Rolling for 50

Today during math we played "Rolling for 50." It's a game that helps children learn how to use a number grid. If you would like to give it a try at home you'll need a die and the game sheet which you can find it described on our website under "Math Games" and download the gameboard under our "Handy Handouts" link. Have fun!
This morning we read the book Cat Goes Fiddle-i-fee by Paul Galdone and then acted out the various parts. The book tells the story of a boy who feeds his cat as well as his other animal friends. The part of the hen was played by Max who had everyone laughing by the stories end. We also read yesterday's poem, The Sun's Glow, and created several word families using the endings -and and -ast.
During writing workshop Hannah T. shared with some cat books that her mom (Thank YOU!) had made and we worked on creating some cat stories of our own. We read one of my favorite stories, Charlie Anderson, which tells the story of a cat with two homes. Tomorrow we will have our first monthly writer's celebration and Mr. Dahler is spending some time in the kitchen for this special occasion. Check out tomorrow's post for further details!