Students are the Stars of the Show!

Students shined as they led conferences with their families last Wednesday night.  Each student was able to share their first grade classroom experiences, reflections, and growth for this school year. 

 

 

Thank you for being an active participant in your child's educational experience! 

Students have been using the Quiver app to experiment with augmented reality. To augment means to make something greater by adding to it. Augmented reality is a concept which adds things from technology to the real world to make it more detailed and interesting. In our classroom, students have used augmented reality apps on the iPad that add 3D pictures, motion, and sound.

 

Students also used technology to share their recycled craft projects. Each student recorded a video presentation about their creation which was linked to a QR Code. During station time, students could use an iPad to scan the codes and watch their classmates' movies.  

Routine classroom meetings have allowed for a positive classroom in which every student feels welcome and loved. Sometimes we greet each other and share orally. Other times we have a quick prompt to respond to. This day's prompt was "I am..."

A few snapshots...

 

Play-doh fractions

 

One third was flat.

 

We have many fun things planned as the year rounds out.  I love our first grade adventures!

Earth Day Everyday!

Speak for the air, where the birds glide in the sun.

Speak for the land, where you play and run.
Speak for the water, splashing or still.
Speak for the Earth, if you won't who will?

Students have been learning about the importance of our limited natural resources during science this week.  After doing an  interactive sort of compost, recycling, or trash, they were ready to celebrate Earth Day by beautifying the school grounds Friday afternoon.

Test your garbage sorting skills using this online game Recycle Roundup. 

During math, students have been learning about 2D shapes. With geoboards, tracing shapes, and iPads, drawing and describing shapes has never been so easy!

During our unit on plants, students have learned about plant needs and plant parts.  To assess their learning, student teams created a plant model out of shapes and labeled it's parts.

I can't wait to see the adventures the next few weeks bring!