As I explained in my most recent post, my students and their families have really taken ownership of our Olympics project and they have been working on research at home. More students came this morning with information to create their own blog posts! (You can view the latest student post here.) I am looking forward […]
Olympics Project: The Momentum Continues Read More »
Our Olympics project is off to a strong start! Yesterday morning, I had planned a “normal” morning of mini-lessons, Daily 5 English Language Arts, guided reading groups and student conferencing. As we gathered at the carpet for our first mini-lesson, one of my students announced that he “had to get something” and quickly returned with
Olympics Project is taking off! Read More »
My hardworking and curious group of Grade 1s has jumped on board for our Olympics learning project. After our Skype call launch with the OLCS Kindergartens on Tuesday, our class did some research together to answer two of their inquiry questions. This allowed me to model some basic research. Students suggested we use the internet
Olympics Project: Modeling Internet Research & Encouraging Digital Citizenship Read More »
We just skyped Mrs. Obach’s Grade 1 class to talk about a very exciting event that is happening in the world. We watched this video together to get us thinking about the Olympics. Then we brainstormed a list of questions, ideas, and places to get information. We divided up the questions to make it easier.
A Brand New Project! Read More »
Despite the arctic temperatures of -25 degrees Celsius (plus a windchill too), the kindergarten students and I were eager to bundle up in our warmest clothes and visit our senior citizens at Oakwood Place (the local seniors residence). We had handmade ornaments and cards (created with Microsoft Auto Collage) in tow and a repertoire of
Making Special Memories at Oakwood Place Read More »
When my students and I attended Farmer Appreciation Day in Hamiota with Mrs. Obach’s Grade 1 class, we had some extra time. So we decided to visit my 89 year-old grandma at the seniors’ residence for a few minutes. Well her face just lit up and she laughed and smiled more than I had seen
Christmas Mini Project: Spreading Cheer! Read More »
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.
Farmer Appreciation Day: Poster Making and Set Up Read More »
Since we were scooping cookies until the end of the day on Friday, I had to put some cookies in the oven to bake after students left. When I took the pumpkin molasses cookies out of the oven, I knew there was a problem… The recipe said the pumpkin molasses should crack on top and
Farmer Appreciation Day: Learning from a Failure Read More »
Once we returned from our successful grocery shopping trip last Friday, we were ready to start baking cookies for Farmer Appreciation Day. We had a quick meeting at the learning carpet so I could go over the plan with students and review expectations and rules for baking. Since it was during our usual math time,
Farmer Appreciation Day: Baking Cookies Read More »
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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