Today in math students participated in activities to review counting strategies, addition strategies and combinations to make five or ten. Tomorrow in math we will explore number stories. Students are also using the online Dreambox program to increase their math skills. Information to log-on to Dreambox from home was sent, and students are encouraged to being using this program at home for extra practice!
Today in phonics we continued to practice using the beginning letter sound to identify words. Tomorrow we will continue to practice names of our classmates by identifying the number of syllables in names.
Today in writer's workshop we read the book Ralph Tells a Story. This story was about a boy who had trouble finding things to write about, until his classmates helped him discover that stories are everywhere! Anytime your family does something special, or something funny happens at home, remind your child that they can write a small moment story about it!
During reading time students have learned how to read to self, write about their thinking while reading, and read with a partner. Today we began a new station to listen to reading. Each day the goal is for all students to rotate through three reading stations.
Today we talked about winter. Tomorrow we will be discussing spring!
Remember, every Wednesday our class visits the library. Your child can check out two books each week!
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Sunday, October 11, 2015
October's flying!
The month of October is flying by! Our first graders have been busy learning, and I have been busy learning too! Over the weekend I attended a conference at UW-Oshkosh about 'Hot Topics in Literacy'. I got to listen to some great speakers, and I got some awesome ideas to try in our classroom and new books to read!
This week we will be wrapping up Unit One of Everyday Math. Students will take the end of unit assessment on Tuesday. Some of the topics covered in unit one include: tally marks, forward and backward counting, numeral identification, comparing numbers, and identifying numbers before and after a given number.
In writer's workshop this week we will continue to focus on ways to bring our small moment stories to life. We have learn about making your characters move and talk, and writing about how your character is feeling or what they are thinking. We have studied some mentor texts to explore what other authors do in their stories.
Students are continuing to build their stamina and practice reading to self and writing in their thinking journals. Students also have the opportunity for partner reading and to listen to books read to them.
This week in science our theme will be the four seasons. We will focus on a different season everyday, beginning with fall.
We will have an all school assembly on Monday to review school wide expectations and introduce our school kindness tree! We will also have a guidance lesson with Miss Eake.
This week we will be wrapping up Unit One of Everyday Math. Students will take the end of unit assessment on Tuesday. Some of the topics covered in unit one include: tally marks, forward and backward counting, numeral identification, comparing numbers, and identifying numbers before and after a given number.
In writer's workshop this week we will continue to focus on ways to bring our small moment stories to life. We have learn about making your characters move and talk, and writing about how your character is feeling or what they are thinking. We have studied some mentor texts to explore what other authors do in their stories.
Students are continuing to build their stamina and practice reading to self and writing in their thinking journals. Students also have the opportunity for partner reading and to listen to books read to them.
This week in science our theme will be the four seasons. We will focus on a different season everyday, beginning with fall.
We will have an all school assembly on Monday to review school wide expectations and introduce our school kindness tree! We will also have a guidance lesson with Miss Eake.
Wednesday, September 30, 2015
Wonderful Wednesday!
Math - Yesterday in math I shared an important math rule with the class - whatever you count forward, you have to be able to count backward. For example, if you student can count 1-100, then they should also be able to switch and count 100-1. We have been practicing counting backward from 20-1. Today students will participate in some counting activities with partners.
Word Work - We are working on identifying letter sounds, and matching the first letter of a word to the sound.
Writer's Workshop - Today we will focus on 'unfreezing our characters'. We want to add details to our stories to make our characters move and talk!
Social Studies - Students will share their past/present conversations today! We look forward to hearing everyone share! Then we will begin to talk about holidays and timelines for the remainder of the week.
Every Wednesday we have library check-out and computer lab too!
Exciting news...
*Our classroom read to self stamina is up to 12 minutes!!!
*Friday is Wisconsin Badger (red/white) dress day!
Word Work - We are working on identifying letter sounds, and matching the first letter of a word to the sound.
Writer's Workshop - Today we will focus on 'unfreezing our characters'. We want to add details to our stories to make our characters move and talk!
