Cookie Fraction Fun

We had so much fun pretending we were making cookies this week! Students rolled their play-doh out and cut square cookies. Then, they explored different ways of cutting their cookies into fourths. We had a blast!

SKILLS SPOTLIGHT 11/26/2012-11/30/2012

BIBLE
The Christmas Story
-Promise of a Savior
-Birth of Jesus

MATH
STANDARDS:
1.G.3, 1.OA.2, 1.OA.5, 1.G.2
 Skills:
-Finding and labeling fourths
-Counting combinations of money
-Word problems ( Adding three numbers together)


PHONICS

STANDARDS:
 1.L.1.B, 1.L.1.C

Skills:
-Root words and suffixes (adding a suffix to a root word that ends with a silent e)
-Nouns
-Adjectives
-Verbs
-Complete Sentences

READING
Skills:
Word attack strategies

SPELLING
List 12:
book
look
good
foot
wood
shook
boot
food
loose
moon
roof
tooth
have
give

Science.

STANDARDS:
S1CS5.A 

-Grouping objects into categories (size, color, weight, texture, etc.)
-We will be working on science projects throughout the week

LAST WEEK/ VETERANS DAY PROGRAM

Mr. Saini is ready for the holidays!

I have been so busy planning the Veteran's Day program, that I have neglected our blog this past week! Have no fear, I will make up for last weeks lost posts! :)

Here is a picture of our class at the Veteran's Day program yesterday.

Skills Spotlight 11/12/2012-11/16/2012

BIBLE
Joseph
-Joseph the Slave
-Joseph in Pharaohs Palace 


MATH

STANDARDS:
1.MD.1, 1.MD.2

Skills:
-Measuring with nonstandard units
-Measuring with standard units (centimeters)

PHONICS

STANDARDS:
 1.L.1.B, 1.L.1.C
 
Special Sounds:
-tch in patch
-ear in ear
-ear in bear
-old in gold
-mb in lamb

Skills:
-Root words and suffixes (-ed)
-Nouns
-Adjectives
-Verbs
-Complete Sentences
READING
Skills:
Main Idea

SPELLING
List 11:
oil
boil
spoil
join
moist
noise
point
boy
joy
toy
proud
blow
skirt
said
what

Science

STANDARDS:
S1CS5.A 

-Grouping objects into categories (size, color, weight, texture, etc.)
-Science project preparation

How many more/fewer

Here is an example of a "how many more/fewer" question and how to answer it:

Jimmy and Ashley went to the candy store. Jimmy got eight pieces of gum. Ashley got three pieces of gum. How many fewer pieces of gum does Ashley have?

Draw pictures for the items each person has:

Subtract the pieces of candy Ashley has from the pieces of candy Jimmy has:

Write a subtraction problem:

8-3=5

Ashley has 5 fewer pieces of candy.