Everyday we would start our math block with around 15 minutes of whole group instruction. During this time we would go over our days of the week, and update the calendar daily. I would also introduce the math topic of the day. Students would then be placed into small groups, and complete each station. During their stations, students would play math games, interact with blocks, and work on number handwriting. I would conduct small group math lessons at the "teacher table".

The students in my class love a show called Alphablocks, and I used this interest when planning an activity. Each student was given a letter sound, and that became their "name". We practiced our chaining skills, by saying the sound and having the students with the sound come stand in the correct order. We would then change one sound to make a new word. 

During this lesson, students were given time to discover different scientific tools. After this initial discovery, I shared with students how each tool is used, and what scientists can learn using these tools. In their journals students drew a picture about a specific science tool and how it can be used.

When learning how to compare two objects using height, students were paired together to measure each other using mitten cutouts. Once measured, students glued together mittens into a strand, and used that to aid their comparison. 

Students were given a mat and cards with their site words on them. They were asked to pull a card, read it, and code the bluebot to the same word on the mat.  After reading and matching the students had to practice their handwriting, and write the word on a whiteboard.