Today has been busy! After our spelling test this morning, we worked on counting coins and calculating differences between amounts. (Journal pages 20-21) We also played a fun game called Trading Up which can be found here. It seems easy at first, but it can get complicated when your game board starts to fill up with change.

Mrs. Driscoll introduced the students to a new typing program during keyboarding this morning. It is exciting and a great way to develop the proper keyboarding skills.

This afternoon we will talk about how an ordinary idea can turn into something extraordinary in a story by reading Duck on a Bike by David Shannon. Afterwards, we will draft a few ideas about a story of our own.

Before we go to Music, the children are very excited to get to meet their second grade buddies! I can tell they are thrilled that this is the first time they are the "older" buddy. It should be great fun!