Skills Spotlight 12/3/2012-12/7/2012

BIBLE
-The Christmas Story
The Promise of a Savior

MATH

First Grade Standards: 1.OA.5, 1.MD.2, 1.MD.3
Second Grade Standards: MCC2.MD.8, MCC2.MD.7

Skills:
-Skip counting by 3's
-Telling time to the quarter hour (quarter to/quarter past)
-Counting combinations of coins

PHONICS
Standards: 1.L.5.b

Special Sounds:
-ck in duck
-ild in child
-ind in kind
-o in shovel
-a in banana
-c in city

Skills:
-Alphabetical Order

READING
Standards:
 1.RL.3, 1.RL.6, 1.RL.9
Skills:
-Comparing and Contrasting Character Traits and Experiences
-Identifying Character Voice

SPELLING



SCIENCE
-If you need help with your science project, please bring it in and I will help you with it.

Cookie Fraction Fun

We had so much fun pretending we were making cookies this week! Students rolled their play-doh out and cut square cookies. Then, they explored different ways of cutting their cookies into fourths. We had a blast!

SKILLS SPOTLIGHT 11/26/2012-11/30/2012

BIBLE
The Christmas Story
-Promise of a Savior
-Birth of Jesus

MATH
STANDARDS:
1.G.3, 1.OA.2, 1.OA.5, 1.G.2
 Skills:
-Finding and labeling fourths
-Counting combinations of money
-Word problems ( Adding three numbers together)


PHONICS

STANDARDS:
 1.L.1.B, 1.L.1.C

Skills:
-Root words and suffixes (adding a suffix to a root word that ends with a silent e)
-Nouns
-Adjectives
-Verbs
-Complete Sentences

READING
Skills:
Word attack strategies

SPELLING
List 12:
book
look
good
foot
wood
shook
boot
food
loose
moon
roof
tooth
have
give

Science.

STANDARDS:
S1CS5.A 

-Grouping objects into categories (size, color, weight, texture, etc.)
-We will be working on science projects throughout the week

LAST WEEK/ VETERANS DAY PROGRAM

Mr. Saini is ready for the holidays!

I have been so busy planning the Veteran's Day program, that I have neglected our blog this past week! Have no fear, I will make up for last weeks lost posts! :)

Here is a picture of our class at the Veteran's Day program yesterday.

Skills Spotlight 11/12/2012-11/16/2012

BIBLE
Joseph
-Joseph the Slave
-Joseph in Pharaohs Palace 


MATH

STANDARDS:
1.MD.1, 1.MD.2

Skills:
-Measuring with nonstandard units
-Measuring with standard units (centimeters)

PHONICS

STANDARDS:
 1.L.1.B, 1.L.1.C
 
Special Sounds:
-tch in patch
-ear in ear
-ear in bear
-old in gold
-mb in lamb

Skills:
-Root words and suffixes (-ed)
-Nouns
-Adjectives
-Verbs
-Complete Sentences
READING
Skills:
Main Idea

SPELLING
List 11:
oil
boil
spoil
join
moist
noise
point
boy
joy
toy
proud
blow
skirt
said
what

Science

STANDARDS:
S1CS5.A 

-Grouping objects into categories (size, color, weight, texture, etc.)
-Science project preparation

How many more/fewer

Here is an example of a "how many more/fewer" question and how to answer it:

Jimmy and Ashley went to the candy store. Jimmy got eight pieces of gum. Ashley got three pieces of gum. How many fewer pieces of gum does Ashley have?

Draw pictures for the items each person has:

Subtract the pieces of candy Ashley has from the pieces of candy Jimmy has:

Write a subtraction problem:

8-3=5

Ashley has 5 fewer pieces of candy.

Pumpkin Carving

We took a little time out of our day to say a prayer and carve a pumpkin. Here is the prayer we prayed and the pumpkin we carved.



