We are learning how to write numbers in different ways!
Welcome to our blog Fantastic First Grade Families! We hope you enjoy reading about what we're up to in Room 21. Make sure you check back often, we're always learning new and exciting things in First Grade!
Don't forget to check out Scholastic! Our Class Activation Code is L9K9F.
Thursday, September 19, 2013
Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Adding a Letter!
We can work with a partner to make new words by adding a letter to the end of THE, BE, ME, and HI!
Friday, September 13, 2013
Fabulous Friday!
Happy Friday Fantastic First Grade Families!
We have had an AWESOME week in Room 16! We have established MANY routines and procedures so we are really "in the swing of things" now!
During our Literacy block, both Mrs. Marting and I have been meeting with Guided Reading groups. When a student is not meeting with a teacher they are making a Daily 5 choice.
In Math, we have finished up our Number Sense unit and will be moving into PLACE VALUE! We will be learning how to:
Identify numbers by tens and ones
Write numbers in expanded notation
Determine greater than, less than, and equal to
AND SO MUCH MORE!
Today we worked with a partner on a 120 Chart Scavenger Hunt!
We took our second Spelling test today so expect to see that coming home in your child's Flyer Binder on Monday.
Today we had our very first MYSTERY READER! George's Aunt Joee came to our classroom to read a book she enjoyed as a First Grader - A Story, A Story by Gale E. Haley. Thank you to Joee for coming!
Friday, September 6, 2013
Laptops!
This afternoon our Fourth Grade buddies came to our room to help us log on to the laptops! Each First Grader has a username AND 10 digit password to type in, so it was VERY helpful to have their buddies here to "show them the ropes!" Once they logged on, each First Grader learned how to access the Internet and find our classroom blog. From the blog they can access Storyline Online and Symbaloo. We will continue to practice until each of us can do it all on our own! 
Thursday, September 5, 2013
Spelling Strategies!
The First Graders in Room 16 have been writing like CRAZY! This week we have been working on various strategies we can use when we get to a word we don't know how to spell. 
Click on the links below to see a few First Graders sharing their writing and the strategies they used when they got to a tricky word!
Wednesday, September 4, 2013
Daily Five!
Daily Five is in full swing in Room 16! During our literacy block, we can choose Read to Self, Read to Someone, Listen to Reading, Word Work, or Work on Writing. In addition to those five choices, Mrs. Marting and Miss Greteman meet with small groups. Check us out!
Work on Writing:
Read to Self:
Pick a spot and park it!
Reading the WHOLE time!
Read to Someone:
Sitting EEK! (Elbow to elbow, knee to knee)
Sharing the book
Taking turns
Checking for understanding
Listen to Reading:
Pick a spot and park it!
Headphones plugged in ALL THE WAY!
Word Work:
Magnetic letters!
Interactive Whiteboard!
Dry erase boards!
Stamps!
Pick a spot and park it!
Writing the WHOLE time!
Ask your First Grader about THEIR favorite Daily Five choice!
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