We have been learning A LOT in 1st grade:
-pronouns & possessive pronouns
-contractions
-irregular verbs - past, present, and future tenses
-counting money
-telling time
-measurement (inches & centimeters)
-writing paragraphs
-classifying solids
-disciplining hurts the teacher's feelings, too...
It happened....I had to paddle my first child. :(
I know, let's not really talk about it. I just need you to know that it hurt my feelings more than it hurt hers.
I really didn't enjoy it, and I really don't care to do it again...
We celebrated our 100th Day of School - and had lots of fun!
We wrote about:
"I would like 100...", "I would not like 100...", "I would buy 100...", "I would not buy 100..."
"If I had 100 dollars, I would buy..."
"100 words we have learned in 1st Grade"
"100 Nouns" & "100 Verbs" (group projects - see pics!)
"What I will look like when I am 100 years old!" - oh, boy!
Here are some pics of our 100th Day Celebration:
As a whole class, we made "100 Collages" for Nouns & Verbs. Each student was given a magazine and a pair of scissors, and they were instructed to cut out 5 nouns and 5 verbs. It was so much fun watching them search for nouns and verbs and to hear them discussing things with their groups! After they cut out, they would show me their items (a way for me to assess their learning) before they could paste them onto our posters.
One kid cut out the word "player". I asked him if that was a noun or a verb. He said "both." Yay...
They all had so much fun with this project!
Here are some pictures of "What I will look like when I am 100 years old!" drawings.
singing!
check out the goatee!
another goatee...
SO cute!
Valentine's Day was special for my 1st Graders! I painted each of their handprints in the shape of a heart for them to take home. And they each made a Valentine's card for someone they love. They had to write at least 3 reasons why they love that person - which was sweet! We had a little Valentine's Party, where they each got a happy from their Secret Pen Pal, a valentine from me, and a really cute valentine from Mr. Bojangles & Snoopy!
(It said: "Hoppy Valentine's Day" - "You are toadally special!" xoxo, Mr. Bo & Snoopy)
I got lots of candy, no - I didn't eat it all, some sweet cards, and a really cool musical light up rose. It was a great Valentine's Day! :)
February is also when we celebrate Black History Month. Each classroom selected a famous African American inventor to learn about during this month. Our class studied Phillip B. Downing, inventor of the mailbox! We made a display for the wall outside of our classroom so that everyone who passed by could learn about him, too.
Check it out:
Most recently, we celebrated President's Day. I had each student write about "If I were the President, I would..." The responses were not only hilarious, they were fantastic! They really made me proud.
"I would giv speaches to the hole world."
"I would tell evryone to be nise to peeple and treat othrs the way they want to be treated."
"I would work hard, and pik up trash, and giv peepl money."
"I would work hard, and pik up trash, and giv peepl money."
"I would love everyone. Everyone loves the President, so I would love everyone, too."
"I would help the unit90 stat of Amarica be friends."
Finally, "Mih Lemon" celebrated a birthday! The kids had SO much fun with my birthday! They were so sweet. My Assistant Teacher was so kind to have all of the students sign their names on a handmade card for me - something I will keep forever! As they left school on Friday, they all said "have a Happy Birthday tomorrow, Mih Lemon. I love you!" :)
Again, I apologize for the long overdue update. We have lots of exciting things planned for the rest of this semester, which will be over before we know it, so you'll want to stay tuned!
We have 10 school days until Spring Break! Woohoo!
