WF, 4/2/2024 | Wee Friends Early Childhood Program LLC

Good Afternoon!

We kicked off our Tuesday morning by working with addition problems for our PREK1 sign in activity. Each child came up to the board where they found their name. They counted each set of items in their equation, wrote the number under each grouping, and then added the numbers together! They wrote the total of the equation at the end.

K.CA.1-2: Solve real-world problems, objects, or drawings that involve addition and subtraction within 10. Demonstrate the equation (e.g., 5=3+2 and 5=4+1).

After we read, ‘Thidwick, the Big Hearted Moose’, we talked about story problems. Each child chose an addition strip and held it in their lap. I read one story problem at a time and when a child thought their addition problem matched the story problem, they raised their hand. We taped the problem underneath and solved it together.

K.CA.1-2: Solve real-world problems, objects, or drawings that involve addition and subtraction within 10. Demonstrate the equation (e.g., 5=3+2 and 5=4+1).

Even though it was cold and rainy outside this morning, we chose to have a great morning inside! Friends took turns at the circle table where they used gems in a variety of ways. Two big pieces of paper were made available with random lines and shape outlines. This open ended activity allowed children to use their imagination with the gems. A few children chose to trace the lines and shape outlines while others chose to put the gems in the blank spaces and match colors! The ideas were endless which allowed children to come back to the activity a few times to try something new.