During December, focused on the following skills:
1. Counting forward from 0 to 50.
2. Counting backward from 12 to 0.
3. Understanding each "teen" number as 10 + a digit.
4. Using concepts of greater and less to find a "mystery number"
(Monster Squeeze Game).
5. Reading and recording amounts of pennies using the cents sign.
6. Generating, continuing, and copying patterns.
During January, we will be focusing on the following skills:
1. Writing the numbers from 0 to 10.
2. Counting forward from 0 to 70.
3. Counting back from 15 to 0.
4. Skip counting with the group by 2's, 5's, and 10's.
5. Counting with a calculator.
6. Exlporing using a variety of measuring tools.
7. Identifying a dime and nickel.
8. Participating in telling number stories.
9. Discussing graph outcomes with the group.