What a day!

Rekenrek Bracelets

We started our math lesson by talking about all the ways to make 10. We made Rekenrek bracelets to help us determine all the combinations of 10. Thank you Mrs. Smallwood for the beads...next time we would appreciate a different color pattern. (Green and Yellow do not work well in a Chicago Bears fan's classroom!)

Reading Rounds

We continue to work on building our stamina and practicing our Reading Rounds.  So far we have learned how to listen to stories, work on writing, and what to do during word work time.  All these activities make us a better reader and writer.  

CHECK US OUT!  

Listening to Stories

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Making words during Word Work time.

Writing about his hero.

Putting the finishing touches on her story.  

How to Pick a Good Fit Book

Today we learned that picking a book is just like picking our shoes!  First, we have to pick a shoe that fits our purpose for the day.  We wouldn't pick rain boots for the jog-a-thon would we?  We also need to pick shoes that fit our interests.  Mrs. Wanke has running shoes because she is interested in running. 

Picking a Good Fit book is just like picking our shoes.  We pick a book that fits our purpose and our interest. We also learned a Good Fit Book for me, might not be a Good Fit book for our friend. To illustrate this two of us had to switch our shoes.  Lily and Caden had to switch shoes. Caden's shoe was too BIG for Lily. She had a hard time walking around.  Lily's shoe was too SMALL for Caden.  He was reluctant to put it on because it did not fit his interests.   

Tomorrow, we will continue this lesson  by talking about the other two components of how we choose a Good Fit Book.  We will learn the rest of the IPICK acronym.  

I choose a book

Purpose

Interest

C__________

K __________