Math Fun and Games!

Dear Parents,

The children had so much fun playing math games.  We played grab bag numbers: A math game.  I wrote the numbers from 1 - 10 onto index cards, folded each one up  and then placed them into a paper bag.  The children took turns choosing a card from the grab bag. They each opened up one, looked at the number and then used small colored blocks to show the quantity written on the card.

This game seems very basic, but it is actually a pretty big leap for young children to move from simply naming numbers, to associating them with objects in the physical world.  It reinforces one-to-one correspondence, which basically means being able to match numeral symbols to their appropriate quantities.

The children each made a counting book by either stamping or writing a number onto each  page, in their number books, and then counted  out the amount with stickers.  In addition they also practiced writing the numbers at the writing table. We completed our math unit this week by creating AB patterns with stickers.  We also made patterned necklaces with dyed macaroni by creating a pattern with macaroni on the table and then stringing them onto yarn.

We concluded the week by baking delicious turkey cookies for our Thanksgiving  feast.  We  froze some, took some home, and of course ate some.  They were delicious! 

We would also like to welcome two new students to our classroom- Trystan and Lexi.  We are all so happy that they have joined our class and the children are so excited about having two new friends to play with.

Delicious lunch!

Look what we made!

We look forward to starting to prepare for our Thanksgiving celebration.  If anyone would like to contribute food for our Thanksgiving celebration, a sign-up sheet will be posted in our classroom next week.

Love,

Ms. Bonne and Ms. Barbara