Wednesday, October 04, 2006
Unit of Inquiry – ‘How the World Works-Water’
Work together with your child to make up a song about water using the tune of ‘Row, Row, Row Your Boat’. Write or type it up, and make sure that your child is ready to sing it to the class.
For example:
This week we learned about the sounds ‘d’ (as in did and dad) and ‘r’ (as in red and rip).
Please remember to read a range of books with your child and discuss them.
Cut out the weekly words (red, dad, do) and stick them to card, try reading them by saying the sounds and blending them together. Keep them with your word collection.
Maths
We have been working on number bonds to ten (i.e. 5+5, 1+9, 7+3). Knowing these number facts greatly helps them with extended maths activities, so it is important they know them well. Those children who are fully confident with these facts already will work on number bonds to 20 and 30. We focus on mental and practical learning at this stage, not written. They can use their fingers-a great maths resource that is always with them! Ask your child ‘what makes ten?’ or ‘five and what makes ten?’ or ‘I have six, how many more do I need to make ten?’, or ‘I have ten taka, and my sweet costs 3 taka, how much do I have left?’
Please hand in all homework some time during the week after it is assigned.
Work together with your child to make up a song about water using the tune of ‘Row, Row, Row Your Boat’. Write or type it up, and make sure that your child is ready to sing it to the class.
For example:
Water, water everywhere
Drink it if it’s clean
Bubbling, bubbling in the pot
Then it becomes steam
***Please try to make a different one!***
Language ArtsThis week we learned about the sounds ‘d’ (as in did and dad) and ‘r’ (as in red and rip).
Please remember to read a range of books with your child and discuss them.
Cut out the weekly words (red, dad, do) and stick them to card, try reading them by saying the sounds and blending them together. Keep them with your word collection.
Maths
We have been working on number bonds to ten (i.e. 5+5, 1+9, 7+3). Knowing these number facts greatly helps them with extended maths activities, so it is important they know them well. Those children who are fully confident with these facts already will work on number bonds to 20 and 30. We focus on mental and practical learning at this stage, not written. They can use their fingers-a great maths resource that is always with them! Ask your child ‘what makes ten?’ or ‘five and what makes ten?’ or ‘I have six, how many more do I need to make ten?’, or ‘I have ten taka, and my sweet costs 3 taka, how much do I have left?’
Please hand in all homework some time during the week after it is assigned.
// posted by J-Care @ 9:12 PM 
