First Grade Lyons' Den

What would you do if you had a new sibling and everything you once had was being painted PINK? Would you run away?  Would you hide your thi...

Yesterday Natalee came to me to tell me the sole of her boot was coming off. Instead of sending her right to the office to get a spare pai...

We learned a lot about pumpkins!  We read many informational and fictional books. Students estimated how many seeds were in our pumpkin an...

Readers ask questions before, during, and after reading.  I used the book,  Officer Buckle and Gloria  by Peggy Rathman to teach this strate...

A HUGE thank you to the firefighters who came in last week to talk to our classes about fire safety.  We also got to in a firetruck and ambu...

We been reading and learning A LOT about pumpkins. Students have shared what they know, made diagrams, and created some pumpkin art. ...

So I'm sure you've all seen the countless images of kids written responses and hoped that one day you would get some yourself!!  Res...

I introduced our next form of writing that we'll be working with.  Students learned that a narrative piece can be a real or made up stor...

It's great having a bike path right behind our school because we're able to go on nature hikes!  Last week we went on a scavenger hu...