Place Value Mat- Second Grade – Math Lesson Plan

Grade: Second Grade

Objective: Addition of double digits numbers with regrouping.

Benchmark:

2.RP.5 Justify general claims, using manipulatives.

2.N.6 Develop an understanding of the base ten

system.

2.N.16 Use a variety of strategies to solve addition

and subtraction problems using one- and

two-digit numbers with and without

regrouping

Materials:

Place Value Mat

Pencils

48

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Adding It Up – by Rosemary Wells- Kindergarten Math

Adding It Up-  by Rosemary Wells

After reviewing many children’s math books, I have to say that “Adding It Up” by Rosemary Wells is a perfect math book for kindergartners. The book introduces numbers 1-20, addition, subtraction, money, patterns, graphs, counting by twos, and fractions. All these concepts are introduced in a fun and engaging way by  Timothy Goes To School characters. This book is not only good for kids, but it is also good for parents since it covers main kindergarten math concepts and provides ideas for everyday math use.

Happy Reading

Leap Frog – Leapster – Best Learning Math Games -

After seeing kids play many learning game systems, I must say that Leap Frog’s Leapster2 is the best, most entertaining, learning game system out there. Your child will play fun games and learn math without even knowing. And isn’t that the goal of educational tech? Leap Frog offers a great variety of learning games, from Disney Princesses, Star Wars, Wall-E, Up,… The selection is great. This is a great buy for any occasion or just for fun.

Pilgrims – The Story of Thanksgiving – Magic Tree House Guide

Pilgrims- by Mary Pope Osborne –  Magic Tree House (Nonfiction) Research Guide

This is one of the best children’s nonfiction books about Thanksgiving. It is ideal for any age group, especially primary students who are discovering their first chapter books, and for elementary school teachers’ lesson plans.

The book describes the lives of Pilgrims and the origin of Thanksgiving in an interesting and engaging way.

Happy Reading!

Where The Wild Things Are- New Free IPhone IPod Touch App for Kids

Where The Wild Things Are –

This great children’s story has been turned into a movie and then into an IPhone / IPod Touch app. This free app lets you play with Carol, explore characters, photos, watch trailer, listen to music, etc. This is great if you are deciding whether or not to take your child to see the movie in the theater, or if your child just loved the movie and can’t wait for the DVD.

The kids will love it!

Let the wild rumpus start!

Friend or Fiend? by Judy Blume- The Best First Chapter Book

Friend or Fiend? by Judy Blume-
If you where looking for a great first chapter book for your child, this is the one. The stories are about a brother and sister, the Pain and the Great One. Unlike many other first chapter books, in which kids are badly behaved, Blume’s characters are just adorable, funny, and interesting. You will enjoy reading these chapters as much as your child.
Happy Reading!

Best IPhone/IPod Touch App for Kids

Best IPhone/IPod Touch App for Kids

1. Doodle Buddy- This is a free app and it’s great for kids! They will spend hours drawing, placing stamps, combining pictures, drawing, and stamps.

2. Veggie Tales Just For Me - little Veggie Tale fans will love this one.

Tacky the Penguin – Helen Lester- Something for Laughs

Tacky the Penguin- by Helen Lester- Something To Make Kids Laugh

Tacky is an odd bird. He does not blend in with other penguins. He has his own style, his own way of greeting and marching and splashing… And when he sings, others wish that he’d stop, but one day when the hunters come to hunt for penguins, Tacky saves the day. You’ll have to find out how.. This is a perfect story for 4-8 years olds. They will laugh and ask for a reread.

Happy Reading!

Reading Fluency K-2

Once children know their letters and can read simple CVC words, such as cat, dog, hat, they are ready to take a next step. But this next step can cause frustration in both children and parents.

Students come out of kindergarten reading letter by letter. And if they are not taught word families, they continue to read letter by letter even when words get bigger. This impedes decoding, fluency, and comprehension, and causes great stress.

To address this, students should be taught word families, as I noted in one of my previous posts. Word family study is often referred as “chunking”. Students learn to “chunk words” by learning rhyme patterns/word families. For example…

-ash

dash

smash

rash

trash

Hooked on Phonics books are great for learning and teaching word families and chunking. Hooked on Phonics books progress in difficulty and each story reviews words/word families prior to child’s reading. As with other phonics material, stories don’t offer much of a story line, but they are good practice of word families/chunking.

More on High Frequency Words…

Here is a bit more about high frequency words. Being able to automatically recognize high frequency words will help your child read more fluently. High frequency words have to be memorized, for the most part, since their spelling often does not make sense.

According to Edward Fry, the following 25 words make up one third of all text in English.

I     a     and   he    to

is    are   have    that   of

in    you     it   was     for

on     as   with    his    they

at       be     this     have   from