12-31-09
This is your last daily challenge! Bring them ALL to me after the break for a prize!
For this challenge, I want you to read all the star words you are working on right now. (These should be the words in your "Words to Practice" bag.) Pick the 5 or 6 (not more than that) words that are giving you the most difficulty and write them on a piece of paper with today's date. Read the words 3 times after you write them.
Now let's say that you have been practicing your star words SO MUCH over break that you don't have any words in your practice bag! You know them all! First of all, give me a pretend high 5 (Nice!) and write down 5 words that you had a hard time reading over the break. Maybe you were reading a new book and had a hard time with some of the new words in it. Well write those down instead!
Great job keeping your brain in shape with those daily challenges! I expect to see you on Monday rested up and ready to go! We have A LOT to learn! I hope you haven't missed me too much... I've missed you! See you Monday and remember to greet me when you come in the door! Have a great end to your break!
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Daily Challenge 7
12-30-09
Today's daily challenge is to write a journal entry about what you've been doing over the break! Write today's date on the top of the page then start your paragraph. Remember to include a two-finger space at the beginning, use to use capital letters and periods in the right places. The top challenge is 6 or 7 sentences! Can you do it? (I know you can!)
One more daily challenge to go and you are finished!!!
Today's daily challenge is to write a journal entry about what you've been doing over the break! Write today's date on the top of the page then start your paragraph. Remember to include a two-finger space at the beginning, use to use capital letters and periods in the right places. The top challenge is 6 or 7 sentences! Can you do it? (I know you can!)
One more daily challenge to go and you are finished!!!
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Daily Challenge 6
12-29-09
Here is daily challenge 6! Only two more to go after this one! Here is your job today. Read the paragraph below. You can have an adult help you, but most of you should be able to read it alone, so try that first! Then answer the questions under the paragraph. You do not need to write the answers in complete sentences, but do try to answer the questions without looking back at the paragraph. This is to see how well you understand something you have read or heard. An adult may need to help you read the questions. Write your answers on a piece of paper and bring it to me with the other daily challenges after break!
Winter
Winter is cold. I need to find my coat. Where are my boots? I need to have a warm hat and gloves. Has anyone seen my scarf? I can't wait to get outside! The snowflakes are so big and white! I wonder if I can find my sled. Where will we go sledding? Later, Mom will make hot chocolate. We will sit by the fire and warm up. I will fall asleep and be cozy in my bed.
1. What is happening outside this child's house?
2. Which words in the story give you clues about the weather?
3. How did the child describe the snowflakes?
4. What will the child do today?
5. What do you do in the winter?
Have a great day!!
Here is daily challenge 6! Only two more to go after this one! Here is your job today. Read the paragraph below. You can have an adult help you, but most of you should be able to read it alone, so try that first! Then answer the questions under the paragraph. You do not need to write the answers in complete sentences, but do try to answer the questions without looking back at the paragraph. This is to see how well you understand something you have read or heard. An adult may need to help you read the questions. Write your answers on a piece of paper and bring it to me with the other daily challenges after break!
Winter
Winter is cold. I need to find my coat. Where are my boots? I need to have a warm hat and gloves. Has anyone seen my scarf? I can't wait to get outside! The snowflakes are so big and white! I wonder if I can find my sled. Where will we go sledding? Later, Mom will make hot chocolate. We will sit by the fire and warm up. I will fall asleep and be cozy in my bed.
1. What is happening outside this child's house?
2. Which words in the story give you clues about the weather?
3. How did the child describe the snowflakes?
4. What will the child do today?
5. What do you do in the winter?
Have a great day!!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Daily Challenge 5
12-28-09
Hello to all of you! I hope you had a great weekend and holiday! Here is your next daily challenge.
Your job is find the mistakes I have made in the sentences below. Then write the date and the corrected sentences on a piece of paper to bring to me after break.
1. my dogs lik to run.
2. It iz cold outside
3. Wut season is it
4. i luv school!
5. wut will u hav four Lunch
There are a lot of mistakes in there! Remember to look for capitals, the correct punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point) and correct spelling.
Have a great day!
Hello to all of you! I hope you had a great weekend and holiday! Here is your next daily challenge.
Your job is find the mistakes I have made in the sentences below. Then write the date and the corrected sentences on a piece of paper to bring to me after break.
1. my dogs lik to run.
2. It iz cold outside
3. Wut season is it
4. i luv school!
5. wut will u hav four Lunch
There are a lot of mistakes in there! Remember to look for capitals, the correct punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation point) and correct spelling.
Have a great day!
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Daily Challenge 4
12-24-09
Here is your next daily challenge! After break, we will continue learning about maps and landforms as we study Earth. Many of you did not know what a landform was when I asked, so here you go! Write today's date on a piece of paper (or continue with the same paper you are putting all the daily challenges on)... Now write the word landform. Now find out the definition of a landform and write that down. (Yes, it is okay to ask an adult to help.) Remember, a definition tells what the word means. Next, see if you can think of some types of landforms now that you know what a landform is. (Try to think of one on your own before asking for help.)
Example
12-24-09
landform-(definition)
1. example 1
2. example 2 etc., etc.
