We've had a busy few days since my last post.
In Mathematics we have introduced the quarter as one of the coins we now work with. We learned what the fraction quarter means, and how to count to 100 by 25s. In the spirit of learning about quarters, we learned about the quarter hour, and have been practicing switching back and forth between analogue and digital clocks telling and writing time to the hour, half hour and quarter hour. In Language Arts, aside from the 'Daily 5', we continued learning about Cinderella stories. This mini-unit ended in a culminating opinion piece about what we would do if we had a fairy godmother. We illustrated this by creating a fairy with shiny slippers, using our fine motor skills to cut tin foil. Our phonics lesson was inquiry based. We learned about alternative ways to make the long a sound ('eigh', 'ei', and 'ey'). In small groups, students were asked to create a board game that would help someone else learn to read these sounds. Soa and I were blown away by our little learners motivation, creativity, and excitement about this project. During their Friday reward/reflection period, they chose to continue working on/playing their games. A number students wanted to stay in at recess to do them today. Since I value unstructured play, and see the importance of recess time, I did not allow this, but LOVED seeing them so motivated that they would make this choice. It was a great day to be a teacher and learner in grade 1!
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