Last week, Luciana was our photographer, and she was snapping photos left and right! One hundred eighty seven photos to be exact! Wow! Below are a few of her favorites, along with the captions she wrote to go with them:
Gertrude and her ducks are walking outside our classroom.
Isabel is doing Making Words on the board.
Jill is trying to do the number grid thing. (We were filling in missing spaces on our number grids to practice using the number grid patterns to help us determine which numbers were missing!)
Lily is working hard on her math boxes.
Emilia and Kate are playing a number grid game.
Literacy:
Last week, our Treasures theme was "I Can Do It", where we read stories about people or other characters who keep trying until they are able to do something they originally found difficult. As we read our stories for the week, we continued to work on our questioning skills, and revisited the concept of making inferences as we read. Our spelling and word work pattern of the week focused on r-controlled vowels, specifically the /or/ pattern. During grammar instruction, we focused on adjectives that describe how many, or number words! We continued to work on our persuasive writing skills during writing workshop time, and worked on ways to make our writing more convincing.
This week, our Treasures theme will be "How Does it Grow?". Our first grade scientists already have schema, or background knowledge on this topic from our Collecting and Examining Life science unit, so I'm eager to see them build upon that schema! We will continue to practice our questioning skills, and will practice classifying and categorizing information as we read. Our spelling and word work pattern will be r-controlled vowels, specifically /ur/ sound words, formed by the -er, -ir, and -ur combinations. Grammar instruction will focus on synonyms and antonyms, and generating words that mean the same or mean the opposite of a given word.
Math:
Last week in math, we began Unit 9 by identifying tens and ones patterns on the number grid. Next, we practiced adding and subtracting with tens. Later in the week, we learned about number grid puzzles, which help us use number grid patterns to solve problems. Finally, we did a bit of work on adding and subtracting two digit numbers.
This week in math, we began with Explorations today. The students measured their heights and compared their height today to their height when we measured it back in December, and compared the two. They also explored symmetry with pattern blocks, played the number grid game, and worked on math boxes in their math journals. Tomorrow, we will learn about fractional parts of a whole, which will be followed up on Wednesday by comparing fractions. We will round out the week by learning about many names for fractional parts. We continue to take our timed tests on those addition facts for our "Gumball Math". Keep practicing those facts at home so that they become automatic, or "snappy quick"!
Science/Social Studies:
Last week, we finished our Magnets unit by learning about how magnets can be attracted to one another, or repel one another. We tested these forces by putting doughnut magnets on a pencil, and turning them over to see the difference in forces when the magnet is turned a different way. Finally, we explored a compass and discovered how the compass uses the earth as a magnet to find north. We discovered that a magnet can force the compass to turn a different direction, but that when the magnet is pulled away from the compass, it will correct itself.
This week, we are switching gears to begin our Cultural Comparison study on China. We will learn about many different aspects of the Chinese culture and the land of China. We are starting with the Chinese flag, geography of China, and the Chinese calendar.
Other:
Don't forget that our Reading Passports are due each Monday! Because our LMC day is also on Monday, this works nicely if your child wants to check out their next book from another genre this same day. While they do have the opportunity to choose a book from the LMC for their passports, they are certainly not limited to books from the Dryden LMC. They can use books from the public library or books they have at home if they prefer to use other books!
**This week is a bit different, as our LMC time is canceled due to MAP testing in the older grades. We will be checking out books tomorrow morning during Daily 5 time instead! Don't forget to bring your books tomorrow!
I'm already enjoying another week of first grade fun!
Mrs. Glaser ☺
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