This week we have continued to focus on subtraction in math and have been learning and utilizing different strategies to show or verify our work including drawing pictures, using a number path, and using tally marks. Kindergarteners are expected to be fluent in addition and subtraction within 5 at the end of the school year. Most of our class is working on being fluent within 10 and beyond.
We are jumping in to our next unit of inquiry, Where We Are in Place and Time. We will be exploring 'Homes' in this unit. Building homes, comparing homes in present time and long ago, and sharing our ideas of what makes a home. Next week we will spend much of our time designing and building homes in class. If you happen to have any scrap materials such as cardboard or sticks we would be greatly appreciative to have you add those supplies to our classroom materials.
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