Curriculum Letter January

Curriculum Letter January

Addition Strategies

In grade one we have been learning lots of ways we can add numbers to 20.

So far we have learned to:

-Draw pictures

-Add double number

-Use tally marks

-Count on from the larger number

-Use our fingers to count on 

-Use ten frames 

-Use a number line

Here a poster that shows what strategies we use: 

Gingerbread Math

This week we read  many different variations of the story "The Gingerbread Man' this was a great hook to investigate how many ways we could bring math into the story.

First students received a grocery list of candy they could purchase.  They were allotted 20 cents each to purchase different amounts of candy at different price points.  Students then had to use their addition skills to add up their totals!

Afterwords students were pulled into small groups to bake with our expert baker Mrs. Mckenzie in the staffroom.  We learned that baking is all based around scientific and math concepts.  We explored how to measure and count how many ingredients we needed and how time and temperature also involve math!

Students then designed their cookie before they got their icing and candy.  Then came the best part...Decorating!!  We had a blast learning in math and science this week!

Check out some of our pictures:

 

Senses

In the past few weeks we have been learning about our 5 senses in Science.  We have been exploring our senses through a number of hands on activities including:

-Mystery bags for touch
-Shaking tests for hearing
-Taste testing with a variety of foods
-Looking at close up pictures and making predictions and wonders about what they might be
-Smelling vials of mystery scents

Students have been using the scientific method to record and describe their predictions and observations in their visual journal.

We have been incorporating adjectives we have learned in science into our descriptive writing.  We wrote a descriptive piece on cake and popcorn so far using our 5 senses to paint a picture in ours readers minds.

We are now connecting the knowledge we have learned to animal senses.  We have discovered that animals use their senses in different ways than humans.  Students have also learned about predator vs prey and how their senses differ from each other. 

Counting and Adding

In grade 1 we must know how to skip count by 10's to 100, 5's to 100 and 2's to 20

We have been practicing this in math talk by making groups on the smart board and counting them in the most efficient way.

We also watch Youtube videos to practice counting as well.  Here are some of our favorites you can watch at home:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbJtwg1K4ic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0dJWfQHF8Y

We have also been working on early addition strategies through number bonds
Here is what is looks like:

Colour words and Number words

This week we learned and practiced colour and number words.

Please practice these words at home: 

One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine Ten 

Red 
Yellow
Green
Blue
Purple 
Pink 
Orange 

Here are some great YouTube Videos to help recognize 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5jHECX6uyU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzfFzJGwwZQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0dJWfQHF8Y