Welcome to My Blog!

Being a teacher is full of ups, downs, and in betweens. I love the look on a students face when they learn how to read. I love when students can solve problems on their own. I absolutely love when students feel proud of their work, and want to share it with the class. This blog is going to be full of moments in the classroom, pictures, and sometimes videos. Take everything with a grain of salt, as it is my opinion & reflections.

Monday, January 30, 2012

Friday, January 27, 2012

My oh My, what a day! Publisher's Party & Skype!

We had a fantastic day. We had a publishing party where parents and families came and celebrated our writing accomplishments. We read our pieces of writing, and we did SO great! I was really impressed by their dedication, patience, and hard work. We also got to SKYPE a class from Canada today, which was really neat!





















Kayla interviewed an adminstrator, and created a powerpoint to share with the class.

Morning Poem

We start every morning with this poem. The last line is where they say their own name. Makes me smile every day to see these sweet little 1st graders smiling and saying positive things about themselves.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Connections

Partner reading, and making connections! The students read the story of the week with a partner, and then made connections with the story.

Monday, January 23, 2012

What will I look like when I'm 100 years old?

The cutest!

100th day!

The 1st graders are officially 100 days smarter! I am so proud of them, and their accomplishments thus far!






The kids were trying to see how many times they could CLAP in 100 seconds
Overall: Estimated: 100 times Overall Actual: 160+ times






How many times can you say the alphabet in 100 seconds?
Overall: Estimated: 10 times Overall Actual: 12 times







How many times can you hop up and down in 100 seconds? (boy was this exhausting!)
Overall: Estimated: 21 times Overall Actual: 95 times




How many times can you sit down and get up in 100 seconds?
Overall: Estimated: 30 times Overall Actual: 55 times




How many times can you blink in 100 seconds?
Overall: Estimated: 25 times Overall Actual: 93+ times




Writing our 100's chart from 1-100