This week we will begin Chapter Three. In this chapter, your student learns about the numbers 6 through 10. Your student will count a number of objects, then color the same number of boxes in a ten frame. ten frame After learning about each quantity, your student will learn to write the numeral. At the end of the chapter, your student writes the numbers in order both forward and backward. This chapter's vocabulary includes exposure to the written number words six, seven, eight, nine, and ten. Your student uses the words in conversation but is not expected to write the words. Here are a few activities you can use with your student to practice numbers to ten. 

• Make a ten frame by cutting the last two egg cups off an empty egg carton. Have your student count up to ten small objects (such as beans, coins, or buttons) as they drop each object into a cup of the ten-frame carton. Change the activity by starting with up to ten objects in cups of the ten-frame carton. Have your student name and write the number of objects. 
• Play a game using fingers on both hands to count and to name numbers. Take turns. One player holds up six or more fingers, and the other player names the number. 
• Make a poster together showing objects that are commonly found in groups of six, seven, eight, nine, or ten, such as six juice boxes in a package, seven days in a week, eight legs on a spider, nine squares in tic-tac-toe, and ten pins in bowling. • Show your student page numbers in a book. Have your student count up to page 10 and back to page 1 by flipping pages. 

This week we will begin Chapter Three. In this chapter, your student learns about the numbers 6 through 10. Your student will count a number of objects, then color the same number of boxes in a ten frame. ten frame After learning about each quantity, your student will learn to write the numeral. At the end of the chapter, your student writes the numbers in order both forward and backward. This chapter's vocabulary includes exposure to the written number words six, seven, eight, nine, and ten. Your student uses the words in conversation but is not expected to write the words. Here are a few activities you can use with your student to practice numbers to ten. 

• Make a ten frame by cutting the last two egg cups off an empty egg carton. Have your student count up to ten small objects (such as beans, coins, or buttons) as they drop each object into a cup of the ten-frame carton. Change the activity by starting with up to ten objects in cups of the ten-frame carton. Have your student name and write the number of objects. 
• Play a game using fingers on both hands to count and to name numbers. Take turns. One player holds up six or more fingers, and the other player names the number. 
• Make a poster together showing objects that are commonly found in groups of six, seven, eight, nine, or ten, such as six juice boxes in a package, seven days in a week, eight legs on a spider, nine squares in tic-tac-toe, and ten pins in bowling. • Show your student page numbers in a book. Have your student count up to page 10 and back to page 1 by flipping pages. 

We are starting chapter two of our math curriculum this week. In this chapter, your student will learn to compare numbers from 0 to 5. At first, they will draw lines, matching objects in one group with objects in a second group to see if any are left over. Then they will count the numbers of objects in two groups to compare the numbers. Finally, they will simply compare two numbers. Throughout the chapter, your student will circle a thumbs-up or a thumbs-down to show whether two groups or numbers are equal. They will circle a group or number to show that it is greater than another, and they will draw a line through a group or number to show that it is less than another. Your student will learn more about comparing numbers in Chapters 4 and 9. 

You can use the following activities to practice and review comparing numbers throughout the year:

• Look for opportunities to talk about one-to-one correspondences in your home. For example: How many mittens do you need for two hands? How many dinner plates do you need for four family members?
• When setting the table, have your student count a group of forks, and then a group of spoons. Ask your student whether the groups are equal in number. If not, ask which group has a greater (or lesser) number of objects. 
• Play a finger game to compare numbers. Hold up two to four fingers. Have your student name the number of fingers. Then ask your student to hold up an equal number of fingers, a greater number of fingers, or a lesser number of fingers. 
• Use masking tape to change the sixes to zeros on two number cubes. Take turns tossing the number cubes and comparing the numbers.
• Place a number of small objects, such as paperclips or beans in each of your hands. Invite your student to guess which hand has more. Have your student verify the guess by counting the objects and comparing the numbers.

This week we are continuing our first Unit in our math curriculum, and working with numbers 0-5. 

Use the following activities to model, count, and write numbers with your student. 

• Use objects in your home to talk about numbers. Ask, “How many forks do I have? May I please have four grapes? How many socks are you wearing?” 

• Toss coins on a table so that the coins fall in a random arrangement. Ask your student to count the coins and say the number. Repeat this a number of times to give your student practice visualizing a number of coins in different ways. For example, your student might see that three can name the number of coins in a row as well as the number of coins that resemble two eyes and a nose. 

• Play a game using fingers on one hand to count and to name numbers. One player holds up one or more fingers, or a fist for 0, and the other player says the number. Take turns. 

• Help your student form groups of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 objects. Invite your student to use pieces of paper to write and label the number in each group. Then challenge your student to order the numbers by placing the pieces of paper in a row.