Visual Spatial Thinking with Tangrams
First graders began exploring tangram puzzles this week! We read a story from the Primary Education Thinking Skills curriculum about a...
Save the Honeybees
Spring has turned into summer! The heat is cranked up and this week has been full of sunshine. As a tie in to first grade's science unit...
Classifying Earth Materials
First grade is currently studying earth materials. Last week, first grade classes brainstormed a list of property vocabulary, using those...
1st Grade Sky Posters
Students designed posters about the day sky, night sky or both. We started by recording our knowledge about the sky and what we knew...
Twenty-Five Percent
The title of the post today is the percentage of the school year that is over. I really can't believe it! I've been having so much fun,...
Creative and Critical Thinking with Clouds
This week, first graders listened to a story called Cloud Spinners from the PETS curriculum which encourages students to brainstorm...
