May 3, 2013

Subtraction

Reese, Camilla & Ryan.... Blue Table Pals.
This week we have worked a lot on the concept of subtraction.  We learned 3 new math games:  Shake & Share, Dice-in-a-Dice and Kindergarten Challenge Yahtzee.  Each game uses unusual playing objects... the kids loved using these new things!  Shake & Share is easy to make at home.  Pour a little bit of water out of a small water bottle.  Add a little food coloring (keep the water light in color) and two dice.  You can add glitter, a couple of sparkly gems, pom-poms or other small things for a fun visual, but don't add too many things.  Shake the bottle and let the dice settle.  Lift the bottle and see the numbers to add or subtract in a number sentence!
We also worked on some "super secret special projects" for our KINDERGARTEN TEA next week. We can't wait to perform for our moms, dads and/or grandparents!
Molly & Nick "editing" each other's writing while using "listening ears".