In math last week, we introduced the concept of two-digit addition. We
did this by using our base-10 blocks. We created silly stories about
animals and how much they would weigh together. Then we represented the
weight of each animals with base-10 blocks and added the blocks
together. We did not focus on the regular math notation for this yet
but. We are working on building a deep understanding of place value and
how addition works and then we will learn how to write it in symbols (25
+ 36 = 61) at a later time. (I did write some problems using that
notation so some children may begin using the symbols now. It just
depends on how ready they are for that step.) Check out the pictures
below for some examples.
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| This is a way that you can draw the blocks to use this system at home. |
Homework ~ Read a good book or two. Check out a
Bedtime Math story.
Volunteer
Our volunteer today is Ms. Ellen. Ms. Ellen comes in on Friday afternoons and helps us with our writing. She is also willing to jump in on other special projects, too. The photo below shows her assembling some of our new stools and chairs. She is a jack of all trades - and keeps Wendy and I nicely supplied with fresh eggs.
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