Which one is more!

The great game of...

 

WHICH NUMBER IS GREATER!!!

 

 

We started by using our smartboard and deciding which number was larger by writing in a < , >, or = signs!  Then we got to our big game!

 

 

We moved all around the room and using our answer sheet answered which number was the LARGEST number.  We had a great time playing less than/greater than bump! 

The great "oo" hunt!

We went on an "oo" hunt and sort!  We learned that there are two sounds that "oo" can make.  It can either make a ghost sound as it moon or a sound like you've been punch in the stomach like took.  For our hunt everyone got a "oo" spoon.  There were words around our that were missing the "oo".  The goal was to work with partner and figure out and sort what "oo" sound the word would make and then write it down under the correct column!  A great "oo" hunt time was had by all!  Once we finished hunting around the room we got back together and discussed which word had which sound.  They all took turns answering and sharing their answers on the board.  Overall they did great and worked so well with their partners :).  Go team 1st grade!!!

 

 

The states of matter through a pop!

Over the past two weeks we've been learning about various states of matter!  We started our journey with some fun...POPSICLES!  The class went on a walk to the teachers lounge where the freezer was.  We all got to feel and touch the popsicles and look at what state they were in.  We all decided they were a liquid.  We talked about what they'd turn in to when they were in the freezer.  Everyone said they knew they'd become a solid.  From there we had the conversation about how long it would take. Some friends thought right away some thought it might take a bit of time but they weren't sure how long.  We tested the first theory.  We put them in and counted by 10's up to 100 and then back to 0.  We then checked the popsicles.  They were sadly still liquid.  We decided to check the next day.  After 24 hours most were popsicles but some of the pops that were in the middle of the box were a slushy liquid.  We waited until the next day and saw that they were all SOLIDS!!!  Once they were solids we got to eat them.  The students noticed as we ate them they gradually turned back to a liquid.  We then discussed how we could turn the pop in to a gas.  They decided if we put it in a pot and boiled it then it would become a gas.  Since we couldn't try that we watched a video of how water can boil and turn to a gas!  Overall we had a great time exploring states of matter through our pops!

 

Tales from the art room!

In art this week the kids got to make their own mixed paints!  They were given only white, black, red, yellow, and blue and were asked to mix the colors.  Their goal was to create three colors that were complimentary.  I have to say I think they did a pretty awesome job :)

 

Oh Groundhogs Day!!!

We were all very excited to see if we were going to have 6 more weeks of winter or if spring was coming soon!  A few came to school and quickly reported the groundhog reported that we'd have winter for a bit longer!  We watched a video about the groundhog and then everyone got to write a friendly letter to the groundhog :). 

 

 

 

Thanks to all of our awesome mystery readers!

Place value and greater or less than!

Over the past few weeks we've been working on understanding and identifying the place value of numbers.  Now we are using that skill to help identify numbers that are greater than or less than. 

 

We went for a hands on fun approach to this concept.  Today we made our own greater than/less than sign!  We call them Mr. or Mrs. More since we always open the mouth (the greater than sign) to the side that has more!  During the week we will get to use them to play partner games and practice identifying which number the "Mr./Mrs More" wants to eat (always more).  They had a great time creating their own math materials.  Once we are done with them they will get to take them home and can practice more with them :) 

 

The 100th Day of School!!!

We had an AMAZING 100th day of school :).  Everyone was so excited and eager to wear their crowns they made.  We went to the hallway for a 1st grade parade to share our crowns with the whole grade!!!

 

 

Then it was time for 100 themed exercises!  We counted to 100 by 1's, 2's, 5's, and 10's all while dancing and moving to the songs.

 

Then it was time to see if 100 licks would get us to the middle of a mini tootsie roll pop!  The answer to that question is...NO!  We licked 100 times and still no one reached the tootsie roll.  Of course we kept licking until the center was reached.

 

Then we got to work on our 100 themed centers.  We made 100 fruit loop necklaces, wrote about how it would feel to be 100, make a 100th day bookmark, and used 100 cups to build!

 

In the middle of all the 100 themed fun Zero the Hero showed up to bring us a 0 treat!  It turned out that our Zero the Hero was really Pouncer and he brought us DONUTS!  Thanks for visiting Pouncer!!!

 

At the end of the day we used the numbers that make up the number 100 to create a picture for the AMAZING 100 book!

 

Overall it was a great day and lots of 100 fun was had!