Using Our iPads

It's been a month now since we finally received our set of iPads.  We began using them for practice during our Daily 5 time for Word Work.  Students could choose from a few different apps that would allow them to practice their current word sort words.  We are still doing this each day.  One of the favourite word work choices is Spelling City.  This is a completely free app which allows students to search for their own word lists by looking up their teacher.  They can then work in a variety of games using their specific lists.  Each time we get new word sort words, Mrs. Deyoe updates the app.  

We are now using them for more things as well.  This morning we used them in small groups to help us represent numbers using base ten blocks.  This was a similar activity to the one we did yesterday, but this time the iPads were our tools!

As mentioned, the iPads are incorporated each day into Daily 5 activities.  We have ventured out from just our few Word Work applications and are now using the iPads for Read to Self, Writing (using Book Creator), and Word Work.  If students do not receive an iPad for the day, they are still able to choose from any of the Daily 5 choices.  

Here are some pictures of us working in Daily 5.

  

More Place Value Fun!

Today we were working again with a variety of concrete materials to help develop our understanding of Place Value.  We had two different activities during Math.  The first involved students travelling to different places in the room and making a number using a variety of different materials.  At each "station" there was a different material and a different number for them to make.  They had to count out the number first, then begin bundling the groups of ten.  When they were finished making their number, they had to record what it looked like.  

 After taking a few minutes to clean up, we moved onto to making a number a different way.  This time we used our Place Value mats, and built the number using base-ten blocks.  

Place Value Stations

Over the past couple of days, we've begun learning about Place Value.  Place Value is a very important concept in Math, as understanding it will help you succeed in many other areas such as addition and subtraction, number sense, counting, etc. 

To begin our study, we spent some time building our skills in stations.  There were 5 all together, and each group has had a chance to do 4 of them.  Hopefully tomorrow we will get a chance to finish them off.

One of the most important activities to practice in building an understanding of Place Value, is making groups of ten.  Some of our stations focused around this, while others worked on playing with numbers to create the largest, smallest, etc.  We all had a lot of fun!

Awesome Assembly!

Wow!  This week has been busy!  It's only Wednesday and Mrs. Deyoe feels like she needs a weekend!

This morning was Room 20's turn to host the monthly school assembly.  Since our class has been learning how to use recorders, Mrs. Neufeld had the great idea of having us teach everyone else how it's done!  She also organized two songs for us to demonstrate our skills.  

Here are some pictures of our performance.  You can watch us perform our two songs in the videos!

Thank you to Mrs. Neufeld for all her hard work helping us get ready!