This week we worked on reading and showing numbers on our fingers and using ten frames. We practiced reading teen numbers and noticed all of them had a group of ten and some extra ones. The children played a few games to practice writing numbers. They worked on telling one more and one less. They enjoyed playing the game Racing Bears.  They shared different ways you could split a roll to collect more pennies. We noticed different combinations of numbers like 5 and 6 while playing this game.

Science 

This week we read books about fish and shared what all fish have in common. We noticed things that make some animals similar and different and shared reasons. We reviewed what we learned about mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fish.  We will be finishing our unit on Zoology next week. 

We also started week one of the Scat and Tracks program from VT Fish and Wildlife. Each week we will watch a pre-recorded video to learn about the many species we have in Vermont. This week we learned about the gray fox. We learned about their habitat, food, and life cycle. We discovered ways to look for signs of these animals. The children will take home an animal tracks pocket guide and their science journal at the end of this program.