November Happenings Part 1

Hello again and welcome back to our blog!  The following is a recap of some of our November activities. This is part one of four parts!  Three more to come!!!

We have been spending a great deal of time lately working with fact families.  Students love using the interactive whiteboard (IWB)!

Another activity the students enjoy is a "missing number" problem game on the IWB.  The kiddos use dry erase boards to solve the problem and show their work.  They get very excited to show what they did to solve the problem and are amazed that there is more than one way to solve it!

We also used candy corn to help us solve missing number problems.  Yum!

The boys and girls partnered up to begin working on a woodlands animal research report.  They are using graphic organizers to record facts about their animal.  Trade books and information from the internet are the sources used.

We read books and watched videos as we learned about Veteran's Day.  Then, students wrote a letter to a veteran thanking them for their service.  These are really cute!

 We always spend time each day reading from a variety of books.  Big books are a favorite!

                                 

 As Thanksgiving drew near we reviewed 2-D shapes and created colorful turkeys.  (A part of the common core state standards is using shapes to create something new.)

  

Of course we expressed our gratitude by writing thankful thoughts.

Keeping watching for more about our November activities!