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...

Week 11 in 1B

In our Unit of Inquiry, children explore sensory bins with leaves, rocks, flowers, and sand. They look closely, touch gently, and sometimes smell the items, then describe what they notice using simple words like rough, smooth, soft, hard, light, heavy, and fragrant....

Week 11 in Grade 1A

This week, we went outside and practiced our skip counting with sidewalk chalk, counting by twos, fives, and tens up to 50. It was a fun way to combine movement and learning! Additionally, we learned new “spelling friends,” such as qu and ou, which help students read...