Decodable Readers

You may be wondering what decodable readers are. Decodable readers are texts that mostly use words with phonics patterns that children have already learned. These texts usually focus on one specific phonics concept, like the “sh” digraph, and provide repeated...

Week 12 in Grade 1A

Today, we celebrated Omani International Day at school. The children wore beautiful, colorful dresses and traditional clothes. The school looked very festive. We also had a wonderful week of learning. The students explored the topic “What is the Earth made of?” They...

Week 12 in 1B

This week in Grade 1, we moved into the finding out stage of our “How the World Works” unit by exploring what Earth is made of. Through hands on sorting activities, students identified and classified land, air, and water, and shared where they notice each of these in...

G1C: Week 11 on Earth!

Students have been doing more collaborating, sharing and inquiring into our Unit about the Earth. We worked in small groups to construct our own globes which involved observation of the Earth to make our own. Then we needed to have a steady hand to glue and put...

Funbrain: Give It a Try!

FunBrain was developed for kids in Pre-k through 8th grade. It features multiple games related to reading, math and general fun to help engage children in the learning process. In addition to games, FunBrain offers interactive presentations, popular comic books and...