Research Clubs

Reading informational books on animals and recording new learning to help us write "All About" books.

They're so engaged!

Teen Number Puzzles

We made some puzzles to help students practice match teen numbers and models like ten-frames and bead strings!

Also available are some number and model cards that can be used for sorting, matching, concentration, and as calling cards for the Bingo game boards that are included!

Download here!

Happy math!

Chrissa & Stefanie

Cookie Monster Teachers CCS K.NTB.1

We said to students, "Cookie Monster is wondering if his 14 cookies will fit in his cookie box. What are you thinking?" (His cookie box happens to look just like a ten-frame...hehe)

Yes! No! No, that box will only fit 10 cookies!

How many will be outside of the box?

100!! 6! 4! 20!

Let's check...

They don't fit! Four are outside of the box!

Fourteen is ten and some more. 14 is the same as 1 group of 10 and 4 more!

We continue with other teen numbers and build a chart together over several days.

The kiddos were so engaged and really got to practice articulating their math reasoning!

More soon!
Chrissa & Stefanie

Rolling for Tens!

We'll be sharing some photos and fun math games in the next few days so be sure to check back here regularly!

This one is called "Rolling for 10's!" We can't take credit for inventing it, but here's how you play...

All you need is lots of dice (at least 10) and a container (cup, bowl, or basket)!

We're using these large dice for demonstration
and whole-class play.

Roll the dice! Try to use all of the dice to make combinations of ten with two or more addends!

checking carefully to make sure it's ten

You could add in a recording sheet for students to write down equations.

Download the directions here:

Let us know how this games goes with your class...We're sure they'll love it!

C & S

A Look at Whats Hangin' Around Our Classroom

Happy Wednesday

It was suggested that we post a few pictures of the charts that we currently have hanging in our classroom. So we decided to do just that! :) 

Below are pictures of some of the charts, routines, etc. that we currently have hanging in the room. Please feel free to comment and or add your ideas!! 

Cheerfully, 

Stefanie & Chrissa 

Math Games and Todays Number routine behind. You can also see the number line and beadstring (both student jobs)

Community Rules: The post it's are the students drawn examples of how to be kind, safe, fair, and responsible

Classroom Rules that we Created as a Class

 

All of our Weather and Temperature data over the course of our year. A GREAT way to see trends over time.

Attendance Rekenrek: The Students come in and place their picture up when they get done unpacking their things. Then the recorder writes who is present and who is absent. 

Schedule for the day, the weather data for the month and ten frames counting the days in school. All student jobs. :) 

Current Word Wall :)

Our Super Reading Powers Strung across the front of the room 

Prepped Guided Reading and Writing Strategy Groups with Conferences notes 

Partner Reading Menu (Partnerships have a small copy that can be manipulated to create a partner reading plan)

The Main Chart (Color-coded) for our reading strategies charts below

Reading Partners Chart and Mini Signs for Private and Partner Reading (Reading Workshop)

Writing Center

We are Writing Small Moments (Narrative)

 

Editing Checklist 

                 Emotions Vocabulary Charts

                               

Our Hopes and Dreams

To the Tune of Old McDonald :)

Our Research Process : Current Unit: Family

Writing Paper Choices

Hey Everyone!

We wanted to share some of our writing paper choices from our writing workshop sessions. These differentiated paper choices are what we call "general writing paper" choices. Meaning, we use them mostly for narrative/small moment writing. These pages are horizontal (landscape) we have vertical pages as well. We have also created other paper choices for different genres and/or types (i.e. All About books, How-To books, Poetry, Persuasive/Opinion Writing). We will share other writing paper bundles soon!

Get our Free Writing Paper Choices at our TpT store: 

Click Here

Below are some pictures from our writing workshop. More about our other paper choices to follow! Let us know what you think or if you are interested in other paper options! 

Cheers, 

Stefanie and Chrissa 

Writing Paper Choices for Little Writers to Choose in the Writing Center

Writing Workshop in action :)

A Writing Workshop Share

This paper can also be used for information books as well. Here you see a list book about leaves.  

A table full of beautiful little writers!