This week we are learning addition and subtraction shortcuts such as using "doubles" (1+1=2, 3+3=6, etc.) To help you child at hom...

Several parents have asked if there are any specific items that you can buy to help your child with their reading and math. My best advice i...

In an effort to create an engaging way for the students to practice their math facts, I came up with a game called "Don't Let the C...

As a part of our study of Thanksgiving, the students drew or brought a picture from home of something or someone they were thankful for. As ...

Today we brainstormed a list of people we were thankful for on the outside frame of a Circle Map. Then the students brainstormed reasons the...

Handy Turkey This isn't just a turkey, As anyone can see. I made it with my hand, Which is a part of me. It's made with lots of love...

In math yesterday the students reviewed patterns by making a new kind of pattern - symmetrical patterns. They turned their symmetrical patte...

Yesterday we read a story called The Monkeys and The Hat. The story is very similar to the book Caps for Sale which led to the students maki...

This week we are reviewing Place Value and working on identifying larger numbers. One way that we are doing this is by playing a game called...

Today we had D.E.A.R. time! What is D.E.A.R. time? It is when we drop everything and read! The students got to choose their favorite books, ...

Using our writing program, Write From the Beginning , the students wrote descriptive pieces about a turkey. They then colored a turkey howev...

This week the students created Cornucopia graphic organizers to show what they are thankful for. First we brainstormed as many people, place...

As an introduction to our lessons on telling time, my colleague, Mrs. Linnabary, wrote a lesson about comparing analog and digital clocks. A...

Last week I had the opportunity to learn a new blogging tool, Glogster , from our Instructional Technology Facilitator, Sharon Thornton . Gl...

This week we went into the science lab to experiment with magnets. We read the book What Makes a Magnet? by Franklyn M. Branley . The studen...

As the weather is changing, we have to find creative ways to give the students opportunities for fun, physical activities for recess even wh...

Over the last two weeks we have been learning about fractions, or parts of a whole. First graders are expected to know that fractions are di...

Last week we had the opportunity to visit The Nature Center. The Nature Center is a district run facility that allows the students at all gr...

This six weeks I introduced Math Tubbing to the students. Math Tubbing is like Literacy Stations but with math content. Instead of going to ...

In math we have been learning about two digit numbers and their values. We have been using Base Ten Blocks to count by tens and then ones. T...