Numbers in our community.

Recently we have been discussing the idea of 'addresses.' 

In the words of Paige, "we have addresses so that people know where to find you...so that they know where you live, and if they want to send you some mail they write your number on the envelope." 

At home this week we each recorded our own street address (including the suburb which we live in) and our phone number. We have been sharing and discussing these during morning meetings. 

On Monday of this week, we explored the surrounding streets of our school in search of letter box numbers. We took clipboards and pencils so that we could record the numbers which we found. It was lovely to hear from Kaitlyn's Dad Michael today about how Kaitlyn had spotted a 7 and a 1 on a letter box this morning on the way to school. Michael asked, "and what number does that make?"and Kaitlyn responded, "It's seventy one!" Michael was impressed with Kaitlyn's knowledge of this number in the 'higher tens' and we were once again reminded of the way in which children absorb information and make meaningful connections with their learning when they are deeply engaged.

The girls seemed to really enjoy being out and about, exploring numbers in a new and exciting way.