We have been really busy here in Room 210! In math we have completed two units in our new enVision math program and will be finishing our third unit within the next week. The first three units have focused on addition and subtraction and their relationship to one another. I'm sure you have seen many of the math program materials in your child's homework folder but I will give you a quick rundown of what a typical day consists of. Each unit or topic begins with an information page to parents and a game that the children play at school and can also play later at home. Each topic consists of a series of lessons that are taught on a daily basis (some lessons may take 2 days). Each lesson begins with a Daily Common Core Review (DCCR) sheet which is exactly that, a review of the Second Grade Daily Common Core. The children complete this before we begin our lesson. We usually begin each lesson with a whole group introduction to the concept of the day using a "workmat" and usually some type of manipulatives. Once the concept has been introduced we watch a short video clip that explains it again in more detail. After the video clip the children work on the Guided Practice piece of their workmat. They need to have this checked to make sure they understand the concept before going on to the Independent Practice and Problem Solving sections. Once they have completed this and had all of these sections checked they finish the math lesson with a "Quick Check" which is a review of the concept that was introduced that day. On Fridays we have been introducing math centers that are part of the enVision math program which reinforce concepts that we have recently covered in class. The children really seem to like this new math program and are stepping up try new challenges! Our next Topic (Topic 4) is a quick topic and involves working with equal groups. The main focus is repeated addition (2+2+2+2) and building arrays. Below are some pictures of the children engaging in different parts of our math program.
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