Redbird News! Week 1

Check out Thomas, Izabelle and Abby reporting some of their learning this week!  This is our very first newscast this year!

Martin Luther King Jr. Timeline

The students learned about Martin Luther King Jr. this month.  One of the activities they completed was a timeline of a few of the important events in his life.  With a partner they illustrated their event and took a picture on the iPad.  They then typed their event into an app called Sonic Pics (however, the text was not included in final video  :-( ) and then recorded the event with their voice.
Watch the video we created!
Keep your eye out for our class video on MLK Jr.

Creating Word Clouds

To begin our solar system unit on Thursday the class brainstormed as many words as they could that related to space. Then they got into groups of three and created a word cloud using the netbooks. They learned how to log into the computers and find the link to ABCya's website. Then they each took turns typing the words into their word cloud; they even chose their own color schemes! I was so impressed with how well they worked together as a team. Keep it up first graders!!

New Science Unit Starting...

Assemble the puzzle to find out what our next science unit will be covering!! Come to class Thursday with the answer.   :-)

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What do shoes have to do with math?

In math this week, we used the kids shoes for an activity! I asked them what they thought we were going to be learning about, hear are a few responses: "We are comparing the shoes", "Looking at the different sizes", "Measuring them".

Good ideas, but they were actually learning about pairs! :-)

Learning About Magic e

The kids were learning about magic e (or silent e) this week. The got with a partner and had to brainstorm at least 6 words to share with the class that had the _ake word family in them.

The kids did such a great job sharing and exploring the newly introduced app!

Guess Who Activity?

Visit the link provided to assemble the puzzle.  When the puzzle is finished you will see who we will be learning about after break!!  Enjoy!

Boys and girls please leave a comment letting me know if you enjoyed this activity.


Link to puzzle