Landforms Slideshow

In social studies, we've been learning about different landforms and bodies of water. We used Google Earth to search for certain landforms and put them into Animoto slideshows. These kids are BLOWING ME AWAY with how they can work together and produce a product. WOW! Can't wait to do more tech projects like this in the future!

Pete The Cat --- It's ALL GOOD

We read Pete The Cat - I Love My White Shoes by Eric Litwin. Then, we wrote our own version to share with you! ENJOY!

Where Is Knuffle Bunny?

We are studying the author Mo Willems this week. We read 2 of his wonderful books -- Knuffle Bunny and Knuffle Bunny Too. Mo used a combination of black and white photographs and hand drawn art to create the illustrations in these books. We thought we'd give it a try and come up with our own Knuffle Bunny book.

So here is Where Is Knuffle Bunny? written and illustrated by Mrs. Mathes' First Grade Class.

A Cool Cat with an even COOLER Attitude!

We read the story Pete the Cat I Love My White Shoes. The students loved the story so much! It's about a cat named Pete who has brand new white shoes. On his walk, he steps in piles of blueberries, strawberries...even mud! Does Pete cry when his white shoes aren't white anymore? Goodness, no! It's all gooood! :)

We wrote our own version of Pete The Cat. Enjoy!

The 3 Rs - Earth Day Music Video

We've been learning about ways to take care of our Earth and ways to conserve our resources and we are ready to share what with know with YOU! Students had fun creating and planning this video....enjoy! And HAPPY EARTH DAY!

Music by Jack Johnson - 3 Rs

Totally Seuss-tastic!

Students used an app to turn themselves into a Seuss character! We are having so much fun with Dr. Seuss books this week!

Valentine's Day Party!

A special thanks to all of the parents for planning a wonderful party!!! It was a lot of fun for the kids!

We Wish You A Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas!!

We "Elved" ourselves! Enjoy! To watch the videos, just click the picture. :)

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

And thank you to all that came to watch our little plays! Usually I can expect around 20 parents/grandparents to attend...not this year! What awesome families we have....I promise next time we will have this in the library so we have more space! Regardless, the students had a blast, loved seeing you all, and did an excellent job!

Enjoy The First Thanksgiving Story (told with sound effects!)

Halloween Reader's Theater!

What a great job these first graders did! Sit back, relax, and enjoy!

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid Of Anything:



Big Pumpkin:

Oooooh, Scary!!

Enjoy our very best scary faces!

Pete the Cat -- The Blue Cat with a Positively COOL Attitude!

This week we read the story Pete the Cat - I Love My White Shoes. Pete just LOVES his white shoes so much, that he's sings a song. On his walk, he steps in strawberries, blueberries, even mud....but does Pete cry? GOODNESS, NO! He just keeps walking along and singing his song...because "it's all good".

We wrote our own version of Pete the Cat. Enjoy! These first graders can really ROCK AND ROLL!

I PICK!

The students have been learning how to select just right books to read during read to self. This will be a very important skill, as they will start choosing their own books to put into their book tub to read. Finding a just right book is more that just finding a book that is on the student's level, it is also taking into consideration whether or not they will like the book, what the purpose of reading that book is, and if they understand the content.

The I-PICK Method of Choosing a Book

I - I choose my books.

(not the teacher, not my friends.....ME!)

P - Purpose: Why am I reading this book?

(maybe it's because it's funny....or maybe it's to learn something new)

I - Interest: Does this book interest me?

 (I will be motivated to read if I am interested in the book!)

C- Comprehend: Do I understand the book?

(If I don't understand what I'm reading, that's a BIG problem!)

K- Know: Do I know most of the words? 

(It shouldn't be a struggle to get through a book. I will use the "5 finger rule"

to determine if I know most of the words.)

The students learned a song to help them remember the I-PICK method of choosing a book. Enjoy! The words to the song are also listed below. 

  

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Rules Rap!

Hello, family and friends! We have spent a lot of time learning about the rules of the classroom. This will help us all be safe and work well together this year!

Enjoy watching our Rules Rap! This was a fun way for all students to learn the rules, the rules, the rules of the classroom! :)

First Day of FIRST GRADE!

We had a fantastic day! Check out this slideshow of pictures....such COOL kids!

Concentration is key!

Making our Chicka Chicka Boom Boom trees!

Cutting oh-so-carefully!

Ta-da!

Happy birthday, Cameron!

I can't wait for all of the fun we'll have this year! What a great bunch!

Graphing the number of letters in our names.

We just LOVE using the SMART Board!

Most students in our class have 5 or 6 letters in their name.

Releasing our Butterflies

We had mixed feelings as we let Flutter, Furball, and Peanut fly free. We were happy that they could spread their wings and explore the world, but sad that we wouldn't get to see them everyday.

First Grade Highlights

Watch our picture/video slideshow that highlights all of the fun we've had this year!

Constructing Polygons!

We had so much fun constructing polygons with straws and twistie-ties. Check out our class in action!

Coin exchange game!

Today we reviewed money by playing Coin Exchange. The students had a lot of fun working with their partner!