Great job, Darrin!
Wednesday, March 11, 2015
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Reading - When reading with your child, cover up the next word in a sentence before your child comes to it. See if they can make some reasonable guesses about what the next word might be. Encourage your child to use the context of the sentence, the topic of the book and the word right before it to make their prediction. Then uncover the word and see if they are right. If not, talk about how their choice compares to the actual word.
Math - Talk about estimating inches and feet. As you drive, wait in line or sit at the table, pick an object in eyesight and make predictions about how long it is. Would you use inches or feet to measure it? What would be a reasonable estimate for the length? How could you check to find out?
Math - Talk about estimating inches and feet. As you drive, wait in line or sit at the table, pick an object in eyesight and make predictions about how long it is. Would you use inches or feet to measure it? What would be a reasonable estimate for the length? How could you check to find out?
Friday, March 6, 2015
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Reading: notice things about books with your child when you read together. Notice captions, illustrations, charts, pictures, diagrams, etc. Talk about why they are there and how they help the reader to make sense of the story or information. Connect these features with the purpose of the book. Is the illustrator trying to help you understand more to the story than the author wrote? Are the photographs there to help you see what the animal looks like? How do text features help our learning?
Math: students are expected to be able to estimate lengths using inches, feet, centimeters and meters (Common Core Standard: 2.MD.A.3) The only way to get really good at estimating is to have a lot of practice measuring! Send your student on a scavenger hunt to find objects around the house that are about 2 inches long, or about 2 feet long, 4 centimeters or 4 meters. Talk about what unit is most appropriate for measuring short items or long items (Would you measure a football field in inches? Why not?)
Math: students are expected to be able to estimate lengths using inches, feet, centimeters and meters (Common Core Standard: 2.MD.A.3) The only way to get really good at estimating is to have a lot of practice measuring! Send your student on a scavenger hunt to find objects around the house that are about 2 inches long, or about 2 feet long, 4 centimeters or 4 meters. Talk about what unit is most appropriate for measuring short items or long items (Would you measure a football field in inches? Why not?)
Monday, March 2, 2015
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