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Math Week of August 18th

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.

Math Week of August 11th

We will be starting our math curriculum, Big Ideas! In our first week, students will begin to identify a connection with quantities and the number. Specifically, students will model, count, and write numbers 0-5. In addition to this, students will be taking their first pre-assessment. Pre-assessments will be given to students individually during center time. If students begin to feel frustrated or demonstrate they need more support, the pre-assessment will end. I will be completing this to gather more information on what your student already knows and how I can support the better in the classroom. Assessments will be filed for collecting data until the end of the school year.