This post is long overdue! We have been so busy studying Africa, place value, and of course, learning some new signal words. :) Check it out!
We are preparing for second grade and working on independence!
Such a sweet Valentine's Day with these little ones!
Nothing makes this first grade teacher happier than an email inbox full of shared google docs to print out! So proud! And take a look at the padlet we've been working on for homework!
And finally, a little giraffe inquiry... Do you know how many spots a giraffe has? Or how much water a giraffe drinks each day? Or why it has ossicones? Help us with our research and leave us a comment below!
We starting retelling the story Panda and Polar Bear and we wrote a lot! -Allyson
We learned brand new signal words like "island." -Liam
We made a chart to help us make orangutan sentences. -Anshika
We wrote a big paragraph about animals from Asia. -Lea
We did a new spelling test and we were really quiet. -Jaykob
We watched Mulan. It takes place in China. -Aaqil
We did "H is for White House" for our America books. -Juan Carlos
We did Roll and Tally during workshop. -Cooper
We made an animal classification chart. And I found out that there is more than one Scaredy Squirrel book. -Alex
We did jumping and hopping and skipping in PE. -Anahi
We wrote about a perfect friend after we read Scaredy Squirrel Makes a New Friend. -Fabiana
Mammal, fish, bird, reptile, and amphibian are on our animal classification chart. -Parker
Our paragraph has facts about the giant panda, peafowl, and orangutans. -Tianna
New books for our library came in the mail. -Tanaya
We read This is a Moose. -Kendall
The president lives in the white house. -Deniz
Miss Kloczko finally gave us new erasers. -Kyara
We learned a new signal word, "punctuation." -Damion
One of the new books we got was Scaredy Squirrel Makes a Friend. -Jules
I found a new book series, Ivy and Bean. -Indigo
3rd graders did Star in Motion with us this week. -Cedrus
We learned about elevation. -Jared
Today Miss Kloczko gave out new awards like the punctuation award and the island award. -Nya
We saw the Great Wall of China in Mulan. -Carol
We played Sight Word Bingo during workshop. -Lorenzo
We took a short math test this week with subtraction. -Isandro
I read a chapter book. -Ryan
We read Zen Shorts. Stillwater tells short stories to the kids. -Jade
I was absolutely AMAZED by the paragraph we were able to put together about Asia's animals this week (and with the kids' stamina at the carpet while we revised and revised and revised it)! Next week, we will wrap up our study of Asia. We'll be learning about the Great Wall of China and the first graders will get to construct their own models of the Great Wall! Stay tuned for next week's blog post! -Miss Kloczko
Thanks for reading! What do you know about the Great Wall of China? Have you ever seen the White House? What are some qualities that your "perfect friend" would have? Leave a comment for us below!
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Peacocks, peacocks, and more peacocks! That's repetition! Ask your first grader why authors sometimes use repetition in their writing!
We did Star in Motion in the gym. -Cedrus
We had two Kind Kids Club meetings this week. -Cooper
We did "F is for Fireworks" for our America book. -Juan Carlos
We learned about iridescent feathers. -Nya
We read Ordinary Mary's Extraordinary Day with Ms. Hines for Kind Kids Club. -Ryan
We learned about a new animal, the Indian Peafowl. -Aaqil
We learned that peacocks have long feather trains. They are longer than their bodies. -Anshika
We read Mr. Tiger Goes Wild. -Alex
We learned that peahens don't have colorful feathers because they have to blend in to protect their babies. -Deniz
We made a panda song with adjectives, a noun, and a verb. -Jaykob
Ask your first grader to sing it to you!
The peacock's feathers shine to get the females' attention. -Isandro
We did the "I Can Spell Anthropologist" chant. -Fabiana
I remember from last week that there is a mountain in Asia called Mount Everest. It's so tall that you can touch a cloud. -Damion
We learned the word "solution." -Jade
We do fireworks for 4th of July to celebrate independence. -Allyson
We added some pictures to our charts. We put a picture of a mom with her eggs on the peacock chart. -Anahi
We sang "Pandas Here, Pandas There." -Lorenzo
Miss Kloczko used a real peacock feather for a pointer one day. -Tanaya
We did a team task of a peacock. -Tianna (The photos below are of the "Pandas Here, Pandas There" team task and the peacock team task.)
We used repetition in our writing this week. We learned about repetition from Panda and Polar Bear. -Jules
We made a story map for Panda and Polar Bear. -Indigo
We put the pictures from Panda and Polar Bear on a chart to help us remember the story. -Carol
I liked Mr. Tiger Goes Wild. -Liam
The kids got to "Read to Someone" this week. We talked about sitting "elbow to elbow, knee to knee," and taking turns reading in a whisper, so only our partner can hear us. They did great! -Miss Kloczko
Check out two of this week's homework digital challenges!
A few "proud teacher" moments this week...
"LOOK! It's repetition!"
"I just learned that the boy peacocks show off their feathers to make the peahens fall in love."
"Tigers live alone! That's like our signal word, solitary!"
Finally, a special thank you to Lorenzo's mom for being this week's mystery reader!
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