3-D Shapes

Our math lesson today focused on working with 3-D shapes.  We are developing vocabulary to describe 3-D shapes such as faces and prisms. Today students did two different activities.  One involved matching a specific geoblock to a 3-D picture, and then trying to make their own 3-D drawings, and the other involved building a structure with geoblocks that another student would then try to replicate as closely as possible.  Students used various skills including comparing size, shape, and orientation of different objects.  

Our Last Four Winds of the Year

 First graders enjoyed their last Four Winds session of the year.  They finished up a year long study of patterns in nature by focusing on frogs and toads doing many fun activities.  Ask your child how frogs and toads fit into this topic!  

Inside Recess

A rainy day means inside recess!  Students chose many different activities today. 

Adding Multiples of Ten

First graders have been building 2-digit numbers with Base 10 blocks (strips of 10s and single 1s) to see concrete representations of the numbers they are working with.  Today they added a multiple of 10 onto a 2-digit number (26 + 30) and practiced counting "off the decade"  using their strips of 10s to find their totals.  

Enjoying Sugar on Snow

RES students enjoyed a sweet reward today - sugar on snow!!  It was a very big hit with the first graders!!

Sharing our Writing

First graders finally finished publishing their "teaching books"!  They did a wonderful job and were so proud of their work that they decided to share their books with the kindergarteners!!  They each had the chance to read their books to many different kindergarten friends and did such a nice job!!

Look for their books coming home with them today!