Shapes

1st graders have been busy exploring 2D plane shapes and 3D solid shapes. Students worked on distinguishing shapes by defining and non defining attributes. As part of our Math in Focus program we explored, identified and described plane and solid shapes. Students took plane and solid shapes to compose pictures. Partners worked on using good math vocabulary to discuss how many sides, vertices, edges and faces these shapes have.

Students then took cut outs of plane shapes to compose pictures in their math journals. Students counted the different number of triangles, circle, squares and rectangles in their creative pictures.

You can even make a monkey out of shapes! 

Our shape creating fun led us into a great discussion about the 2D and 3D shapes we see at school, at home and all over the world. Our emoji pillow is really a cylinder but has a face of a circle and our keyboards are rectangles. We even discovered that our tissue box is a rectangle prism with 6 faces, 12 edges, and 8 vertices!

What shapes do you see around you?

Jeopardy

Before Thanksgiving break we ended the day by playing my favorite game show, Jeopardy! 1st graders from our class and Mrs. E. Higgins' class had a blast reviewing all the different things we've learned so far this year.

Students took turns selecting a category and amount. Our categories included:

Writer's Workshop

What's the date?

Count on Me

Gobble Gobble

Name that Sound

What's in your Book Basket?

1st graders worked as groups to figure out the answer and then wrote it on their iPad. Groups then turned their iPads around to reveal their answers. In this case four heads were definitely better than one. 

Students impressed their teachers with knowledge of book genres, calendar questions, and even knew the Pilgrims landed on Plymouth Rock. Ask them to share about Jeopardy!

We are Thankful

Happy Thanksgiving from all your 1st grade friends. There are so many wonderful people and things we are thankful for each and everyday. Click below to see what we are thankful for.

I am thankful for my lovable first grade family. Happy Turkey Day!