It was nice to get back in the groove today. We reviewed numbers 10-30 and did lots of counting practice, mainly on the math web site used during computer lab. Students practiced drawing conclusions. I related it to drawing a picture in your mind about what might be happening in a scene or deciding how a character might be feeling. We read a story about a young boy who received a letter from his grandma. He was too young to read the letter, but by looking at the picture grandma had included in the envelope he was able to draw conclusions about what was happening with his grandma. She had included a photograph of herself holding a cat and the boy knew that his grandma had a new pet. He didn't know how to write words, but drew pictures to send to his grandma to let her know what was happening in his life. It was nice to remind students that their thoughts and opinions are important and valid, even if they are too young to read or write.