The Question of the Day was: Do you celebrate Diwali? The fun fact was: 1+2+3+4+5+6+7+8+9=45. Morning work was a spelling practice paper. We read two Pete the Cat books before heading out on our field trip so see a play based on the Pete series of books.
The first graders were captivated by the musical performance at the Copernicus Center. They were excellent audience members, clapping and laughing when appropriate. Keeping bottoms in seats was a bit challenging for some, but we'll get there. As Pete the Cat would say, "It's all good!"
We ate lunch in the classroom. The students stamped their own planner pages and then received a Diwali coloring sheet for the rest of Quiet Time.
After this, we talked about our field trip experience. We created a character map with words that described Pete the Cat. The boys and girls then completed a comprehension activity based on the play. When this was finished, each student chose three words from the character map and wrote sentences that described how Pete displayed this characteristic in the play. Ask your child what he/she wrote! The final Pete-themed activity was to become a theatre critic and write a review of the play. These reviews became the next chapter in our field trip books.
We had just enough time for a brief phonics session before heading upstairs for music with Ms. Lambert.
We will use our amazingly creative minds to write leaf stories tomorrow!
The first graders were captivated by the musical performance at the Copernicus Center. They were excellent audience members, clapping and laughing when appropriate. Keeping bottoms in seats was a bit challenging for some, but we'll get there. As Pete the Cat would say, "It's all good!"
We ate lunch in the classroom. The students stamped their own planner pages and then received a Diwali coloring sheet for the rest of Quiet Time.
After this, we talked about our field trip experience. We created a character map with words that described Pete the Cat. The boys and girls then completed a comprehension activity based on the play. When this was finished, each student chose three words from the character map and wrote sentences that described how Pete displayed this characteristic in the play. Ask your child what he/she wrote! The final Pete-themed activity was to become a theatre critic and write a review of the play. These reviews became the next chapter in our field trip books.
We had just enough time for a brief phonics session before heading upstairs for music with Ms. Lambert.
We will use our amazingly creative minds to write leaf stories tomorrow!