First Grade Lyons' Den

I always begin teaching visualizing by using poems because they're short and sweet. After we read it a couple of times we use highligh...

Alright, so we just had to write about candy!!  Who doesn't enjoy a piece, occasionally or even once a day?  With Halloween approaching ...

Another pumpkin went home!! We also had to say goodbye to Pumpkin Jack.  He was getting pretty nasty!!  These two were ready and willin...

We're celebrating Red Ribbon Week.  We decorated our door with a ribbon, wrote, and illustrated how we keep our bodies healthy and safe....

What's your favorite fall activity?  We brainstormed a list of fall activities on a leaf and then wrote our opinions. Students listed ...

This week we focused on Narrative Writing.  I have now introduced students to the 3 forms of writing. I always begin with the read aloud, ...

If you haven't read the Scaredy Squirrel  books you need to!  I absolutely love them and wish I had come up with such a brilliant idea f...

We finished up pumpkins last week so let me share what we've done! During Computer Lab, students wrote a pumpkin fact and made an illu...