Mrs. Hanson's First Grade News
March 13-17
Classroom News
Collection Boxes:
Book Orders: Due Monday, April 3rd
Upcoming Dates:
April 14th- No School
Special's Rotation:
Monday: Tuesday: Gym Wednesday: Art Thursday: Gym Friday: Music
Language Arts
This week in language arts we used posters to introduce our comprehension skill of determining text importance and compare and contrast. Phonics work this week was identifying medial sound (or, oar, oor) and initial sound substitution.
BuildUP Words:
and, say, was, saw, I, the, has, now, tall, to, is, as, do, you, look, all
BuildUP Activity: Beat the Timer- Set a kitchen timer or use your cell phone! Write all the words on index cards and read them as fast as you can! Each time try to get a faster speed. Be sure to record your time so students can see their progress!
Vocabulary Words:
alike, also, both, however, same, while, different, compare, comparisons, contrast, determine text, importance.
Spelling Words
port, shore, more, roar, door, thorn, only, way, find, use
Spelling Practice Idea: Let them sing it! – Go to this website- http://sverigesradio.se/cgi-bin/Src/sing/sing.asp?key=undefined
and type in all your words in the box and then push the red triangle to play your words! Super fun! You do not need to sign up for e-mail unless you want to send your song to someone!
Math
Skills we worked on this week:
- Graphs
- Money Review
- Chapter 7 Test
- Dollars
Students used play dough to create 3-Dimensional shapes.
Games this week:
- Match my Design
- Money Exchange Game
Writer's Workshop
This week students worked really hard to finish their own reports. They worked on three chapters in their books; notes, How to, and a Diagram. The students are excited to share their stories at Arts and Academics.
Contact Info
Email: ahanson@isd876.org
Website: http://mrshansons1st.weebly.com/
Location: 655 Park Street East, Annandale, MN, United States
Phone: 320-274-8218