We complimented our Earth Day focus (mentioned in the previous post) by learning about the rain forest habitat. The boys and girls learned why it is so important to protect the many plants and animals that depend on this precarious environment. Of course we began by reading many books, both fiction and non-fiction and watched videos to provide background knowledge. Just a few of these are pictured below.
After reading a book about saving the rain forest trees we discussed the terms "main topic" and "story details" and located these in the text we read. The kiddos recorded these on the organizer below.
Next, we learned about the four layers of the rain forest through poetry, song, and books. Everyone created a flap booklet.
Finally, each student wrote facts about a particular rain forest animal and created a colorful tissue-stuffed version of that animal. These are displayed on our bulletin board.
The last couple of weeks in math we have been learning about plane shapes and 3-D shapes. We learned characteristics of the various shapes, compared and contrasted shapes using correct vocabulary, and wrote about each as it is represented in the real world.
Grandparent/VIP Day is always a special time each year.
The girls and boys read to their guests and performed some songs they had practiced along with the rest of the student body. It was a great morning!
These are just a few of the many things we do each and every day in our 1st grade classroom. Reading and writing are a vital part of our daily routine. We wanted to share a few pictures below:
Writing a story with a partner.
Voracious reading makes for awesome readers!
Until next time!
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