This week, our students studied realistic fiction by reading Cleaning My Room (Level F) It is the story of one little boy and his very messy room. After his mom instructs him to clean up the mess, the boy asks for the reader’s help to locate and sort various objects in his room. Lively illustrations and engaging text support emerging readers. Students will have the opportunity to identify story elements including characters, plot, and setting in this humorous story.
In math, all students continue to work on identifying coins and telling the value of each coin. Each student is working at a different level, but all students are encouraged to practice counting coins regularly. They can count coins when you are at the store or earn some for doing chores. Count enough coins to buy a special treat at the grocery store. These are easy ways to practice coins at home.
Some students stil need to continue to count the coins with the touch points on them. We are using the original Touch Money program where coins are counted by 5s. You can see, in the visual below, how the coins appear to your child when we count them. First, we line up the coins from greatest amount to smallest (Q, D, N, P), then say (while pointing to the silver coins) “Count by 5s, STOP, then count by ones” (while pointing to the pennies). The plan is to eventually remove the touch points (just like with addition and subtraction) and have student remember where they are placed. If you have further questions about this method, please feel free to contact me or look at some of the sites posted below.
Counting Coins with Touch Math and Brain Pop Jr.- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXIK1gS0TXE
Touch Coins for Counting Money- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0ROMZ7U9po
We are continuing Social Studies learning about Democracy and Monarchy. The students will learn that around the world, countries and people are governed by a variety of different types of governments, such as democracies, dictatorships and monarchies.
The students went to Preston's Hope this past Friday and had a wonderful time. They visited with their friends from Timmons and enjoyed the sunshine.
Thank yor for the wonderful cards and gifts for Teacher's Appreciation week. I am so grateful to have wonderful parents like you :)
Important Dates to Remember:
5.16: KIS 5th Grade trip Nature Scope Binocular Blitz Graduation
5.21: KIS 5th Grade Field Day
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