You are halfway done with the challenges! I hope you are having a lot of fun on break so far!
Parents, here is a good website for some extra reading practice during break:
www.starfall.com
Merry Christmas! Look for more posts next Monday!
Here is your next daily challenge! After break, we will continue learning about maps and landforms as we study Earth. Many of you did not know what a landform was when I asked, so here you go! Write today's date on a piece of paper (or continue with the same paper you are putting all the daily challenges on)... Now write the word landform. Now find out the definition of a landform and write that down. (Yes, it is okay to ask an adult to help.) Remember, a definition tells what the word means. Next, see if you can think of some types of landforms now that you know what a landform is. (Try to think of one on your own before asking for help.)
Example
12-24-09
landform-(definition)
1. example 1
2. example 2 etc., etc.
You are halfway done with the challenges! I hope you are having a lot of fun on break so far!
Parents, here is a good website for some extra reading practice during break:
www.starfall.com
Merry Christmas! Look for more posts next Monday!
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Daily Challenge 3
12-23-09
Good morning! Here is the third daily challenge.
First graders, pretend we are doing calendar and have gotten to the part where I say, "Today we will be doing number models for 10." That's what you will be doing for today's challenge. You will be writing down the number models instead of me! Write down as many as you can using addition or subtraction. You should be able to write down 15 or 20! Remember your doubles facts and turn-around facts! Put the date on the paper and start writing! I am putting an example below since I tried to post a video, but it is not working! I will try it again later.
Example
12-23-09
Number models that equal 10
10+0
0+10
9+1
1+9
10-0
etc., etc.
Have a great day!
Good morning! Here is the third daily challenge.
First graders, pretend we are doing calendar and have gotten to the part where I say, "Today we will be doing number models for 10." That's what you will be doing for today's challenge. You will be writing down the number models instead of me! Write down as many as you can using addition or subtraction. You should be able to write down 15 or 20! Remember your doubles facts and turn-around facts! Put the date on the paper and start writing! I am putting an example below since I tried to post a video, but it is not working! I will try it again later.
Example
12-23-09
Number models that equal 10
10+0
0+10
9+1
1+9
10-0
etc., etc.
Have a great day!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Daily Challenge 2
12-22-09
Here is Tuesday's Daily Challenge. Look on the post below for Monday's Daily Challenge. Have a great day!
Here is Tuesday's Daily Challenge. Look on the post below for Monday's Daily Challenge. Have a great day!
Daily Challenge 1
12-21-09
Well, here we are at winter break already! There will be eight daily challenges: one for every weekday except Christmas and New Years. Here is a video of me explaining the first daily challenge to the kids. Comment if you can't see the video and I will type up the instructions too!
Well, here we are at winter break already! There will be eight daily challenges: one for every weekday except Christmas and New Years. Here is a video of me explaining the first daily challenge to the kids. Comment if you can't see the video and I will type up the instructions too!
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
The Gingerbread Houses!
This whole week, we are doing gingerbread house activities, but today was the gingerbread house day! The first step was to earn the 25 cents they needed to "buy" the gingerbread items. Ask your child how much he or she earned...
We then discussed the meaning of the words "design" and "architect." We had a couple students who had family members who were engineers or architects and were able to explain those words to the class. We talked about how much thought and planning goes into building a real house!
Here is one student explaining step one!
Here is a picture of our blueprints...
Next step, buy the goodies and build!
Finished products... All their planning and design paid off, but I hope the kiddos waited to eat them until you said they could!
We had so much fun!!!
We then discussed the meaning of the words "design" and "architect." We had a couple students who had family members who were engineers or architects and were able to explain those words to the class. We talked about how much thought and planning goes into building a real house!
Here is one student explaining step one!
Here is a picture of our blueprints...
Next step, buy the goodies and build!
Finished products... All their planning and design paid off, but I hope the kiddos waited to eat them until you said they could!
We had so much fun!!!
Friday, December 11, 2009
Happy Friday!
This week was definitely a busy one with the holiday program, potato decorating, and tons of reading, writing, math, science, and social skill work. Here are some students dressed up for the program.
Ask your child how much "money" they have in their "wallets." Students have to earn fake money to "buy" items to decorate their gingerbread house next week. They can spend 25 cents but have to first be architects as they design and plan their house while staying within their budget. To earn their money, students have to go above and beyond my expectations by helping a friend, running errands or doing chores for me, or being extra responsible. Some students have lost some coins because they made a mistake by not being respectful or responsible and had to pay me, but they always have a chance to earn it back! We are enjoying the money system so much that I may think about continuing it after Christmas for other projects. I was even thinking about an auction at some point where students can spend their money... Please leave comments if you have ideas!
First graders, Cowboy says, "I hope you have a great weekend."
Skippy says, "Happy holidays!"
Thursday, December 10, 2009
WE WON!!!!!
Hedgie the Hedgehog was a hit! We tied for 1st place in the potato decorating contest with the kindergarten class next door, so we ALL get free lunches tomorrow! You do not need to pack a lunch! Yay!
