We had a busy and wonderful week in first grade!
This week in math we took our Unit 1 Assessment. Students amazed me with their focus and hard work. We celebrated with a "Math About Me" craft! Students also learned a new game: Roll and Total and practiced counting on. We've been discussing the strategies we use to solve problems. We also learned about ten-frames!
We learned about feelings this week. Each day we painted a feeling and them took a museum walk to observe all the art work. At the end of the week we walked around to see how we each represented the four different feelings (mad, happy, sad, and silly). Students noticed that they were all unique but still showed the same feelings! We also learned about growth mindset and the things we can't do...YET.
It was so nice to see so many of you at Open House!
We learned how to take care of books, be respectful readings, and what book bins are during Reader's Workshop. This may seem simple but is an important part of building independence in reading! By the end of the week students were ready to "book shop" for books to fill their bins. We also tried out our new reading mats to help us build our reading stamina. We focused on friendship this week in Social Studies. We read books about friendships including Big Al. Students then wrote about how to make friends and characteristics of a good friend! Check out our "Big Al's" hanging in the hallway! We also spent one of our Friday literacy rotations making a Birthday Book for a student celebrating their birthday!
We had another great week in first grade! We continue to get to know each other and build our classroom community. It has been a joy getting to know this bunch of kiddos--I can't wait to see what this year has in store.
In math we've practiced our counting skills and subitizing numbers. We learned two new games: Monster Squeeze and Penny Plate. In Monster Squeeze students practiced comparing numbers using a number line. In Penny Plate students practiced counting and using new tools: dice and pennies. We also learned about Pattern Block Templates which are always a hit! Students use these templates to reason with shapes. Students spent time exploring and creating their own designs!
In Social Studies we created our classroom rules. We spent almost all week doing this! We started by sorting PAX and Spleems (expected and unexpected behaviors). Then students brainstormed the rules they wanted our class to follow. We created a giant list! We then went through and stated all of our rules as a positive (instead or "don't hit or kick"--"have a safe body"). After that we sorted out rules into three main ideas. Our class decided on be safe, be kind, be ready to learn. We then drew pictures of what it means to follow each of these rules. It is a long but meaningful process for our classroom. We spent the better half of the our afternoons this week on this task and the class was very patient and thoughtful in each step. (PICTURE COMING SOON) |
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November 2019
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