Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Animal Project


In science, we have been learning about the needs of animals. We did a research project where students explored an animal of their choice. Students chose a book from the learning commons about their animal. Then they created a replica of their animal out of paper mache. Students then created an animal habitat to show where their animal lives and made a book to inform others about their animal.




Tuesday, June 11, 2019

Reading


Learning to read in Grade One is so fun! Listening to stories is an important part of learning to read. Throughout the year we have been recording each story that we read aloud as a class. One student is chosen each day to draw a picture to represent the stories we read. We display them in our classroom calendar until the end of the month, then we glue them onto our book collage that is displayed in our classroom library.




Here are some of the favorite books of the year according to the Grade Ones:

o   Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. I liked it because it was so funny!

o   Give Me Back My Dad. It’s funny because the Dad says the fish are smart and the daughter doesn’t think. Then the fish throws up the 50,000 dollars and then the daughter believes that the fish are smart.

o   The City Book. I like it because it has all of the cities except for some of them.

o   50 Below Zero. I like it because this guy is sleeping on the fridge and then he is sleeping on the car. And then he’s sleeping out and it’s 50 below zero and he’s like frozen. Then he ties up his toe to the toilet and he gets stuck.

o   Wait and See. I like it because it was so funny cause the boy made a birthday cake and wished for lots of snow and it came true. And then he wished for more stuff like water, money and babies.


o   Seeing Red. The red and the hot one. The boy explodes and the fire comes out of his head!

o   Moose. I like it because it’s really funny. It’s funny because when the sisters come out and spray Luke and then they spray the moose and Luke doesn’t care if he gets soaked. And then he just grabs the rest of the carrots and ran after the moose.

o   Mortimer. I like it because when his mom says be quiet, he shakes his head but he was actually lying and he was making sounds.

Look at all the books we have read throughout the whole year. 


Thursday, May 23, 2019

Patterns

What is a pattern?
“It keeps on repeating and never stops” – Grade 1 Student


The Grade One's have been learning about patterns. Students have explored pattern making using a variety of loose parts materials. Students have been challenged to make 3 and 4 part patterns and to use different attributes when designing their patterns.  Here are some of the patterns they created.








Together, we made a list of different attributes to be used when creating patterns.
“Well there are all types of patterns like shape patterns, and size patterns and colour patterns.” – Grade 1 Student



We also worked with partners to create movement patterns. Students made their patterns then represented them in drawings. "So we did snap, snap, turn, clap and would be AABC in letters." - Grade 1 Student