How much money do we have?

That was the question we worked on today.  Students were challenged by counting the bunch of coins on their desk.  They needed to use their knowledge of coin values and counting by 1's, 5's, 10, and even 25's to find the amount of money they had.  Encourage your child at home to use these strategies when counting money.

In language, we have been talking about Quick Questions and Deep-thinking Questions.  Quick Questions are questions that can be answered very quickly (who are the characters in the story?).  Deep-thinking Questions take more time to answer and sometimes requires more research and reading.  Try having your child ask you both types of questions when reading.  We ask questions about what we read to better understand the text.