Happy Day 134 of School! As the morning message stated, it was a day of firsts for the first grader. A new set of in-person learners joined their friends who were already in the Monday-Tuesday pod. All the in-person learners received a new set of supplies and a new place to sit in the classroom. We chatted about classroom expectations and protocols to follow when at school. It is great to see so many first grade friends in person!
Today's morning work was a word search with vocabulary from the book Amos & Boris.. After the in-person learners were settled, they joined the at-home learners online for the morning meeting. At that point, we completed our usual Number of the Day tasks. Did you know that the world's tallest thermometer is 134 feet tall? You can check it out in Baker, California on your next trip to Death Valley! Here's a joke for you: What can't you eat for breakfast? Lunch and dinner!
Today's morning work was a word search with vocabulary from the book Amos & Boris.. After the in-person learners were settled, they joined the at-home learners online for the morning meeting. At that point, we completed our usual Number of the Day tasks. Did you know that the world's tallest thermometer is 134 feet tall? You can check it out in Baker, California on your next trip to Death Valley! Here's a joke for you: What can't you eat for breakfast? Lunch and dinner!
Our spelling words this week illustrate the following pattern: drop the final e before adding -ing. I introduced the words to the students by first having them write the base words. For example, they wrote give before writing giving, trade before writing trading, and so on. Many of the base words were spelling words in previous units.
Following a break, we worked together to complete sentences about Amos & Boris. The book is filled with rich language that we are using in a variety of ways. During their independent work time, the first graders read and then cut apart cards with more words from the story. The idea is to match the word and the sentence using it with its definition. Try playing this like a Memory game together as a family!
Ms. Prescott came to 104 for a great first day of music. Following lunch, a chilly outdoor recess, and Quiet Time, we watched the recording of the school announcements. Then, we moved on to math. We worked through several multi-step problems together using bar models to represent our problem solving. I noticed that mistakes were being made in a couple main ways: numbers were being placed incorrectly in the bar model and/or there were addition/subtraction errors in calculation. These occurred mainly when students attempted to solve the addition or subtraction problem by just writing a number sentence showing where the unknown number was. It is super to write a number sentence, but, for now, the problem solving should be completed in the vertical format. This will help the young mathematicians recognize when and when not to regroup.
During science, we read the Scholastic News article "Spooky Skeletons" to compare skeletons of different animals. The students also were introduced to the connection between form and function of the bones. We watched a video clip about skeletons and, later in the day, I began reading the Scholastic Science Reader Skeletons to the class.
The first graders also had DEAR Time and a recess break in the afternoon. Here's a picture of the Pod A friends outside after playing on the turf and visiting the school garden.
Following a break, we worked together to complete sentences about Amos & Boris. The book is filled with rich language that we are using in a variety of ways. During their independent work time, the first graders read and then cut apart cards with more words from the story. The idea is to match the word and the sentence using it with its definition. Try playing this like a Memory game together as a family!
Ms. Prescott came to 104 for a great first day of music. Following lunch, a chilly outdoor recess, and Quiet Time, we watched the recording of the school announcements. Then, we moved on to math. We worked through several multi-step problems together using bar models to represent our problem solving. I noticed that mistakes were being made in a couple main ways: numbers were being placed incorrectly in the bar model and/or there were addition/subtraction errors in calculation. These occurred mainly when students attempted to solve the addition or subtraction problem by just writing a number sentence showing where the unknown number was. It is super to write a number sentence, but, for now, the problem solving should be completed in the vertical format. This will help the young mathematicians recognize when and when not to regroup.
During science, we read the Scholastic News article "Spooky Skeletons" to compare skeletons of different animals. The students also were introduced to the connection between form and function of the bones. We watched a video clip about skeletons and, later in the day, I began reading the Scholastic Science Reader Skeletons to the class.
The first graders also had DEAR Time and a recess break in the afternoon. Here's a picture of the Pod A friends outside after playing on the turf and visiting the school garden.
The students took a quiz about Amos & Boris during another literacy session before working independently on a map activity about Australian animals. They also started a maze worksheet with a secret message about the animals.
Let's have another great day tomorrow!
Let's have another great day tomorrow!
Parents, please check the April 20 learning plan to prepare your child for school tomorrow. Thank you!