Sundays can be wonderful or they can be stressful. I try to make them as relaxing and stress free as I possibly can make them. 

Today ends my Spring Break, and I am suffering from either a cold or allergies.

It is not good ending a vacation not feeling 100%. 

I am lining up with Teaching Trio for The Sunday Scoop. 

3 Things I HAVE to do:

Plan:  I love this part of my Sunday. We have Science Fair for the lower school this week. My class and I will be finishing up our volcano project on Tuesday. We have learned a ton about volcanoes and want to know if they effect the rivers and stream as the base when they erupt. You can find us in the sandbox on Tuesday morning working to answer our question.

Write a simple proposal: I've decided to offer a First Grade Jumpstart Week next fall. Any first grader, current or new, would be able to come to my classroom from 9-12 the week before school starts next year. It would give them the opportunity to see their new surroundings, meet new friends, check out all the first grade classrooms, and practice some basic skills before the work of school begins. (There, my proposal is done! Ha!). My head of school has given me permission but I told him I would write up an official proposal. 

Finish laundry: I have one more load of towels left and I'm done. Everything else is put away! Hooray!

I start my new cycle tomorrow. A load a day keeps the chaos away!

2 Things I HOPE to do:

Math Posters: I have been working all year on a math vocabulary poster set for my classroom. I have just a couple more to add and then it is complete. I hope to have them in my TPT store soon. 

Early bedtime: I did take a nap (3 hours!!!!!) after I took some Benadryl. BUT, my mom was visiting during Spring Break and we stayed up too late each night visiting. Time to get some good old fashion sleep. 

1 Thing I'm HAPPY to do:

Buddy: My friend texted over the weekend and I haven't been able to get back to her. After this I am giving her a call to visit. I just love our talks!

Here's to a fabulous week for you!

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This has been such a big hit in my classroom!

My own children created these in first grade, and I have kept them all these years!

What are number scrolls?
A number scroll is a wonderful way for children to practice writing their numbers, place value, and recognizing patterns. They also practice saying the number names aloud without "and" in the middle of the larger numbers.

Everyone starts with a blank hundreds chart and begins in the upper-left square with 1. They continue to fill across the row filling in one number per square to 10.

They'll continue filling until they get to 100. Then it is on to the next sheet to fill in to 200.

As the children are filling in the blank hundreds chart, they are taking notice of patterns in numbers and how certain places repeat.

You can see from this sweetheart that he knows the ones place repeats all the way down in each column. He did notice he made a mistake early on and is now working to correct it.
Can you see the mistake?

This firstie sees the hundreds place repeating and has continued this pattern with each column. She has also filled in the multiples of tens in the last column. Notice the erased numbers in the last column. She knows it goes to another number but is waiting to fill it in last!

This last picture shows another firstie filling in each column separately. As she fills in each number, she counts to herself….604, 614, 624….very quietly.

This sweetie is showing off his scroll because he is getting ready to start the 1,600s. The firstie with the longest number scroll is on her 2,700s! 

How are they put together?
You will need a paper towel tube, tape, and the scroll sheets. The first sheet is taped to the paper towel tube. Each subsequent page is taped below the other. On the example above, the page at the top is the first sheet and the page closest to us is the latest sheet he completed.

We'll keep working on these for the next couple of weeks and then they will get to take them home.

I created a freebie for you to download if you would like to give number scrolls a try in your classroom.

Just click the picture below!

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I am linking up with Farley again at Oh Boy Fourth Grade for her monthly Currently. 

Listening: My youngest is in the middle of her T.V. time right now, and she is watching a show on Disney. I think it is Liv and Maddie. 

Loving: I am on Spring Break right now. My mom came to visit and left this morning....sniff, sniff, sniff....We had a great time shopping, chatting, and laughing. My sweet daddy missed her terribly so we had to send her back. 

Thinking: Isn't there always laundry to wash, fold, and put away. There is in my house!

Wanting: We have 7 weeks and 2 days left of school and it is going to fly by when I return next week! Once summer rolls around we head to Texas and spend much needed time at the beach! 

Needing: I LOVE MY RHOOMBA! It is a life saver between vacuums. I've named her Mable. She is running right now in the living room. 

EGGS-plain your name: I named my blog Lunch Snacks and Recess because that seems to be the subjects my girls would always tell me about when I asked about school. I started beginning my school day questions with "EXCEPT for lunch, snack, and recess, what was your favorite part of your day?" It was the first thing that popped in my head when I was thinking of a name for my blog.

Hope you have a fantastic April and "see" you in the blogging world. 

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Lunch, Snacks, and Recess