First graders Perform Surgery??

Today we were surgeons!

We cut apart the two words.

And pieced them together with a band-aid for the apostrophe.

A Fun Way To Learn About Solid Shapes

First, we explored solid shapes.



We grouped them according to their attributes.

Next, we went on a shape hunt.



Did you know shapes are everywhere?




We had to look all around the school.



We found all of the shapes on our list.

We looked over our list to make sure we found them all.


 

Soon we will be making our own web book. Keep looking for them on our class website.



Next, Mrs. Fortenberry surprised us with a shape snack.



 



Look at all the yummy candy.

It was the most delicious way to learn.

Can you see the shapes?

 

We had so much fun!

What would you do if you lived in a Snow Globe?

 Saw this idea on another first grade teacher's website. I kind of changed it a bit to make it work for us.

We read the story, Snow Globe Family.

We thought about what it would be like if we lived in a snow globe.



You can't really tell in this picture but we but a glitter glaze over the picture to make it look like it was snowing.



We put them in the hall for the other classes to see.

Measurement & Anmials

We combined a study of animals and measurement. First we learned how to measure using non-standard units.

We measured our tables with cubes...

We measured our books with hands....

We measured the white board with cubes...

We recorded all of our data.

We measured our lockers with pencils....

We measured our bookshelves with cubes...

We measured the height of our tables with cubes...

and our feet...

While studying reptiles, we drew a snake.

Then we measured the length and width with cubes.

We had so much fun!

It was amazing how long our snakes were.

This is Mike. He is 85 cubes long and 9 cubes wide.

This is Elvis. He is 72 cubes long and 3 cubes wide.

This is Ed. He is 76 cubes long and 9 cubes wide.

This is Max. He is 97 cubes long and 11 cubes wide.

Measurement is so much fun!

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Parent Christmas Presents

Combining calendar skills and handprint art, we came up with a wonderful Christmas present for our parents.

Cover Page-

I know you wipe some away,

But these handprints were made to stay.

So keep them forever, a treasure they'll be.

A special "I Love You", for you from me.

January-

Happy New Year

A year to be glad in,
And not to be sad in,
To gain in, to give in,
A happy new year.
A new year for trying,
And never for sighing,
A new year to live in,
Oh, hold it most dear.

February-

Snowflakes

Snowflakes white

Are dancing down.

Dancing, dancing

All around.

Each one is different,

It's surely true.

Here's one I made

From me for you!

March-

Happy St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick's Day is with us,
The day when all that's seen
To right and left and everywhere
Is green, green, green!

April-

Fuzzy Wuzzy Caterpillar

Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar

Into a corner will creep.

He'll spin himself a blanket

And then go fast asleep.

Fuzzy wuzzy caterpillar

Will wake up by and by.

To find his wings of beauty,

Changed to a butterfly!

May-

Tulips
In the garden
Tulips grow
Straight and golden
In a row.
Each one holds

Its empty cup
Drinking rain

And sunshine up.

June-

The Fish

I hold my fingers

Like a fish,

And wave them

As I go.

See them swimming

With a swish,

So swiftly

To and fro.

July-

The Sun

Over there

The sun gets up,

And marches

All the day.

At noon it stands

Right overhead.

At night

It goes away.

August-

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

Row, row, row your boat
Gently Down the stream.
Merrily, merrily, merrily, merrily,
Life is but a dream.

September-

The Apple Tree

Away up high

In the apple tree,
Two red apples

Smiled at me.
I shook the tree

As hard as I could
And down came the apples,
Mmmmm were they good!

October-

There Was An Owl

There was an owl
who lived in an oak.
The more he heard,
the less he spoke;
the less he spoke,
the more he heard-
We all should be
like that wise old bird.

November-

The Turkey

This isn't just a turkey,

As anyone can see.

I made it with my hand,

Which is a part of me.

It comes with lots of love

Especially to say,

I hope you have a very

Happy Thanksgiving Day!

December-

Christmas Angels
Reach for an angel high on a star;
She sends you Christmas wherever you are,
Bringing you laughter and faith so supreme,
Touching your heart with a beautiful dream.

Back-

The Hands of A Child

by Amy Ethridge

When you look at the hand what do you see?
There are  just some lines most would agree.
But take a closer look this very minute
And notice the treasures that are found within it.
The hand can be so many things,

From tulips to beautiful butterfly wings.
A Santa, an apple, even a heart,
A pumpkin, an umbrella, that's only a start.
The hand can be snowflakes that fall from the sky.
The hand can be a leprechaun trying to hide.
It can be the sunshine to brighten the day.
It can be a fish swimming away.
It can be a turkey strutting along,
Whatever you make it, you can't go wrong.
Just take a little time to look and see,
Where these hands came from,
And you'll surely agree
Your child, the artist, reaching his goal,
Created this for you with body and soul.
Keep it and use it till the time has past.
Then put it away so the memories will last.

See my webpage to get PDF of these poems:
https://www.trussvillecityschools.com/Teachers/Tina.Fortenberry/default.aspx
Look under "Class Projects"