Thursday, December 08, 2011

HOMEWORK 12-8-11

For tonight's homework I have selected some activities that reinforce skills that we are practicing in class.  Although suggested earlier in the year, Tens Frame Addition helps students use tens frames to add two addends.  This week we practiced finding sums greater than ten.  We used two tens frames and then made a group of ten and added on.  For part of tonight's homework, select the link above and select the "ADD" activity.  Play until you have successfully completed 10 number sentences.

Next, practice finding a missing addend.  We have done several problems like this at school.  If your child struggles, remind her that the sum is whole and that they already know one part and need to find the other.  You may want to have pennies available as manipulatives.  If the question is 5 + ___ = 8, you can have your student take out 8 pennies all "heads up".  The part we know is 5.  Keep those pennies "heads up" and have her flip the others to show the "tails" side.  That is the missing part.  Play this game until your child has answered 5 number sentences OR the "free practice" for the day is done (this site only allows a certain amount of free practice daily; if you are responsible for homework for more than one student, you may want them to look at the computer at the same time and work out the questions simultaneously).

Last, go to Storyline Online.  We have begun to use Accelerated Reader at school.  It is a reading program designed to provide an incentive to read because they earn points and prizes.  Students read or listen to a story and then take a short comprehension test.  Listen to the story A Bad Case of Stripes and be ready to take a test on it.

COMMENT BOX:  What part of A Bad Case of Stripes did you like best?  Why?

19 comments:

Anonymous said...

Blake Cabral -
I liked the part when she had stripes like the American flag because that's the flag of our country.

Anonymous said...

Tyler Hissey

I liked the part when she ate the lima beans. I liked it because she went back to her normal self.

Anonymous said...

Addyson said: "I liked when ever her classmates said checkers, or stripes, or any color word she would change. I like this because no body else can change their skin like that!"

Anonymous said...

Chloe Flythe Says:
I liked it best when the little girl was cured and she was able to go back to school. This was my favorite part because it reminds me of me when I'm happy to go to school.

Anonymous said...

Maleia Quidley

My favorite part of the story was when Camilla melted into her room because her lips were as big as her bed and her eyes were a frame.

Anonymous said...

Kai

I liked when she put on 44 dresses.
She was trying to be pretty at the school.

Anonymous said...

From Lily-
Best part is when she turned into her bedroom. It was the best, because she looked so funny.

Anonymous said...

Gideon says,"I liked the part when the two experts came and Camilla had creepy legs, puff balls, and a big furry tail. I liked this part because it reminds me of the movie, Monsters versus Aliens.

Liberty2011 said...

Max enjoyed "A Bad Case of Stripes" very much. His favorite part was when the kids in the class were telling her all different colors and designs to change into.

Liberty2011 said...

Max enjoyed listening to "A Bad Case of Stripes." His favorite part was when the kids in the class were telling her to change into all different colors and designs.

Anonymous said...

Kirra Dawson,
Kirra's favorite part was "the part where she didn't care when people laughed at her when she was eating lima beans because she was brave enough to be herself in front of all the people on the playground or in school."

I was unable to find the 'test' on the story on the website... I am guessing the test will be given at school???
(Maggie)

Anonymous said...

Courtney

When she had stripes and had a tail. Because it was funny.

Anonymous said...

Malia Speedy

My favorite part of the story was when the little old lady gave Camilla lima beans.

Anonymous said...

Donovan Rickert:

I liked it when she turned into the stripes because it was funny.

Anonymous said...

Ansley: I liked it when she looked in the mirror and turned to stripes.
Gavin: I liked when she was turned into the wall of her room.

Kristin said...

Excellent responses!!! Maggie, the test is done at school. :)

Anonymous said...

johnny

I liked the part when she looked like a rainbow and when she got cured and didn't have anymore stripes.

Anonymous said...

Grace Shoemaker

I liked when she turned into her room. It was wierd and funny and she had branches all over her. Her bed was her lips and it look funny.

Anonymous said...

Grace Shoemaker-

Grace did 30 ten-frames addition problems and lots of the other fill in addition problems. I'm having her catch up on the last few weeks.