Addition and subtraction strategies have been our main focus of instruction this week.  We have learned how to use math mountains to solve for an unknown partner or total,  practiced our doubles facts and learned the doubles  +1, -1 strategy.    Children also explored odd and even numbers through making pairs or equal groups.  We even learned a few silly songs to help us along the way.

As children are introduced to strategies and new topics/instruction, they have an opportunity to practice using games, hands on activities, math journal work, partner practice and fact fluency through each of their work sites.  Our learners visit all of the work sites each day and have done a FABULOUS job getting to work quickly and quietly.   Look at these hard little workers!