Mrs. Hogue's 1st Grade Class: "Peek at the Week" September 15-19

Here is a peek into our week!!

Math

We began the week learning how to represent and visualize the numbers 1-10 in ten frames.

We practiced identifying the 5-group in the numbers 5-10. We can name these numbers as '5 and some more'. For example, the number 7 is '5 and 2 more'. We also practiced writing addition sentences to match!

Next, we learned about number partners for the numbers 5-7. Number partners are two numbers that work together to make a total.

We used our stair steps to find number partners.

We also learned about 'switching the partner'. We saw that it didn't matter what order the partners are in, we still get the same total!

For each number of focus, we apracticed breaking the total into two partners. We used our stair step to help us see this!

Next week we will learn about number partners for 8-10!

Reader' Workshop

We built 15 minutes of reading stamina this week!!

We are so close to meeting our goal of 20 minutes!!

This week we learned about Just Right Books. These are books we love, books we choose, and books that fit.

We started the week learning about the books we love. It was fun to see all the wonderful books our friends brought in!

Next, we learned about books that fit. We used the analogy below to discuss how choosing a book is similar to choosing a book:

Mrs. Hogue brought in a pair of Mr. Hogue's shoes. She put them on and tried to walk in them, but kept tripping and stumbling! They were too big! Shoes that are just right for Mr. Hogue are not just right for Mrs. Hogue! She needs a different size. Next, we tried on each other's shoes.

We quickly saw that most of our friend's shoes don't fit us! We can't walk or do our first grade job if our shoe doesn't fit. This is just like books! Books that are just right for our friends and help them do their jobs might not be just right for us!

We learned that for a book to fit we need to know most of the words, understand it, and read it fluently.