Ahoy! Today was Talk Like a Pirate Day! The first grade buccaneers completed a pirate picture graph for morning math work. They then figured out their pirate names. Ask your child what his/her pirate name is and have them show you how to figure out your pirate name!
Today's math homework is Lesson 10.3. There are two sides to the worksheet, but your child may complete either side. The Reteach side is a good review of what we have been doing in class. The Enrich side extends the classroom lessons and requires more logical reasoning. Please remember to check your child's student planner page each night.
Our new reading book is the Robert McCloskey classic Blueberries for Sal. The students received their own copies of the book. We started today's lesson with a brief "picture walk" to see what the illustrations could tell us about the book. The students then followed along in their copies as I read the story to them.
Following recess, the boys and girls were shown several plant and animal specimens that had connections to the new story. They looked at a diorama showing wild and cultivated blueberries. The American crow exhibit case proved to be of great interest. Ask your child to demonstrate wingspan to you! Finally, a black bear experience box was revealed. It includes a bear pelt, a bear skull, a bear claw, a bear track, and bear scat. The latter was deemed both cool and gross. All items will be available to explore until next week.
We used our D'Nealian Handwriting books for the first time today. The lesson began with prewriting skills like posture, paper position, and pencil grip. The main focus of the lesson was letter size, letter slant, and letter spacing. We also talked about the proper use of upper and lowercase letters, These skills will continue to be reinforced as the students practice letter formation and as they write in general.
During Quiet Time, the students received some "pirate booty" in lieu of a sticker when they completed their student planner page. Following Library, we moved on to science. It was exciting to see that our brassica cups all had plants growing in them! I dictated a sentence reflecting that fact to the students who wrote in on a plant observation sheet. They then each wrote how many plants were growing in their cups and at least one more observation of their own. Lastly, they drew what they observed and labeled the leaves and the stems.
We ended science with two quick books about seeds, one fiction and one nonfiction. One book was simply titled Seeds and the other was The Watermelon Seed. Ask your child to identify which book was fiction and which was nonfiction!
The school day ended with Social Studies. The students worked on their Me on the Map flip books with a guest teacher while I attended a meeting. The first graders will share their name stories with each other tomorrow.
Ladybug Day takes place this Friday!
Today's math homework is Lesson 10.3. There are two sides to the worksheet, but your child may complete either side. The Reteach side is a good review of what we have been doing in class. The Enrich side extends the classroom lessons and requires more logical reasoning. Please remember to check your child's student planner page each night.
Our new reading book is the Robert McCloskey classic Blueberries for Sal. The students received their own copies of the book. We started today's lesson with a brief "picture walk" to see what the illustrations could tell us about the book. The students then followed along in their copies as I read the story to them.
Following recess, the boys and girls were shown several plant and animal specimens that had connections to the new story. They looked at a diorama showing wild and cultivated blueberries. The American crow exhibit case proved to be of great interest. Ask your child to demonstrate wingspan to you! Finally, a black bear experience box was revealed. It includes a bear pelt, a bear skull, a bear claw, a bear track, and bear scat. The latter was deemed both cool and gross. All items will be available to explore until next week.
We used our D'Nealian Handwriting books for the first time today. The lesson began with prewriting skills like posture, paper position, and pencil grip. The main focus of the lesson was letter size, letter slant, and letter spacing. We also talked about the proper use of upper and lowercase letters, These skills will continue to be reinforced as the students practice letter formation and as they write in general.
During Quiet Time, the students received some "pirate booty" in lieu of a sticker when they completed their student planner page. Following Library, we moved on to science. It was exciting to see that our brassica cups all had plants growing in them! I dictated a sentence reflecting that fact to the students who wrote in on a plant observation sheet. They then each wrote how many plants were growing in their cups and at least one more observation of their own. Lastly, they drew what they observed and labeled the leaves and the stems.
We ended science with two quick books about seeds, one fiction and one nonfiction. One book was simply titled Seeds and the other was The Watermelon Seed. Ask your child to identify which book was fiction and which was nonfiction!
The school day ended with Social Studies. The students worked on their Me on the Map flip books with a guest teacher while I attended a meeting. The first graders will share their name stories with each other tomorrow.
Ladybug Day takes place this Friday!