Pumpkin Smash

Our poor little pumpkins went on some interesting adventures and ended up in a big gooey SPLAT!

Fall Fun In First Grade!

It was a busy day in first grade! The kids worked on a main idea and detail trick-or-treating activity, made pumpkin pie in a bag, created a Guess Who? ghost craft, and and worked on a creative writing prompt about their smashed pumpkins. More pics coming soon!

Happy Halloween!

What a fun afternoon in first grade. We had a great time celebrating Halloween at our classroom party. Students did a little pumpkin bowling, were wrapped up like mummies, played pin the spider on the web, and tried to guess how many candy corns were in the jar! A BIG thank you to all of the parents and grandparents that helped organize and contribute=) Sorry for the lack of photos..... my son accidentally deleted most of them off my phone this=(

THANK YOU!!!

This week students practiced writing thank you letters. Each student chose a teacher or staff member at the elementary and wrote them a very special thank you card. Each students’ letter included the important parts of a friendly letter.....date, greeting, body, closing, and signature. Students then had the opportunity to deliver their letter in person on Friday. We are so very thankful for the amazing teachers and staff that help us learn each day=)

Pumpkin, Pumpkins, and more Pumpkins

First grade had a great time rotating through pumpkin themed centers this week!!!🎃🎃🎃 Students did a little pumpkin investigation with a sink or float activity, measuring the height of a pumpkin in cubes, counting ribs, and guessing how many links it took to get all the way around the pumpkin.  Each student also made cute pumpkin bracelets, engage in a STEM learning activity with pumpkin candies and toothpicks, and sequenced the steps to carve a pumpkin.  We have been busy but more importantly having fun while we learn=)

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To grow.... or NOT to grow?????

Well, it’s been a couple off weeks and only a few students had successful Lima beans! It was a great opportunity for me to explain to my kiddos that not all experiments are successful😉. Bentley, Gunnar, and Reese are pretty excited to show off their thriving plants!

Let’s Retell The Story

One of my reading groups read a story about the beach this week. Caleb, Kingston, and Donivan retold the story using the key words FIRST, NEXT, THEN, and LAST. They also illustrated the story. These boys did such a great job and had fun learning about the different things you can find at the beach. I think the sand dollar was their favorite😊

Sydney, Isaac, Charlotte and Hailey read a book titled Nana's House.  They also sequenced the events in the story using the key words FIRST, NEXT, THEN, and LAST.

Shave and Spell

This only happens a couple of time a year but it’s always a favorite!!! Today my first graders spelled their spelling and sight words in shaving cream. Yes, it makes a mess but I can’t think of a more exciting way to study our words.