During a computer lesson, the students used their ocean research notes to create a computer slide in Pixie 2 about their ocean animal. They ...

Many of you have emailed recently asking how the students record themselves reading. You've also asked how we turn those recording into ...

In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and as a part of our Social Studies lessons, the students wrote their own dreams. We discussed how ...

Here is a podcast of the students reading what they would do if they lived in a snowglobe. The podcast was recorded using Audacity software ...

This week we are learning more about poetry. In particular, we are learning about the use of rhyming, alliterations, and sensory details. Th...

This is from about a month back but it is too cute not to share. When we were studying Nursery Rhymes, the students recorded themselves read...

This week we are learning about the different elements of poetry. Yesterday we read "Miss Mary Mack" to identify examples of allit...

My favorite thing about first grade is.... MY STUDENTS! This year has been an amazing year and the students have been exceptionally good. I ...

To celebrate all of the accomplishments the students have made in reading over this school year, the students performed various Reader's...

To celebrate all of the accomplishments the students have made in reading over this school year, the students performed various Reader's...

Today the students wrote what love means to them in honor of Valentine's Day. They wrote very sweet things! Take a listen below to their...

Fellow teachers, several of you have asked how we do the podcasting in our class. At first I wasn't sure I could do this either, but  Mo...

Over the last few weeks we have been focusing on short vowel sounds. To help practice reading the sounds fluently, the students practiced th...

This week to practice our fluency the students practiced the poem and song, "Christmas Cheer." The song is to the tune of "Th...

Last week we practiced reading and spelling the "dr" sound. To help us read the sounds fluently, we learned two new poems: "D...

One of the many activities we do in class to increase our reading fluency is choral reading. We have "Friday Face-Offs" where the ...

Below are the podcasts of the end of year reader's theater presentations. The students recorded "The Three Little Pigs" in the...