First Grade Lyons' Den

I ALWAYS love this writing activity.  We talked about how this was a form of informational writing. They wrote the steps on how they would c...

We read Raven and talked about the lesson.  Even though Raven stole the sun he put it in the sky for everyone to have.  The kids have thorou...

Happy Veteran's Day from Mrs. Lyons' class!!  Be sure to hug and thank a veteran today.

Our class has been reading a variety of legends.  They absolutely LOVE these stories and the lessons they teach. Last week we read the boo...

Last week we focused on Question Leads.  Instead of having the kiddos create a new piece we go to their writer's notebooks and create ne...

Students learned last week that good readers can retell a story. They're able to tell the beginning, middle, and end of a story. I alw...

We celebrated Harvest Arts Festival on Friday!!  After a night of trick or treating and a rainy Friday, this was the perfect way to end the ...

OhHhhh, is anyone else barely awake, with glazed eyes this week? That's how I've been feeling but it's ALMOST Friday.  I'm j...

This week we've focused on Opinion Writing.  Students will be taking their first writing assessment next week. They wrote their opinio...

Our last pumpkin, the mummy, went home with Robert last week!!