Reading Buddies

Stuck on a word? In class and in reading groups, we have been discussing different strategies for decoding unknown words.  So far we have focused on S-t-r-e-t-c-h-y Snake, Chunky Monkey and Eagle Eye.  Have your child practice using these reading buddies while you read at home.

 

Remember, never let the word win!

 

 

 

As some of you may have heard, I have been without my computer this week.  It has a virus and has been under the weather, maybe the hurricane and snow got to it.  Needless to say, I have felt quite lost without it.  We spent one whole day without the Smartboard.  I even did my phonics lesson on the whiteboard.  So I need to end this post with a huge THANK YOU to my Mom (an avid Klipfel & Kids follower) for allowing us in first grade to enter back into the 21st century and borrow her computer for a few days.  Fingers and toes crossed that my computer is back up and running soon.

 

Election Day

Election Day was in full swing in Room 116.  It really was too cute listening to the conversation around political talk yesterday.  Quite some strong opinions from my little friends.  I did have to explain that no Matt Romney isn't a candidate for president.

We started learning about both candidates by checking out some educational sites and videos. Students learned all the rules about becoming president. Some were sad to learn that Justin Bieber couldn't be president (since he's not from the United States or 35 years old).

 

After learning about the candidates it was time to vote!  Students polled 10 friends and asked them who they'd vote for.  One student informed me  they were voting for Obama because "he's handsome".  After polling friends around the room, students recorded their data by tallying the results and making a pie graph.

 

We ended our day with Scholastic Time for Kids Let's Vote.  We read the magazine and did an activity to recall information.  It was split right down the middle in our classroom. Now let's see what the electoral college has to say.