Today we worked on the _ake chunk. Students brainstormed words such as make, lake, flake, etc. Next, students received Bingo-style game boards with _ake words. They listened as I called out words and covered them. We reviewed the names and values of the penny, nickel and dime, then learned about the quarter. Here are the rhymes we use to help us remember. Penny, penny easily spent. Copper, brown and worth one cent. Nickel, nickel thick and fat. You're worth five cents. I know that! Dime, dime little and thin. I remember--you're worth ten. Quarter, quarter big and bold. You're worth twenty-five I am told.

The jazz band from Lewis and Clark visited our school and played some great music. The best part of their performance was that the band director showed students each instrument and gave us an example of what sound each makes.