Inference Investigation and Race to 100

This morning students worked in groups to practice their inferencing skills.  Students listened to a story about a boy named Tim who didn't have to go to school because it was a Snow Day!  His Grandma was babysiting him, but when his Mom came home, the house was empty!  Groups of students were given different packages with pieces of evidence to help Mom figure out what Tim and Grandma did all day and where they were when she arrived at home.  Boys and girls inferred what they did by examining and discussing the evidence in their packages.

Tim and Grandma must have played a game ("Candyland") because Mom found some game pieces on the floor when she came home.

Looks like Grandma and Tim got to go to MacDonald's!  Mom found a French Fries box.
They also went to see a movie called Hotel Transylvania!

Mom found a note that showed that Grandma took Tim to play with Kate at the park.  She also found a cupcake wrapper.  The students inferred that they must have made some muffins - another group had a recipe in their envelope.

In Math this afternoon, we did more practice with tens and ones when we played a game called "Race to 100".  Students rolled a die to tell them how many "ones" to collect.  They put them on their place value chart and kept rolling until they had ten ones, which they traded for one ten!  Students worked with partners to see who could get to 100 first!

Students are bringing home their spelling words today on a blue sheet.  Please help your child practice their words at home.  Ask them what the special treat will be if everyone gets all their words correct on Friday!