February is Dental Health Month!

First graders have the greatest smiles! Some have lots of permanent teeth already, some look like little jack-o-lanterns with lots of missing teeth, and some haven't lost any teeth yet. During our February Dental Health unit, we learned about caring for our teeth, eating healthy foods, and visiting the dentist. Aren't these smiles the best?

Keep taking care of these new teeth, and they will last a lifetime!

Reading/Writing Workshop - Personal Narrative

First graders learn the writing process by...writing! We do several Reading/Writing Workshops during the last half of the year, and the kids just completed their first one in January. The goal was to write a personal narrative about a trip, and we started by filling in a planning sheet.

We first had to think of a destination, and then four events from the trip.
After planning, we had to put our ideas into sentences.

We tried really hard to print neatly, spell correctly, and remember periods! Then we got to decorate the "suitcase" papers.

Then, it was time to cut out the papers.

We also had to design a cover for our stories.

Then, it was time to assemble and staple all of the pages together .

Finished product!

All done.

Everyone got to share their stories with the whole class.

First graders have traveled to some interesting places!

All of the stories are on display on the bulletin board outside of our classroom. Stop in and read our personal narratives!

Random January Pictures

Wow, where did January go? We were very busy all month, but somehow I didn't take many pictures, and I also didn't do a very good job at updating the blog! This takes a lot of time, and with late starts, early dismissals, report cards, miniature golf, a trip to Florida, etc. etc., the month just whizzed right by without any extra time for blogging!

Below are some random pictures of some of the kids just being kids.

Reading books in the Book Corner.

Putting together a map of the USA.

Taking an AR test.

Putting together a puzzle at the Winter Center.

Assembling 3-D shapes at the Manipulative Center.

Getting started with a 100's board.

The tiles only fit in one spot - great practice for counting to 100.

We did it!

More posts coming soon!

December Students of the Month

Congratulations to Beau, Morgan, and Ashlyn for being selected December

Students of the Month.

Keep up the good work, kids!

Snowflake Snowmen

It's winter and snow is everywhere! It's even been snowing inside, but the snowflakes in our classroom are made of paper instead of water. We have been learning how to cut snowflakes this week, so by the end of the day our floor has been covered with little scraps. We've spent lots of time picking up!

First, we cut out three circles,
folded them,

and cut little snippets.

Imagine scraps like this all over the room from over 60 snowflakes.

Then, we colored white snow on the bottom of blue paper,

and stacked our snowflakes into a snowman.

Next, we used scraps to add details.

Hats,

scarves,

boots,

carrot noses,

eyes,

buttons,

arms,

brooms,

and smiles.

All done!

Don't they look cute?

Good job, kids!