Week of September 29, 2014

We practiced ordering numbers in math.

We have been working really hard on our story problems.  It is important that we use manipulatives to build a model.  Students are working on writing equations  and showing their thinking.  We have 2 different kinds of story problems that we are working on.  There are addition story problems and combination story problems.  Students must come up with different combinations to make a specific number.

We played a game called Hang Mouse on our smart board.  It is from a website called Spelling City.  Students are able to search for my name (Henault) and use our spelling lists from home.  There is also a Spelling City app. 

www.spellingcity.com

We now have four pieces of work on our Rocking Writers Wall.  One of the new additions shows how to make a sentence with a period at the end, uppercase letter at the beginning, and spaces between each word.  The other example shows how to put feelings in your story to make it more interesting.

We started our reading groups this week.  Students may stay in our classroom or go to different rooms for reading groups.  Reading groups are taught by myself, Mrs. Pack, Mrs. Dana, Mrs. Holly, and Mr. Bouchard.  All first grade students are mixed together and these groups change throughout the year depending on the needs of the students.