Gracyn worked very hard today on Lesson 2.6 which covered how models can be used to compare and subtract. A bar model was used to help Gracyn solve word problems, write the number sentence, and write how many. This concept was new to Gracyn but she comprehended it quickly and enjoyed the problems. Skittles were used as models to help solve the problems. We really focused on the vocabulary associated with subtraction. Gracyn and I put up an addition and subtraction clue words chart on her wall. This chart will be a visual aid to help her as the word problems become more difficult. We finished with a mid-chapter checkpoint on which Gracyn answered all of the problems correctly, and then we played a game of war.