We survived!!

We survived our first early release day! It was a little crazy figuring things out with the kids, but we did it.  

Things we did today:
Reading:
     We read First Day Jitters and watched a video to introduce our reading unit called Back to School.  

Math:
     We use dice to write and create addition problems.  The kids rolled the dice individually and then added these numbers together.  We also used matching cards in small groups to find match up ten frames, numbers, word numbers, and number bonds.  Working in groups is a skill that some of us are still working on.  This type of learning can be as much about social learning as it is about the academic concept! : )

     Best idea ever from Pinterest!! I had a couple of these containers from The Dollar Store so I tried putting some of the dice in these little boxes.  AMAZING! The dice don't go flying everywhere, which is something I learned and experienced today with my little firsties! Oh, well.  Live and learn.  : )

Social Studies:  We read the book The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant.  This books helps to introduce our study of family and how we are all alike and yet different.  We will also do comparisons among families in this unit and lead into talking about culture.  We'll still talk about rules around our school and home, but we are now focusing on leaders, and in this case, we are talking about leaders in our home.

And just because...

I thought this was adorable.  And it's a great video to show what can be accomplished when we work together.  Maybe I should show this before doing group work?

And to go along with the video....
     I randomly bought this duct tape to use in our classroom:

Now just to figure out what to use it for!!