This week we wrapped up our study on earth materials and natural resources by doing a book study on versions of The Three Little Pigs. Throughout this week the students read different versions of this story and compared the differences between them. One version of the story was told from the pig's point of view and the other version of the story was told from the wolf's point of view. Students then had to voice their opinion and say which story they believed more and state reasons why. In groups, students also made models of the Three Little Pigs houses using straw, popsicle sticks and sand. The students worked really well in their groups and were very creative in their interpretation of the houses. Finally, the whole grade level decided to make our pumpkins for Halloween based on The Three Little Pigs. Below you will see a photo of our finalized product. I loved seeing some of the kids dressed as pigs and wolves too!
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We had the privilege of having Olivia and Annaliese's grandmother come today to do a Halloween arts and crafts activity with the students. This was a fun way to end the week on a Friday and celebrate making it through the first nine weeks. Ms. Payne read the students a story about spiders and then the students made a spooky craft that they could use to scare someone just like a spider. The students really enjoyed interacting with Ms. Payne and loved the opportunity to have a fun and relaxed Friday! Check out pictures below of our students having fun! Over the last week and a half the students have enjoyed learning about some of our Earth's natural resources. We began our discussion with rocks and have since transitioned into talking about sand. While working with rocks over the last week the students sorted various types of rocks by shapes, color, and size. They also described their rocks using adjectives and wrote sentences describing their rocks in French. We also took time to discuss what regions of the world had lots of rocks in them and talked specifically about mountain regions. While looking at various mountain regions around the world the students came up with lots of questions that will help guide our instruction for later on in this planner. Take a look at a sample of the student's French writing on rocks below. |
AuthorMy name is Erin Webb and I am going into my fourteenth year teaching. I taught kindergarten in Summerville, SC for one year before moving to Rock Hill after getting married. Since being in Rock Hill, I have been teaching first grade at Rosewood Elementary International School. This will be my sixth year teaching using the Dual Language Model. I will be team teaching with Monsieur Joseph McFadden. I am very excited about what the coming year has to offer! Archives
January 2016
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