The last three Thursdays, first grade had a guest speaker from the Marion County Health Department. Ms. Jackie spoke to the kids about exercising, eating healthy, and fruits and vegetables. To celebrate our last visit, the children were able to taste a few fruits and vegetables. Here are the kids in my room as well as in Mrs. Deaton's room:
The last three Thursdays, first grade had a guest speaker from the Marion County Health Department. Ms. Jackie spoke to the kids about exercising, eating healthy, and fruits and vegetables. To celebrate our last visit, the children were able to taste a few fruits and vegetables. Here are the kids in my room as well as in Mrs. Deaton's room:
Last week we read the story June Robot Cleans Up. In this story June, the robot, collects old junk. She decided to make new creations with her recycled goodies. She creates a new way to read in bed at night, moon shoes, and even a robot vacuum cleaner! The kids brainstormed a list of new things they could create with their old junk. Then they created their own paper robots. If you lift up the body, you can read a story about their robots!
Now it's time for a Glen Gold Challenge! Use the three pictures of junk to create your own invention! Post a comment and share (and earn some Glen Gold!).
Last week we read the story June Robot Cleans Up. In this story June, the robot, collects old junk. She decided to make new creations with her recycled goodies. She creates a new way to read in bed at night, moon shoes, and even a robot vacuum cleaner! The kids brainstormed a list of new things they could create with their old junk. Then they created their own paper robots. If you lift up the body, you can read a story about their robots!
Now it's time for a Glen Gold Challenge! Use the three pictures of junk to create your own invention! Post a comment and share (and earn some Glen Gold!).
Last week we started working on money! To start this unit, we spent almost all of the week practicing coin identification and coin values. The kids did a great job identifying the front of the coins when they were colored. The back of the coins presented a big problem and when they weren't colored was even harder. Of course, in real life our coins are always colored but many times coins become tarnished or discolored, so we practiced with black and white pictures as well as colored.
By the end of the week we were getting better. So Thursday, we played a quick game with only the back of the coins and they were in black in white. Two kids lined up at the tape line with their fly swatters. I told them which coin to id and they raced to slap it! Check out a few here:
This week we are going to get into counting a lot more! We will start by counting like groups (only nickels or only dimes). Then we will start counting groups of nickels and dimes or nickels and pennies. So keep practice at home! Hopefully we will be ready for an assessment by Friday, but I will be checking all week to see how we are progressing.
Last week we started working on money! To start this unit, we spent almost all of the week practicing coin identification and coin values. The kids did a great job identifying the front of the coins when they were colored. The back of the coins presented a big problem and when they weren't colored was even harder. Of course, in real life our coins are always colored but many times coins become tarnished or discolored, so we practiced with black and white pictures as well as colored.
By the end of the week we were getting better. So Thursday, we played a quick game with only the back of the coins and they were in black in white. Two kids lined up at the tape line with their fly swatters. I told them which coin to id and they raced to slap it! Check out a few here:
This week we are going to get into counting a lot more! We will start by counting like groups (only nickels or only dimes). Then we will start counting groups of nickels and dimes or nickels and pennies. So keep practice at home! Hopefully we will be ready for an assessment by Friday, but I will be checking all week to see how we are progressing.
Last week we read Pelican Was Hungry. Friday we wrote our own version of this story but changed it to Bear Was Hungry. Watch a few of the kids read their stories:
Don't forget you check out all the videos I have uploaded to You Tube here!
Last week we read Pelican Was Hungry. Friday we wrote our own version of this story but changed it to Bear Was Hungry. Watch a few of the kids read their stories:
Don't forget you check out all the videos I have uploaded to You Tube here!
