Insects

This week, we finished up our two week integrated unit on insects. We became etamologists and studied several different insects carefully to become experts on them. We read many books and compared the similarities and differences between bees, ants, ladybugs, etc. 

We also created a large display in the hallway with Mrs. Morgan's class. We studied a variety of interesting insects to display on our outdoor scene. At the writing center, the students worked to create drawings of some of their favorites and wrote facts about them. Here are some snapshots of our display, as well as some of our other insect activities: 

Plants

We just finished up our integrated unit learning about the earth, plants, seeds and trees. Here's a few highlights from our unit of study!

Earth Books:

Plant Schema/New Learning Chart:

Labeling a Plant:

Thank you to Mrs. Hanlon for helping us plant seeds too! They should start sprouting soon!

Shaping Up in Math Workshop

Last week, we started a new unit if study in math workshop- geometry! In our mini lessons, we have discussed all different shapes and their attributes. We have compared and contrasted shapes and have learned many games with pattern blocks.

 A new favorite activity for Hands-on time is a game called Make My Design. One partner makes a design with pattern blocks and then has to explain their design to a partner carefully so they can recreate it without peeking. This requires a lot of math talk! I am so impressed to hear all the vocabulary the kids are using when they play.

Today we talked about polygons. We learned that polygons are closed, two dimensional figures with sides and corners. We also discussed why a circle or oval could not be a polygon. Each student created their own polygon using straws and twist ties. 

More to come as we continue in our unit! 

Happy Mother's Day!

To all the wonderful mothers of our Room 29 family- your caring, sweet first graders are truly a reflection of how amazing each of you are! I hope your day is filled with lots of love- you deserve it! :)