Friday! Our WOW word this week is anxious and almost all of our sentences have been about being anxious for Friday because the first graders won't be at school! They are really looking forward to staying in their pajamas later than usual.
In math we have been focusing on addition and subtraction number models. One way of doing this is the Change-to-More and Change-to-Less model. Ask your first grader to show you how they work!
We are working to re-tell the story in literacy. When you read with your first grader at home, ask them to retell the story (or any event!) using only the MOST important parts. We have been discussing what happened in the beginning, the middle and the end. We have also been summarizing the story in one sentence.
In Social Studies we have been learning about our community. We learned that an important part of being a member of a community is being informed and active. To practice these important skills we researched two presidential candidates and compared them across three (first grade appropriate) platforms- healthcare, education, and the environment. We learned what the candidates believe and how they think they can lead our country successfully. We made a campaign poster for the candidate we agreed with the most and wrote why we would vote for them. The first graders did a fabulous job with this activity- you can see them in the hallway outside of our classroom!
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