Week Two...Place Value and more!

I can't believe it! Two weeks into the school year already! We have started to dive into the curriculum in ELA, Math, and Social Studies. We are awaiting the arrival of our first science kit, Living Systems!

In Math, we have started to learn more about the place value system. Specifically that everytime you move one place value to the left, the number is 10x larger. For example, a 2 in the ones place is worth 2, but if you move that 2 to the tens place it is worth 20. 2 X 10 = 20, therefore 2 tens is 10x more than 2 ones. Click here to watch a video that explains this concept in greater detail. Below is a picture of the "Status of the Class." At the end of each Math lesson, students are asked to "rate" themselves on how well they understand the learning target. Our learning target for our first math lessons is, "I can recognize that a number in one place value is 10x as much as the place value to the right." The students decide whether they "need help," "can do some of the time," or "are an expert." I noticed that the first day students may not have honestly placed their post-it note, but after a few lessons, they seem to have placed their post-it where they REALLY are in their learning.

Below I have attached some pictures from Open House!