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Gmail - Free Storage and Email from Google. Illustrative Mathematics. Task Pose this question to the students: Bobbie Bear has a box of red and blue buttons.

Illustrative Mathematics

She takes 4 buttons out of the box. How many of each color button might she have? After students answer the question, ask them to draw pictures and write the number for each color. IM Commentary The purpose of this task is for students to find different pairs of numbers that sum to 4. As with several other tasks in the set, any number between 2 and 10 can be used in place of 4 to address K.OA.3. The Standards for Mathematical Practice focus on the nature of the learning experiences by attending to the thinking processes and habits of mind that students need to develop in order to attain a deep and flexible understanding of mathematics. This particular task helps illustrate Mathematical Practice Standard 4, Model with mathematics.

Solution Solutions for this task will vary, depending on which numbers students start with and how they represent their work. Possible equations: A December Celebration — Santa Lucia Day. Plan a Kindergarten Retreat - Tiny Jump. All In the Family (The Word Family That Is) and a Freebie to Get you Started - Differentiated Kindergarten. I am a true believer in the power of FAMILY…specifically Word Families.

All In the Family (The Word Family That Is) and a Freebie to Get you Started - Differentiated Kindergarten

In my own classroom, it’s an essential part of my Daily 5 Word Work. Word families, or some people call them chunks (families is just so much more friendly sounding to me but to each their own), help readers look for patterns when decoding. When your students recognize those patterns, they can more easily sound out words they don’t readily know. It is always amazing to watch when a light suddenly turns on as a students starts decoding with the help of word families. I think they surprise themselves as much as they surprise us.

After I feel that the majority of my students have mastered their letter sounds, I start introducing a new word family each week. We have a routine of whole group, small group, center and independent practice activities that allow my kinders to get plenty of practice and familiarity with the word families. Here’s kind of a typical schedule of some whole group activities I like to do: Applications. Cwist - kids' challenges with a twist. Www.fcrr.org/studentactivities/P_026a.pdf. Www.fcrr.org/studentactivities/PA_022a.pdf. Www.fcrr.org/studentactivities/P_029a.pdf. Www.fcrr.org/studentactivities/F_007a.pdf. Little Giraffes Teaching Ideas. Kissing Hand Puzzle The Kissing Hand Puzzle On the first day, read the book “The Kissing Hand” and stamp a handprint on a puzzle (purchased from a craft store or from Put a heart sticker in the center.

Little Giraffes Teaching Ideas

Send home in a ziplock bag with the note shown below the puzzle. This makes a great first day keepsake. This idea came from Mrs. Chester Puppet Raccoon Paper Bag PuppetMake a raccoon paper bag puppet. You can also find some raccoon crafts and printables at First-School. Chester Chase Go on a Chester Hunt! The Chester Chase (similar to the Gingerbread Man chase) will familiarize students with the school rooms and personnel (library, cafeteria, office, etc.) I gave each staff member we were going to visit a note to read and a heart sticker to put on the palm of their hand. I taped this note in the back of The Kissing Hand book: Dear Boys and Girls,You’ve read my story, “The Kissing Hand”.

Www.readingrockets.org/pdfs/WordFamilyBuilders.pdf. Get Lesson Plans. Www.isbe.net/common_core/pdf/ela-teach-strat-read-lit-k-5.pdf. Www.isbe.net/common_core/pdf/ela-teach-strat-read-text-k-5.pdf. Www.smithfield-ps.org/sites/smithfield-ps.org/files/infopage/CCSS Reading Curriculum Maps- K-5 2011.pdf. Grapes.pdf. Language Arts. CCSS Reading Curriculum Maps- K-5 2011.pdf. Teacher Resources: Videos, Lesson Plans and Other Resources For Teachers. Teacher Ideas, Teaching Resources, and Lessons for PreK-12 Teachers. Homepage - ReadWriteThink. EngageNY.