Over the next few weeks, the students and I will be exploring families and cultures from around the world. We started off discussing the similarities and differences between our own families in the United States. We will then spend the next three weeks discussing families and cultures from Mexico, China, and France. We will touch on typical foods, jobs, modes of transportation, clothing, homes, languages spoken and even what activities families do together or for fun. Each week, Madame Tyson and I will try to bring in a special snack or treat to represent each country. This week the students enjoyed some tortilla chips and salsa while we discussed family cultures in Mexico. The students also enjoyed the opportunity to practice eating with chopsticks when we talked about Chinese families and cultures. The students were very interested in learning to eat with the chopsticks and got the chance to practice eating rice and even trying to eat their lunch with them!
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Our students participated in Rosewood's Annual Veterans Day Program this morning. The students spent last week and this week making thank you cards for our veterans. We talked about how we need to thank them for their service and for providing us with our freedom. I have posted the link to the program below in case you missed it or might want to see it again. Enjoy!
http://www.mldistrict.com/districts/rockhill/rosewood/vod/ In connection to our unit on opinion writing, the students were able to taste test several different flavors of Oreos this week and chose their favorite. Once students chose their favorite Oreo, they then had to write down reasons why and state their opinion. I then worked with the students to turn their reasons into a structured opinion response, which included an introductory sentence which stated their opinion, reasons to justify their response using sequencing terms (First, Second, Third), and a concluding sentence. Below are pictures and videos of the students enjoying the Oreos and saying which they liked the best.
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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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