Today was much more back to normal! We did a lesson about holiday memories this morning. Students shared memories, drew, and wrote about a holiday memory. Check it out on our bulletin board in the hall! I cannot believe the kinds of descriptive words they are using! Keep it up first graders!
Today was much more back to normal! We did a lesson about holiday memories this morning. Students shared memories, drew, and wrote about a holiday memory. Check it out on our bulletin board in the hall! I cannot believe the kinds of descriptive words they are using! Keep it up first graders!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Holiday Program
Today was the big day of the double holiday program! Everyone looked so nice, and I could feel the excitement in the air as students started on their morning work. The weather has been so cold that we haven't gone outside all week for recess, but today, I think that was a good thing. We were able to avoid lots of hat hair!
I'm sure you enjoyed the program as much as I did. I was so proud of our class for their singing and getting to be the class to do the ice-skating dance!! I would love to post some pictures, but I need to get the okay from all of you parents before going ahead with that. Your child's name would never be posted, just their picture... Anyway, thank you for coming, and also a big thank you to the parents who decorated the stage and made cookies to sell to support Hyalite School. We appreciate you so much! Also, thank you to the people who signed up to bring either gingerbread-making items or holiday party goodies. We still have quite a few spots open if you didn't get a chance.
I am posting a picture of the potato that our class decorated today. Every class in the school was challenged to decorate a potato because we will be having local potatoes and an all locally-grown lunch tomorrow! The potatoes are from Manhattan, so we decorated one to see if we could win a free lunch on Friday for our whole class! Meet "Hedgie."
I'm sure you enjoyed the program as much as I did. I was so proud of our class for their singing and getting to be the class to do the ice-skating dance!! I would love to post some pictures, but I need to get the okay from all of you parents before going ahead with that. Your child's name would never be posted, just their picture... Anyway, thank you for coming, and also a big thank you to the parents who decorated the stage and made cookies to sell to support Hyalite School. We appreciate you so much! Also, thank you to the people who signed up to bring either gingerbread-making items or holiday party goodies. We still have quite a few spots open if you didn't get a chance.
I am posting a picture of the potato that our class decorated today. Every class in the school was challenged to decorate a potato because we will be having local potatoes and an all locally-grown lunch tomorrow! The potatoes are from Manhattan, so we decorated one to see if we could win a free lunch on Friday for our whole class! Meet "Hedgie."
Saturday, December 5, 2009
Field Trip Success!
Thank you to all of our wonderful chaperones who were able to join us for Friday's field trip to the Museum of the Rockies! We had a very full day since we left school at 9:00 and returned at about 1:45.
Our day started off with a quick snack and then we headed straight to the planetarium show called "My Backyard," which a was a great kick-off to our upcoming unit about earth and sky. Last week we spent a day uncovering some misconceptions that we had about the sun and the moon and will continue with this science topic through January. You might encourage your child to observe what they see in the sky.
From the planetarium, we went to History Hall, where we got to see a few of the ways people used to do things like pumping water. (By the way, one group of boys said they thought it would be waaaay more fun to pump water than to just turn on the faucet...sounds like they are ready for some chores! Ha!)
From History Hall, we had a fantastic guided tour through the Enduring Peoples part of the museum. We spent almost an hour learning about Native Americans past and present. Many students have misconceptions about American Indians, and we will continue to learn more about this topic all year.
After lunch, we visited Dinosaur Hall in a hurried 30 minutes. I had not been to the museum in quite a while and loved seeing the new exhibits at least as much as the kids did. If you ever have a chance, try to see about getting a guided tour through that part of the museum since the tour guides could tell you all kinds of interesting facts!
What a day! We learned so many new things and had so much fun doing it!
Monday we are on to new star (high-frequency words), comparing and contrasting opposites, measurement, learning more about earth and sky, launching writer's workshop, and holiday program rehearsals. Let me assure you, there is never a dull moment!!
Our day started off with a quick snack and then we headed straight to the planetarium show called "My Backyard," which a was a great kick-off to our upcoming unit about earth and sky. Last week we spent a day uncovering some misconceptions that we had about the sun and the moon and will continue with this science topic through January. You might encourage your child to observe what they see in the sky.
From the planetarium, we went to History Hall, where we got to see a few of the ways people used to do things like pumping water. (By the way, one group of boys said they thought it would be waaaay more fun to pump water than to just turn on the faucet...sounds like they are ready for some chores! Ha!)
From History Hall, we had a fantastic guided tour through the Enduring Peoples part of the museum. We spent almost an hour learning about Native Americans past and present. Many students have misconceptions about American Indians, and we will continue to learn more about this topic all year.
After lunch, we visited Dinosaur Hall in a hurried 30 minutes. I had not been to the museum in quite a while and loved seeing the new exhibits at least as much as the kids did. If you ever have a chance, try to see about getting a guided tour through that part of the museum since the tour guides could tell you all kinds of interesting facts!
What a day! We learned so many new things and had so much fun doing it!
Monday we are on to new star (high-frequency words), comparing and contrasting opposites, measurement, learning more about earth and sky, launching writer's workshop, and holiday program rehearsals. Let me assure you, there is never a dull moment!!
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