Adding on from 5

I am learning to keep 5 in my head and add on.  This game is called Murtle Turtle and it reminds me to count on from a number.

"We had to throw the dice and had to do 5 plus another 5 makes 10. I had to do counting in my head." Josiah

Reading Eggs

I am learning to sound out 3 letter words by saying all the sounds and blending them together.  Reading Eggs helps me to reinforce my learning.

" Reading Eggs helps me to learn about getting the gold by getting everything right" said Josiah.

Acrostic poem

I am learning how to write an acrostic poem.  I know that I start each sentence with a letter of the subject.  I wrote about myself. 

"My work is fabulous! I am trying to sound out the words. I keep forgetting to do finger spaces." Josiah

Bird pillow

For our Art Exhibition this year we learnt how to sketch a bird.  The final drawing was transferred onto calico and dye was added.  The bird was glued onto a pillow that Mrs Scott and Mrs Worsfold had sewn.  Don't they look great!

I am learning to sound out 3 letter words.

I am learning to say the first, middle and last sound in a word and then blend the sounds together to write the word.  This can help me in my reading and my writing.

"I can miss the words out if I do not know them.  I can look at the picture to give me a clue. " said Josiah

I am learning to write a recount.

Gift making with Bunnings

I can sound out my words in my story." said Josiah

I am learning to write number sentences to 10

I am learning to write number sentences to 10 and use this knowledge, when I play games, to solve problems in my head.

"  I can put the biggest number in my head and count on." said Josiah