4 in a Row Math Game

We played another game to practice our math facts.  In this game, as you solved math problems you try to get 4 spots in a row.  The kids loved trying to get 4 problems in a row while trying to block their partner from getting 4 in a row at the same time.

 Bethany & Ashtin

 Bo & Grant

 Katelyn & Mattie-Claire

 Chloe & Celeste

 Matthew & Duke

 Brooklyn & Kendall

 Andrew & Cannon

 Nicholas & Curt

 Emily & Emily

Maggie & Abbi

 Logan & Jake

 Travis

pumpkin math

Today we played an awesome game to practice our addition skills.  The kids rolled two dice and added the numbers together to find the sum.  Then they covered that sum on their pumpkins.  The first to cover all the numbers on their pumpkin was the winner.  They LOVED this great math game!

 Logan & Nicholas

 Bethany & Katelyn

 Cannon & Andrew

 Bo & Ashtin

 Emily & Emily

 Kendall & Brooklyn

 Celeste & Abbi

 Mattie-Claire & Maggie

 Duke & Curt

Travis

Fabulous Fall

I can't believe the end of the first nine weeks is here.  The time is flying by!  We have been learning lots of new things and enjoying our time in first grade.  Here is a quick video of some of our activities.

Red Ribbon Week

We have had some great dress up days for our Red Ribbon Week.  The students have LOVED dressing up for each day's event.

Monday: “I Elect to be Drug Free!” (Wear Patriotic Colors) 

Ashtin

Tuesday: “Put a Cap on Drugs!” (Wear your favorite cap) 

Wednesday: “Stomp out Drugs!” (Wear boots or mismatched shoes) 

We did have lots of participation...but I forgot to snag a photo!

Thursday: “Shade out Drugs!” (Wear your favorite sunglasses)

Friday: “Be a ‘JEAN-ius’ and Team up Against Drugs!” 
(Wear jeans and your favorite team colors)

Awesome Readers

Shoes off to some awesome readers!  Chloe and Kendall have been reading up a storm in their reading counts books.  For earning 10 points for their quizzes they got to have shoes off for the day and wear some awesome slippers around the room.  They were the envy of the class for the day!  Keep up the awesome reading girls!

Chloe & Kendall

Writing Journals

The students have really been enjoying our writing workshop.  They love having time each day to practice our writing skills in their journals and time to share what they wrote.  This week we had a day where we learned how to share with a buddy.  They were REALLY excited to share their writing with a friend in the room.  Here are a few photos.

 Bethany & Jake

 Nicholas & Logan

 Kendall & Brooklyn

 Chloe & Mattie-Claire

 Emily R. & Travis

 Abbi & Celeste

 Andrew & Duke

 Logan & Emily G.

 Ashtin & Matthew

Katelyn & Maggie

Johnny Appleseed

This week we had the privilege of having a visit from Johnny Appleseed.  He shared the story of his life, a story about little bear, and a magic trick too.  The students really enjoyed hearing him talk about his adventures and apples!

Tooth Buddies

Last week was a busy week for the tooth fairy in our class.  We had two boys loose a tooth on the same day at school.  They both got a cool tooth carrying necklace to carry those teeth home to place under their pillows.

Matthew & Andrew

Find a Friend

We played a new game called find a friend this week.  On the first day we found a friend who liked certain items, like ice cream or reading.  This helped us get to know one another.  The game was a BIG hit with the kids.  They loved learning about all their new friends in our class.  On the next day we played find a friend who could read the color words.  Then the following day we played find a friend who could read the number words.  Here are a few photos to enjoy!

 Maggie

Cannon & Andrew

Jake & Bethany

Andrew, Travis, Chloe, & Ashtin

 Celeste & Abbi

Duke

First Day Jitters

We had a great first week of school to kick off this new year.  The students and I enjoyed many great activities as we began to get to know one another.  On the first day I read the class the book First Day Jitters.  Then we made our own little mobile with one thing that made us happy and one that made us nervous.  We, of course, enjoyed some "Jitter Juice" while we worked on our project.  Here are a few photos I snapped during the activity.

 Chloe, Matthew, Mattie-Claire, & Bo

 Bethany, Jake, & Curt

Logan, Celeste, Ashtin, Travis, & Emily

Kendall

Teacher Appreciation Week

I feel so LOVED!  I was given so many teacher appreciation gifts this week.  You guys are the best!

On Monday I was showered with the cutest homemade cards.  They were so adorable.  Ella even brought in a holder for all the cards!

On Tuesday I was showered with flowers.  My desk was full of them.  They were all so beautiful.

On Wednesday I was showered with fruit.  The students brought in all types of fruit!  YUMMY!

On Thursday I was showered with CHOCOLATE!

Thank you for all the sweet gifts.  I am so lucky to have these kids everyday in my class!