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March 28, 2014
Reading
Compare and Contrast
We are continuing to determine importance in non-fiction articles. This past week, we read two articles: Dr. Seuss and Mo Willems. We determined important facts about each author and compared and contrasted them. We then had a debate on who is the better author and why. Our little readers began by deciding which author they liked and picked a side. For those who liked both authors, they sat in the middle while our teams tried to sway them to their side with facts about each author.
They had a lot of fun, learned a lot and really enjoyed the debate. In fact, they have requested that we debate more often!
Our two Authors
First we read
Then we compared and contrasted
Let's read up on Mo Willems
Let's read up on Dr. Seuss
Let's discuss which author we like better
Let's Debate....Dr. Seuss!
"I just can't decide..."
Mo Willems all the way....
Biographies
We are also learning about biographies and reading about many famous people. Soon we will write our own biography report.
Highlighting Important Facts
Taking a closer look...
Reading together helps...
Math
Time and Story Problems
We have been working on telling time and solving as well as writing our own story problems.
Quiz-Quiz-Trade for telling time
Partners would quiz each other on their time.
A closer look of what they were working on.
Writing Our Own Story Problem
Math with Buddies
Our mathematicians showed their 6th grade buddies just how fast they are at their math facts.
Math Fact Games
Who can add the fastest?
First we added 2 addends then we added 3 addends.
Word Work and Grammar
Long Vowels
Our word masters love working with word sorts. This week we were working on long "a" sounds (ail, ain, ake, ale, etc.).
What makes a sentence?
We have been working on what makes a sentence. Our kiddos worked with partners (one was the noun, and the other was the verb) and they made up silly sentences.
Who did what...
One kiddo was the Who (noun)
One kiddo was the Did What (verb)
Forming Relationships and Building Character
Kid President
We are continuing to build our character and relationships. Our kiddos just love Kid President! Every morning, we dance and we give each other a high-five and tell each other that we are AWESOME!
I love to hear throughout the day, someone quote Kid President...and they do! I hear quite often someone say to a friend, "It's okay to disagree." or "Sometimes you get ice cream and sometimes you don't."
Kid President's 20 Things We Should Say More Often
Mrs. Thompson's First Grade News
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