grade 1, block IV: four processes (week 2)

monday, january 11th


main lesson:


*introduce gnome add with story


*have little sacks or baskets filled (randomly) with nuts/gems...see who are in the various number families.


ex. 10= 1 + 3 + 6; 2 +5 +3; 8 + 1 +1


*for snack we shared a bowl of popcorn with orin & ehren. we got out four little tubs & counted handfuls as we filled each.

*write #11-20 on chalkboard
aydin is funny...i asked him to write number 11-20, but he insisted on starting at 1. when it comes to school he almost always insists on doing more than i have asked.


*read aloud with mama, 15 min, "frog & toad are friends"

*nature study... family outside time

lesson b:

form drawing: p. 6, figure 12

tuesday, january 12

main lesson:

(recall story)

*draw picture in main lesson book of gnome add

*back to work with counting...count to at least 20/50

*bring out gnome share (divide) & work with base 10 (10, 20, 30, etc)

divide can divide the jewels/nuts into piles of 10, gnome add can add up the piles (counting by both 1's & 10's)

*read aloud with mama, 15 min, "frog & toad are friends"

lessons b:

handwork, make our gnome friends...(those we have met & those we have yet to meet)

wednesday, january 12th

main lesson:

(recall work)

*introduce '+' sign, and add to drawing of gnome add in main lesson book

*draw in rice, make with jewels, etc...draw in main lesson book

*more exploration of counting & addition

lesson b:

baking, homemade granola

thursday, january 13th

main lesson:

(recall week's work)

*continue working with +; create little number adventures with friends

ex. we got out five friends and a pile of 45 jewels, aydin & i took turns giving them each random amounts of nuts & then we would count each pile...then we would gather all the nuts back into one big pile & 'see' if we still had our same 45 nuts.

*pick favorite to draw in main lesson book

*copy verse into main lesson book

"one two three

look at me

add is my name

i count all the same!"

we also made a batch of brownies & shared them with a friend who just had her 5th baby. :) we got out two tubs & counted out even amounts for each of our families...