Tater Time

Green is Great

Guess who wore the most green items on Saint Patrick's Day? We learned all about Ireland in March. Since Ireland makes us think of potatoes, we tasted many kinds of foods made with potatoes. Everyone brought something made from potatoes to share. We had potato salad, sweet potato fries, potato bread, scalloped potatoes, hash brown potatoes, and potato chips to name a few. Can't wait for you to see our potato people on the next post!

Multicultural Munchies

During multicultural week, one of our mothers prepared foods from Ghana in our classroom. We enjoyed a meal of stew and fufu. It was delicious!

What do teachers do on snow days?

Your teacher goes sledding!!

February is a Lovely Month

February is my absolute favorite month at school. There are so many engaging themes to study this month. Take a peek at the shadows I traced of my students. Or are they presidential silhouettes? It looks like one has whiskers! Could it be the groundhog? It's hard to believe that we have been in school for almost 100 days.

Global Holidays

Learning about holiday celebrations around the world is so interesting! So far, we have learned about Christmas in The United States, Mexico, England and Africa. In Mexico, Las Posadas takes place during the nine days before Christmas. We learned that poinsettias are grown in Mexico and are used for decoration during the holiday season. Assembling virtual poinsettias on the ActivBoard was really fun!

Long Ago and Today

Each November in first grade, we compare life in our community as it was long ago to how we live today. We are really looking forward to our trip to Bethabara so that we can see first hand how families lived long ago in our area. After the trip, students always feel very thankful for the modern conveniences that they enjoy today. That's especially true after they learn about bed bugs and chamber pots!