Saturday, September 29, 2012

We Are Not "Puzzled" About The 100s Chart!

In math, we have been learning about the 100s Chart and its many uses.  I turned the 100s chart into a puzzle for the students to put back together.  This was a fun way to practice ordering numbers 1-100!





Saturday, September 22, 2012

What is the best way to practice spelling words?

What is the best way to practice spelling words?  
If you ask the first graders in our class, I think their answer would be SHAVING CREAM!

We have also practiced our spelling words using several other activities that will soon make up out spelling center:
Pyramid Spelling
Slimy Spelling
Rainbow Spelling

Stencil Spelling
Stamp Spelling





Thursday, September 13, 2012

Dear Mrs. Colatruglio's Class


·                Part of being a communicator is corresponding with others.  This week, we wrote a class letter to our “pen pals” – Mrs. Colatruglio’s first grade class at Northwood Elementary School in Roswell, Georgia.  (Mrs. Colatruglio is a good friend of mine who attended the Early Childhood Education program with me at Miami University.)   

The students dictated the following letter to me (which I wrote):
This letter and a bag of fuzz balls are on their way to Mrs. Colatruglio's class in Georgia.  
We can't wait to receive their response!

Spiderman Greeting

Not just your neighborhood, greeting... It's a Spiderman Greeting!

As a part of our morning meeting, we have been greeting each other in a variety of different ways.  Although we have had fun throwing paper "snowballs", passing a squeeze around the circle, and matching shoes to first graders, the Spiderman Greeting (where we created a "web" out of a ball of yarn) was definitely a class favorite!