Here's a picture of our classroom door and story map we have been working on this week.
Friday, December 6, 2013
Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Gingerbread Science
We noticed a pattern in some of the traditional Gingerbread stories this week. The gingerbread man was warned by the fox to be careful not to fall in the river or he might "crumble to pieces". So, we wondered, is the fox just being sly and lying or does would the G.B. really crumble in the water?
Our experiment: Predict. Then, submerge a gingerbread man under the water. Observe. Reflect on what we learned.
Ask your child what happened! It made for an exciting afternoon!
Run! Run! As fast as you can! You can't catch me, I'm the Gingerbread Man!
Today, we created our gingerbread boys and girls! These cuties will be decorating our hallway very soon!
Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Thursday, November 14, 2013
Spirit Week!
Next week (Nov. 18 - 22) is spirit week at Fairview!
Monday- crazy sock day
Tuesday- hat day
Wednesday- favorite sport team day
Thursday- twin day
Friday- pajama day
Thursday, November 7, 2013
Artful Learning
Last week we began our first Artful Learning Unit focused around Hoagy Charmichael's song Lazy River. You can listen to the song here: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=T7yCYXfTA3g.
The first graders will study the concept of relationships as we continue through the inquiry centers in this unit.
We will ask ourselves how our relationships with others and the world around us affect us.
Today Mr. Grimme, our music teacher, visited our class and Ms. Parmenter's class came too. Mr. Grimme taught
us about beat and rhythm and why Hoagy's song is considered a jazz song. Then, he played other versions of
Lazy River by other famous artists like B.B. King and Michael Buble. The first graders realized that the words
were the same, but each song sounded a little different!
Friday, November 1, 2013
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