Listen to Reading Launch

Last week, we launched the final part of our Daily 5 -- Listen to Reading! During this time, students will listen and read along to stories on our classroom iPods of the classroom computer using TumbleBooks.

Word Work Launch

Today we launched the 3rd part of the Daily 5 -- Word Work! This is a time when students will work on spelling sight words and eventually spelling list words! I introduced the iPad to the students, just the one I have to use until our labs are ready to use....and wow! They were so excited! In our class, we also have 3 iPod touch devices to use as well. We are a techy class!

Here are some pictures of the students during our Word Work launch today.

The first students to use the iPad!

Spelling our words with letter tiles....

and Popsicle sticks!

Using an iPod touch to spell the words...

and magnetic letters!

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!

What's In The Egg? A Lesson on Inferring

The kiddos sure had fun guessing what was in the eggs!

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!