MLK Day was the perfect way to start our biography unit. The first person we are studying in our biography unit, is of course, Martin Luther King Jr. This week we read different stories about Martin Luther King Jr., watched a video about him, made paper portraits of him, and filled out the first page in our biography unit journals. When talking about different facts to include in our journals the students had incredibly thoughtful responses: He changed our world, he gave us hope, he was brave. How I love the wisdom of first graders!
We had our math check-in this week and it is incredible how focused all of the first graders were and how hard they all worked. I am really impressed with all of the different strategies they are applying and using to represent their work!
The first graders are continuing to work on stating opinions and providing support and reasons for their opinion. With the integration of opinion writing and author study, students wrote about their favorite books this week and shared their writing with each other. Loved getting to hear all of the different, and some of the same, favorite books!
There was a handout that went home from the Occupational Therapist at Stephenson. She works with different classes in the school and will be teaching the first graders about the Zones of Regulation. I have attached the letter with information about the curriculum and language that you can use at home to help reinforce the self regulation and problem solving strategies!
Zones of Regulation Info
Zones of Regulation Glossary
Reminder:
Wednesday (1/28) -- Art Literacy: They will be painting with paint that does not wash out of clothes, so please dress accordingly!
Friday (1/3) -- No School: Teacher Planning Day
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