First Grade Students Engaged And Excited About Math! It Was A Happy Math Week!!

Mrs. B's class is counting the jewels to make sure we have the correct amount.

Ms. Abel holding the jewels with Ms. Kris!!

This week the first graders were engaged in mathematics through storytelling.  Everyone loves a story so this was a great way to motivate the students to play around MATH!! We created math stories where the students had to act out word problems.  The first graders were investigating, using logic, problem solving, and working cooperatively.  They practiced math operations and applied math to real-world situations.  Some students struggle with word problems because they have to wade through the text to find data before solving.  Storytelling is a fun and most useful way to reinforce concepts previously or currently being learned in math.  We believe the students came away with a better understanding of how to solve word problems!!! It was magical to see!!

The Queen and her clowns!!

Mrs. Steinmeyer's cute clowns!

How To...

The first graders have continued to practice "How To" writing. With Miss Kris, we practice putting steps in sequential order using props and pantomime to visualize each step. The first graders are writing their very own "How To" books during Writer's Workshop. Transition words and sequencing that we have practiced with Miss Kris are being used in their own writing, how exciting!

Students in Mrs. Steinmeyer's room
practice "Answering the Phone."

Students in Mrs. B's room practice
"Setting the Table."

Students from Mrs. B.'s room practice "Setting the Table."

Students from Ms. Abel's room "Walking the Dog."

Students from Mrs. B's room "Walking the Dog."

How To Roast a Hot Dog and so Much More!

The first graders have been working very hard on learning to write "How To" stories. A big part of telling 'How To" stories is working in sequential order and telling the steps. Ms. Kris was able to help our first graders visualize steps using: numbers, props, and pantomime. Students were able to tell a variety of "How To" stories, but one of the all time favorites was How to Roast a Hot Dog. Earlier in the week the first graders began to discover the steps in roasting a hot dog. As the week continued the students worked on shared writing and their own individual writing for roasting a hot dog. Our week ended with all three first grade teachers surprising the students on Friday afternoon with a hot dog "roasting" party and snake story from Ms. Kris! Check out some pictures from our fun Friday afternoon!