It was rough.  I came down with a serious illness...a bad case of stripes!  We learned all about writing descriptive essays.  We found that you need to use lots of details, descriptive adjectives, and sensory language.  I read the book A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon, as an introduction for word choice and using detail in writing.  Can you believe it?  The sickness started to spread! 

Soon, the majority of our class came down with the stripes! 

It was contagious!

                               

      

                        

 

                  

                                                                       peace-out!

      

Today one of my guided reading groups started having a conversation about using a book's table of contents to help a reader pinpoint specific content in a book.  We have been working on inferencing and have been searching for clues as we try to make understanding of the author's purpose.  One of the ways that we have been doing this is through the use of the table of contents in our book.  Ironically, my first grade son came home from school the day before Thanksgiving break with a completed story that he wrote...complete with a table of contents!  Not only did it have a table of contents, but the story had a magnificient opening sentence, as well as a surprise ending!  I never thought that my 1st grade kids' work would help me with tomorrow's instruction during guided reading (proud mommy moment...of course). 

            

(I typed the story too, so that grandpa & grandma could read it.)

Another moment to love!                                            PEAce-oUT!

      

Scarecrows, caramel apples, and turkey spoons, oh my!  Ended the work week with our fall festival.

Happy Thanksgiving!

                  

                  

Giving Thanks.  Words spoken & rewritten by Chief Jake Swamp of the mohawk tribe.  This tribe has taught their children to start each day by giving thanks to Mother Earth. Also known as the Thanksgiving Address, this daily good morning message is based on the belief that the natural world is a precious and rare gift.

                                          

As a reflection of this holiday season & in coherence with the Thanksgiving Address,

each student created a poem of giving thanks.  Parents were asked to let their child share this poem of thanks during their family holiday time.  The finished products are always special.

                                    

 

      Thankful I am!  peaCe-OuT!

      

Vertices. faces. edges. sides. angles. polygons. quadrilaterals. paralleograms. prisms. 2D. 3D. 
Oh, it's all so confusing!  Remember...make it real.  Math is all around us.
                                                                                                               peace-out!

            

            

      

Sunday fire

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A great way to end the weekend, &
 a great way to start the two day work week!

The end of the week!  Friday's are the day we devote a small portion of our time to catching up and finishing our assignments from the week.  In addition, the student's that have completed all requirements get to have time to pick something fun to do.  Therefore, our classroom wouldn't be complete without our non-verbal signs....

                        

Ketch-up Friday and Friday Pick'les

 
                                                                                                                   peace-OUT!