First Grade Lyons' Den

Haha, I hope that title doesn't scare too many away but I've been thinking today about what I'm going to have my kiddos do for M...

Today we learned about the phases of the moon.  Anytime you add FOOD to the mix it really gets kids excited about learning.  Students have b...

We've begun our unit on fairy tales with the read aloud Goldilocks and the Three Bears .  I really liked the fairy tale poster Abby had ...

We're continuing to learn about visualizing.  I've included the poems I've used with my class.  Today, we completed the one abou...

Today, author Pam Flowers visited our school!  She shared her book Ellie's Long Walk  with kindergarten and first grade.  This book is a...

This week our focus is good readers visualize.  When blogging, I came across a FABULOUS poem on  Mrs. Jump's  blog.  My kids went WILD o...

We're continuing to learn about adjectives so I thought long and hard on how I could do another crafty project that involved work with a...

We're finishing up our Space Race.   Most students have reached the sun and are anxiously awaiting the SUNdae party!  We plan on making ...

Abby, at  The Inspired Apple , is doing a Linky Party!  Join in... You know you’re a teacher when… *your collection of really COOL st...

Students are continuing to learn what good readers do.  Our focus has been asking questions before, during, and after reading.  Before readi...