Dear God,
As I carve my pumpkin help me say this prayer:

Open my mind so I can learn about You;
(Cut the top of the pumpkin)

Take away all my sin and forgive me for the wrong things I do.
(Clean out the inside)

Open my eyes so Your love I will see;
(Cut the eyes)

I'm so sorry for turning up my nose to all you've given me.
(Cut a nose)

Open my ears so your word I will hear.
(Cut the ears)

Open my mouth so I can tell others You're near
(cut the mouth)

Let Your light shine in all I say and do! Amen.
(Place a candle inside and light it)

DECADE DAY, WACKY TACKY DAY, LAZY DAY

I confess, for the past two days I have been in preparation for lazy day by not creating any new posts! It seems as though the themes of each day have effected our behavior. Monday we were sleepy, yesterday we were all out of our minds, and today we are all just lazy and refuse to do any work!

DECADE DAY

WACKY TACKY DAY

LAZY DAY

Skills Spotlight 10/22/2012-10/26/2012

BIBLE
Jacob and Esau
-Sold for a bowl of soup
-The Blessing-by hook or Crook
-Jacob's Ladder

MATH
Skills:
-Reading a thermometer
-Time to the hour and half hour
-Skip counting by tens and twenty fives
-Fractions: finding half of a set of objects
-Hundreds Place Value

PHONICS
Special Sounds:
-onk in honk
-unk in trunk
-wa in wash
-a in adopt

Skills:
-Root words and suffixes (-ing and -s)
-Syllables

READING
Skills: 
-Main Idea

SPELLING
List 8:
shy
she
shade
sheep
brush
fresh
this
that
then
with
of
do

SOCIAL STUDIES
Skills:
-Inventions
-George Washington Carver

PAJAMA DAY

I wish everyday could be pajama day! We are so cozy and comfortable in our pajamas. So comfortable, that we have decided to learn absolutely nothing and sleep all day! Here are some pictures of  us in our pajamas!

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Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

Thanks for supplying our classroom with some awesome books! Since you all ordered so many books, we were able to get everything you see in this picture! A special thank you to the parents of Bailey, Elizabeth, Emma, Fiona, and Leah for purchasing some of the book sets showed in the photo.

Have you checked your fire alarms lately?

We learned a lot of things about fire safety with the help of our friends from the fire station. These clowns taught us what to do when there is a fire, and who to call when we need help. Stop, drop, and roll! We learned about E.D.I.T.H. One clown said, "I know what that is! When I'm hungry I EDITH some food!." Another clown replied, "No, silly, E.D.I.T.H. stands for exit drills in the home."

Have you created an exit drill for your home? Make sure you talk with your child about how to exit your home in case there is a fire.

    

Skills Spotlight 10/15/2012-10/19/2012

Here are the skills that we will be working on this week!

BIBLE
Jacob and Easau- Sold for a bowl of soup

MATH
Standards:
1.MD.3, S2CS2.a, 1NBT.2.a, 1.OA.1, 1NBT.1, 1NBT.4, 1.MD.3, 1.G.3 

Skills:
-Skip counting by tens to 150
-Skip counting by twos
-Fractions: finding half of a shape 
-Hundreds Place Value

PHONICS
Standards:
1.RF.2, 1.RF2.B, 1.RF2.C

Special Sounds: 
-ing in pointing
-kn in knot
-gn in gnat
-ang in bang
-ing in king

Skills:
-Root words and suffixes (-ing)
-Syllables

READING

Skills: 
-Visualizing Strategy
-Inferring
-Comparing and Contrasting

SPELLING
List 7:
be
he
me
by
my
cry
try
go
no
so
one
two

SOCIAL STUDIES
Standards:
SS1CG1, SS1H1.a

Skills:
-Slavery
-Harriet Tubman
-The Underground Railroad

Welcome to our new blog!

The weather is beginning to change and I am loving it! Just like the weather, things in our classroom are changing a little as well. I will be posting the skills that we are working on throughout each week on our blog. These posts will be entitled "Skills Spotlight". I will also post links periodically that will help your student practice the skills we learn in our room. I encourage you to post comments, ask questions, praise your student(s) and give feedback. This blog is an invaluable communication tool between you and I, so make sure you check it regularly.