Friday, May 4, 2012

special dates

We all have fun days we look forward to, especially in the summer.  In our house we are counting down until we see May 18th!  I chose to do a countdown, this time, so that Stella could tell me how many days left before we leave...instead of having to count something out everyday.  I like countdowns...it gives us something to look forward to! :)  

make it easy:  number recognition: mark off a number everyday (what number are we crossing out today?  how many days left until we leave?)
make it hard:  what number comes before 19?  after we mark 18 off, how many will we have left?

Even though this appears to be all math and numbers, it's also a pre-reading skill.  Being able to identify before and after are preparing little minds to comprehend parts of a story...beginning, middle and end. 
What are you looking forward to this summer?

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