What great work today on our reading! We zoomed right through our lessons, really in a groove of the routine and the new excitement over picking books from the library when lessons are finished. These kids are making great progress and are challenging themselves! We read "Giraffes Can't Dance" and then had a little dance break of our own. The part all the kids were most excited for was playing Place Value Safari again. It took us 40 minutes to complete the game and I was super impressed how ALL the kids (keep in mind they are 4 and 5 year olds) STAYED focused the ENTIRE time. They were so excited to "win" by getting to 100. They were paired up in teams and I got to see them encouraging each other and helping each other count units and make sure they had 10 to trade for a stick of ten. They naturally had conversations about how many they had on their board, and how many other teams had. They talked about how many more each team needed to trade for another stick of ten and how many more tens they needed to get to 100. This natural talk is amazing for math development and structures itself nicely to all the different levels of understanding each child has.
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