We learned a new number game using Power of Ten cards. These cards help students to develop their number sense and visualize number relationships to 10. With time and practice, students learn to recognize the number of colored squares on each card without having to count them. For example, if you look at one of the cards that has every square colored-in except for one, students quickly identify that as a 9, because they know that 9 is one less than 10. A card that has one side fully colored-in can be recognized as 5, because 5 is half of 10. 7 can be seen as 5 and 2 more, etc. We will use these cards for a variety of games throughout the year.
On our last day before the break, we watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas (the cartoon version) and talked about the important message behind this classic story. Students loved creating their very own Grinch to take home and worked hard to master staying inside the lines when using a paintbrush.
I wish you all a very merry holiday season filled with special family memories.
See you back at school on Tuesday, January 3!
Miss Roberts
