Counting!

Here are some pictures of our class doing one of the many counting activities we do. We need to be able to count by 2's, 5's and 10's up to 100. We also need to be able to count backwards the same way! We are applying our ability to count by 2's, 5's and 10's to count larger collections of items. I always encourage the kids to arrange the items into a group of ten if they are counting a larger amount of items. This week we also began to learn how to estimate. First we decide if there is less or more than 50 items. If it is less than 50, then we use 5 as a referent. If we think there are more than 50 items, then we use 10 as a referent. Quickly we scoop out our piles of 5 or 10, then we can quickly estimate. This does take some practice!

When we meet next week for our goal setting conference, I will be sharing some assessment information from the beginning of the year. We will also talk about behaviour, work habits and social goals.