This is a post written with my Grade 1 class after we worked together to research two of their inquiry questions: We had lots of questions about the Olympics. Here are some of our questions and answers. What are the circles on fire that we saw in the video? They are the Olympic rings on […]
As Mrs. Caldwell just posted, we are going to be working on a collaborative Olympics project with her Kindergarten class! This morning, we had a Skype call with the Kindergartens. I explained to the boys and girls that a big event is happening in the world this winter, but did not tell them what special
Students wanted to create special posters for decorating our classroom on Farmer Appreciation Day. We brainstormed messages together and students decided whether they’d like to work with others on big banner posters or individually on smaller posters. Students worked really hard to do their best printing, drawing, designing and coloring over the past few weeks.
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Once we’d made our pumpkin puree, it was time to get the other ingredients to bake cookies forFarmer Appreciation Day. As a reading and writing activity, we reread the recipes we’d selected and wrote a list of ingredients we would need. There were some leftover supplies from previous projects, so next, students went through the
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When students decided they’d like to make their big pumpkin into pumpkin cookies, we asked a parent who grows pumpkins to share a “tried and true” recipe. We read the recipe together as part of our text type study. One of the ingredients in the recipe confused students – it called for “pumpkin puree” and
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I’ve been neglecting my blogging with the whirlwind of activities going on at school. From speech festival and the Remembrance Day service to professional development days and report card writing, it’s been a busy couple of weeks for this Grade 1 teacher! A LOT has been happening in our classroom, but one of the most
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