Fancy Day

Ooh la la! Fancy February was one exquisite (that's a fancy word for great) day! Our anticipation has been building for this stupendous day and let me just say it was well worth the wait to see all the 1st graders dressed in their imaginative posh outfits. Of course, I couldn't resist dressing in my most elegant clothes too. Students were thrilled (that's even more excited than excited) to complete fancy activities throughout day.

Snack time was transformed (that's a fancy word for changed) into a Tea Party, using our imagination of course. 1st graders read Fancy Nancy books, went on a fancy word hunt, and used elegant vocabulary; looking exquisite while doing it all. 

We learned about Jane O'Connor and Robin Glasser, the author and illustrator of the Fancy Nancy series. A large part of 1st graders Writer's Workshop is focusing on using word choice in our writing pieces. Our Fancy Word Wall will help 1st grade writers' pieces sparkle and dazzle. Keep your ears and eyes open for 1st graders using them while speaking and writing. 

Fancy day was also World Read Aloud Day which brought one extra magnificent virtual visitor to first grade. Madame (that's a fancy way of saying Mrs.) Jodi McKay the author of Where are the Words generously skyped with us. She even surprised us by dressing fancy too! She inspired 1st graders by reading her creative story alongside her friend Mr. Period. She taught us to always have our antennas ready because we never know when an idea will strike. 1st graders loved her unique story and are excited to hopefully see more books from her soon!

To end our fabulous Fancy Day, we had a soiree with the rest of the first grade. Students paired up to finish the day with some phenomenal reading.

1st graders (and their teachers) had a splendiferous Fancy Day learning and working, with our pinkies up!

Common Core State Standard L.1.6: Use words and phrases acquired through conversations, reading and being read to, and responding to texts, including using frequently occurring adjectives.