Sunday, June 7, 2020

First Grade Memories


Hello Families and Fox Kits!

Can you believe the last week of school is here?  Today during our zoom class we looked at some photos from our time together in first grade. If you want to see our photo slideshow again, click the link below!

Memories of First Grade

Looking at our photos from the year is a great way to brainstorm what you want to remember about first grade. On Wednesday we will share some of our favorite things we did or learned in first grade. If you can, draw a picture of your favorite first grade memories. Here is my picture of some of my favorite memories this year as an example. Can't wait to see your drawings and hear what you loved on Wednesday!


Monday, June 1, 2020

What Do You Love About Summer?

Hello families,

Today we had our last opinion writing lesson with the theme of summer! What do you love about summer or love to do during the summer? We read the book, Scaredy Squirrel at the Beach by Melanie Watts, to get inspired by his summer activity of building his own private beach at home!

I reminded the class to think about starting their writing with a hook--asking or question and naming the topic to get the readers interested in what you have to say. Then share your opinion and give 3 reasons why you think that. After you give your reasons for your opinion it's time for a closing. This is where you repeat your opinion and leave the readers with something to think about. Give it a try!

You can decide if you want to write it all at once or a little bit each day. Be ready to share you writing on Thursday at our next Zoom meeting (6/4)! You can also email pictures of your writing to me so I can see it! If you have run out of the writing paper I sent home you can write on the back of math sheets or coloring papers if you don't have other paper.


Here is the example that I shared with the class. It has a title and hook to get you interested (highlighted in yellow). I wrote my opinion about my favorite color (highlighted in orange). I have 3 reasons why I think that and added details by using the words and or because to say more. Then at the end I said my opinion again in the closing (highlighted in blue).






Don't forget to check your writing when you think you are done. Use "My Opinion Checklist" to check and see if you have all the parts you need. Then use "My Editing Checklist" to make sure your writing is easy to read.

Please remember to do reading and math everyday too. If you have finished all the work packets that were sent home use Freckle or Epic to do some work.


I am so proud of you all for the work you are doing at home. Keep up the great work! Just remember what Mrs. Fox say.....do do do do do do do your best!


❤ Mrs. Fox

Monday, May 18, 2020

Our First Book Review

Hello families,

Today we learned about how to write a convincing review. Here is the poster we looked at for the elements to add to our opinion writing to write a good book review.

This week we will be writing book reviews about any book that you love. It could be a book you read by yourself or one that someone read to you. I shared my example about a book that I love called Scaredy Squirrel by Melanie Watts.  Then we checked if I did all the things to convince others and it worked! The Fox Kits were hooked so we read this funny book together!

Here is the example that I shared with the class. It has a title and hook to get you interested (shaded in yellow). I wrote my opinion about the book I recommended (shaded in orange). I have reasons why I think that it is a good book and added details by using the words and or because to say more. I also wrote a sneak peek, telling a little about the book and giving some details to get you interested without giving away everything. Then at the end I said my opinion again and gave it a rating (shaded in blue).





Don't forget to check your writing when you think you are done. Use "My Opinion Checklist" to check and see if you have all the parts you need. Then use "My Editing Checklist" to make sure your writing is easy to read.

Be ready to share you writing on Thursday at our next class Zoom meeting (5/21)! You can also email pictures of your writing to me so I can see it!

Please remember, Zoom lessons alternate between math and writing content. Students are still expected to do some reading, writing/phonics, and math each day regardless of what the lesson content is for the week. There are physical materials (books, worksheets) available in the school work bags. Students may also use Epic and Freckle to do this practice on the iPads.


I am so proud of you all for the work you are doing at home. Keep up the great work! Just remember what Mrs. Fox say.....do do do do do do do your best!


❤ Mrs. Fox

Monday, May 11, 2020

Math Assignment this Week

On Monday we reviewed the concept of part-part-whole and did a few story problems together. 


In addition you add the parts to equal the whole.
part + part = whole  or part + part + part = whole


In subtraction you start with the whole and take away a part or parts until you have just 1 part left.
whole - part = part or whole - part - part = part


This week you need to write your own story problem. Label what are the parts and what is the whole, like we practiced together using thinking blocks. Solve your story problem. Don’t forget to show your work, write an equation, and write the answer with a label.


On Thursday we will share our story problems and solutions with the class.


Here’s an example that I made:


Once you finish this assignment you can work on other math worksheets or keep using Freckle, working on adaptive math practice in Operations and Algebraic Thinking, Base 10, or Counting and Cardinality.

Remember to work on math, writing/phonics, and reading for 20 minutes each every day! We've done a lot of great reading on Epic so far during school dismissal. Let's see how many books we can reach by the end of the year!