Science is off to a great start! We have started our Rocks, Pebbles, Sand and Silt Unit and the Room 112 geologists got their official rock journals. On Friday, they explored and sorted 3 different igneous rocks (basalt, scoria, tuff) and learned the first part of our rock song! We will continue exploring rocks and learning how they are formed. The first grade geologists ROCK -- pun intended :)
This week in literacy we continued to work on picking IPICK or Just Right books, and we added a fluency strategy to our CAFE menu. The students had an opportunity to tally the words in their "Just Right Books" that they could read in a snap. It was exciting to see students recognizing and acknowledging when books might be too easy or too hard for them!
In math we completed our counting by 10's crab chart, and our Room 112 ocean is filled with some pretty adorable crabs! The students made observations about the pattern and the counting progression that helped deepen their understanding of counting by 5's and 10's. We also built on our understanding of addition and number sentences. We discussed that the equal sign means "the same as" and that both sides of a number sentence need to be equivalent and balanced (ex. 4 + 2 = 3 + 3).
And of course, we ended the week with Grandparents/Special Friends' Day! It was truly special to see and meet all of the guests in Room 112, and the first graders were absolutely beaming! What a great way to end the week :)
Check out some photos of the Room 112 readers and geologists below...
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