Guess My Secret Rule is one of my favorite games to teach preschoolers. It introduces comparing and classifying language into our math day in such a fun way. There are a few rules to this game. Each person builds their own "sets". Each set needs 4 blocks. Within those 4 blocks three of them have to be the same and one has to be different. Then they get to ask anyone in the room to guess their secret rule by telling which one doesn't match. Once the person guesses the builder of the set has the most important question to ask, "Why?". Then the guesser has the opportunity to describe the characteristics that match or don't match. Today we played with pattern blocks, which gives the game a very small framework of choices for things that match (color and shape). Next week we'll start playing with attribute blocks were descriptors like size, shape, color, and thickness will also be in play.
The sound isn't great, but I just had to capture the kids doing such a fantastic job at this game today:
We also continued our work on writing clock letters (focus on lowercase a today).
Sharing our work is one of the best ways to get kids to talk about themselves and develop the confidence to share and learn from each other.
Our reading lessons today were so much fun with glitter sight words and success in reading and blending!
Keep up the great work at home!
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