Social Studies - Students will share their past/present conversations today! We look forward to hearing everyone share! Then we will begin to talk about holidays and timelines for the remainder of the week.
Every Wednesday we have library check-out and computer lab too!
Exciting news...
*Our classroom read to self stamina is up to 12 minutes!!!
*Friday is Wisconsin Badger (red/white) dress day!
Monday, September 28, 2015
Back to Work!
Good Morning!
It looks like another beautiful Monday morning, hopefully followed by a Packer win tonight! :)
Today students will be taking a math assessment to show what skills they have mastered, and those which they need continued practice. Look for your child's assessment to come home later this week.
Our word wall words this week are: big, get, tell, they. Students will be practicing writing their word wall words using colorful vowels. We have learned that a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y are vowels. When the students write their words today they will use pencil for the consonants and a colorful marker for the vowels.
Students have a guidance lesson with Miss Eake today. Ask your child what they learned about!
During literacy we will continue to write small moment stories. Students will learn to re-read their work to check for mistakes. We will also continue to build our stamina in read to self and work on writing.
For social studies we will continue to talk about jobs and why adults need jobs. Then we will move to our next topic of past and present. Thank you in advance for taking the time to have a conversation with your student regarding how life was different in the past!
Have a great day!
It looks like another beautiful Monday morning, hopefully followed by a Packer win tonight! :)
Today students will be taking a math assessment to show what skills they have mastered, and those which they need continued practice. Look for your child's assessment to come home later this week.
Our word wall words this week are: big, get, tell, they. Students will be practicing writing their word wall words using colorful vowels. We have learned that a, e, i, o, u and sometimes y are vowels. When the students write their words today they will use pencil for the consonants and a colorful marker for the vowels.
Students have a guidance lesson with Miss Eake today. Ask your child what they learned about!
During literacy we will continue to write small moment stories. Students will learn to re-read their work to check for mistakes. We will also continue to build our stamina in read to self and work on writing.
For social studies we will continue to talk about jobs and why adults need jobs. Then we will move to our next topic of past and present. Thank you in advance for taking the time to have a conversation with your student regarding how life was different in the past!
Have a great day!
Wednesday, September 23, 2015
Wonderful Wednesday!
Today during math we will learn a new addition game called Bump! Students will also practice sequencing numbers and have time to use Dreambox on our classroom iPads. On Friday I will be sending home Dreambox log-in information to use at home!
This week we started an interactive word work notebook. Students will cut, glue, and color different letters, words, and pictures to help them understand phonic concepts. Yesterday we talked about vowels and consonants. Today students will practice sorting pictures according to their initial sound.
Today in the computer lab the students will have a chance to try Raz Kids. This is an online program that allows students to listen to and read book at their independent level. Students are also required to answer multiple choice comprehension questions after each book.
During writer's workshop we will continue to work on writing small moments. Yesterday we learned that a 'watermelon story' would be way too broad of a topic - such as a trip to Wisconsin Dells! We learned that small moments should be 'teeny tiny seed stories' - such as a ride down a big water slide!
For social studies today we will read a story called Families are Different. Students will then be asked to identify at least one way their family is the same and different from their classmates.
This week we started an interactive word work notebook. Students will cut, glue, and color different letters, words, and pictures to help them understand phonic concepts. Yesterday we talked about vowels and consonants. Today students will practice sorting pictures according to their initial sound.
Today in the computer lab the students will have a chance to try Raz Kids. This is an online program that allows students to listen to and read book at their independent level. Students are also required to answer multiple choice comprehension questions after each book.
During writer's workshop we will continue to work on writing small moments. Yesterday we learned that a 'watermelon story' would be way too broad of a topic - such as a trip to Wisconsin Dells! We learned that small moments should be 'teeny tiny seed stories' - such as a ride down a big water slide!
For social studies today we will read a story called Families are Different. Students will then be asked to identify at least one way their family is the same and different from their classmates.
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