Holiday Gift Ideas

Holiday Gift Ideas

It is that time of year to buy gifts and I love these ideas for our creative first graders!

This age should be filled with lots of free play, drawing, creative and imagination play!

 

Students are still excited to have their families read aloud to them.  Many are beginning to read on their own and these are the books series I love to encourage first graders to read on their own or to their families!

  

Games that help with critical thinking and math!

 

First graders are excited about jump ropes, puzzles and plenty of time outside!

Wishing you a holiday break with less technology and more creative play and family conversation!

Celebrating Our Learning

Celebrating our Learning!

People practice and anticipate many different special events in their own lives.  Whether it be memorizing lines for a performance or practicing extra for a special sports events.  Fox Creek believes that celebrating learning is just as important.  

First graders persevered to practice for a high quality Celebration of Learning.  Students shared what they have learned about reading fiction books and retelling.  From there, first graders wrote a personal narrative to include all of the story elements.

Finally, students had the opportunity to write a special memory down for a local grand friend.  Students also persevered to draw a high quality portrait of the grand friend.

The most important learning we celebrated was the importance of stories and relationships we can build with others, especially our elderly community members.  

Students dressed up and presented all of this hard work to their families and other community members.  Students are gaining presentation skills and learning the importance of their learning.

First Grade Adventures

Anytime we can get out of the classroom, I am all in!  Students have been working so hard to learn all about stories and the story elements.  What better way to celebrate all of this hard work than by going on an adventure.

Students dressed in their best and traveled by light rail into the city.  We decided the adventure could not be experienced on the regular school bus.  First grade students exceeded my expectations by showing all of the Habits of Character while venturing to the city.  The excitement was contagious!

The students loved the big city!  They had so many questions!  We stopped to look at so much, collaborated to cross busy streets and admired the amazing art of the city.

Once we ventured into the big city, students were content with our city picnic as we enjoyed our sack lunch in the performing arts area.

Lastly, we got to see an amazing show of many of Ezra Jack Keats beloved stories (The Snowy Day, Googles, etc)

Students were model audience members.  After reading these stories in class, students were inspired how the stories came to life through theater.

This is a first grade adventure that will not be forgotten!