FANTASTIC IN FIRST

WOW! How has it already been four weeks of school? Students have recently practiced their knowledge of fact families within 10. They quiz each other using fluency cards and creating math mystery stories for their partner to solve. Students are mastering the skill of subatizing: quickly and accurately recognizing the number of items in a set without counting. They use “5-group cards” to practice this skill.

First graders participate in small group learning every day. Small groups consist of literacy and math activities that reinforce what they have already learned. Students also participate in a small group with the teacher where they are introduced to new concepts and also build upon mastered skills.

Recently, students explored different ways to have fun with apples. They created an apple boat and tested its ability to float, painted apple trees with apples cut in half, and even tried to balance them on their heads. Did you know there is a hidden star inside of apples? Students also enjoyed taste-testing different types of apples.