We have enjoyed some fun books in our winter unit. The students wrote about being trapped inside a snow globe, and made an acrostic poem about snow. The students learned about compound words, then created illustrations of these. They also learned about contractions and created them with cards. We took a little break each day to track the weather. We recorded our observations. We enjoyed an extension of our weather unit by doing a fun experiment (with the help of one of our awesome class parents). First, we guessed how many paper clips a cup of water would hold...much like the drops of water in a cloud. Then, we made the clouds rain with food coloring! We worked with skip counting in math. It was amazing to count collections of things. We did a little more practice with compound words. We had an exciting STEM activity after reading some winter weather books. The students worked in groups to build "marshmallow houses" that could withstand the force of a blizzard (my hair dryer). We actually had 2 groups that were successful! We did another experiment to explain how penguins survive in the icy waters of the coldest, windiest, driest place on Earth (Antarctica). An emperor penguin is about the same size as an average first grader, so we had fun with a measuring activity. Our class flag was returned to us from Antarctica last week! The students were very excited to see it again.
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AuthorI am a retired First Grade teacher in Texas. I have two children, two daughters-in-law, a grandson and granddaughter. Our beloved pup, Rocco, went to heaven this year. He was 15 years old. I've been married 37 years. I would love to hear from any former students! Archives
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