Recently, the Preps have been learning ‘Friends of 10’. In other words,
1+9=10
2+8=10
3+7=10
4+6=10
5+5=10
and reversed 6+4=10, etc. Prep B was so excited that they were finally ‘doing’ addition – once we practise what Miss Coon requested, they were given the space and time to be experts to ‘show off’ their addition skills that they already know.
We love it when the Preps are eager to learn and are practising number patterns, number skills, sight words, and writing, etc. at home. Sometimes it is hard to explain to them why the teachers aren’t teaching certain content straight away, and the answer is, because there is so much we need to learn before it to make our learning strong, better, and more adaptable. We want the children to have a sound understanding of the skills we teach before we move on leaving no gaps to chance.