Introduction to Rounding

'I can round numbers to the nearest 10 or 100.' is the math strategy we worked on today.  It is the beginning step for creating personal strategies for addition and subtraction - if you can round a number to a more 'friendly' number to work with it will make things easier.  Ask your child if they found the chant we learned helpful for rounding.

Four or less,

let it rest. 

Round down.

Five or more, 

Raise the score 

Round up!

We talked and wrote about our personal family traditions and customs and then tomorrow we will look at traditions and customs in other countries.

We read a great new story today called 'The Raft' - we looked at it for how the character changes, all the animals that appear on the raft and the relationship between the boy and his grandmother.  Everyone had some word work to do afterward.

Sticker math homework tonight.  Due back tomorrow
Fun lunch tomorrow