blast dancing together!
We did a math lesson where the students were introduced to money. We talked about the differences between the appearance of nickels and dimes (same color, different size). Then we added in the penny and compared all three. Next we talked about how a nickle = 5 pennies, and a dime = 10. I have strips where there is a nickle on one side and 5 pennies on the other (same for dime). We will be working with these stripes as we continue to learn about money.
The boys and girls were given 10 minutes to get all their unfinished work done to prepare for Fun Friday. Some have just a few things left to finish before they will be able to join in on the games at the end of the day tomorrow. They usually kick it into high gear tomorrow and everyone gets some time for Fun Friday ;)
We finished our day today with a snack and one more song.