So, I have made it through the first week of school and the first week of math class. We began by setting up our math journals. Who would have thought that a Table of Contents could cause so much grief. The good news is that they are now set up and we are adding to them daily. It is exciting to see them coming to life the way that I have planned for all summer. The Interactive Journal Guide was the best purchase that I have made yet from TpT.
My students seem to have a good handle on the place value of whole numbers so off to decimals we will go. One of my new students wrote me a letter about how excited she was to learn algebra. She is about to get her with because that is the next standard. We visited Place Value Town which my colleague introduced me to. She has been using it for years, and so I thought I would give it a go. We interchange "place" and "address" and they have found it easier to differentiate between place and value. If anyone is interested, I will post the powerpoint and story that I made to go along with it.
Last year, I discovered Flocabulary! What an incredible site. I use the raps there to supplement my fluency portion of the lesson. The students love it and it gets their brains moving since math is first thing in the morning.
I also decided to provide a separate journal for Singapore model drawings. The students come in daily, get their journals our of the designated basket and grab a label with the day's math story. They are really doing well with the model drawing! I am excited to see them working on them. Next week, the problems will change operation and will become a bit more challenging.
As always, I am looking for things to supplement my lessons. If you have anything to share, please let me know!!!!
Until next time.
Tara
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