A Collaboration of Various Strategies that work for us!

Harmony Elementary 1st Grade Team

December 10, 2014

First Grade Frenzy

Mrs. PooleMrs. Cockeran

Mrs. JordanMrs. Moorefield

Introductions of First Grade Team

Morning Math Notebooks

Math Talk Time- A.K.A. Calendar Time

During this

time the

Number of

the day is

discussed,

time,

addition

and

subtraction

problems,

fact

families,

etc.

MAKING NUMBERS Students are

given a blank

sheet of paper

with squares.

They write their

numbers 0-9 two

times. Next they

cup the squares

apart into small

pieces. The

teacher calls out

numbers for the

students to make.

This is much like

the making

words.

Using 3-D shapes

Students

review 3-D

shapes by

creating an a

turkey with

toothpicks,

marshmallows

, apples.

The story of the cousins by Brenda Poole

Teaching Math Fact Families

Integrating Math and Creative Writing.

Teaching 3-D shapes

Using the song

“Hokey Pokey”

sing through the

song, asking

students to “put

their sphere in,

their sphere out,

…..

You can continue

this song singing,

“You put the

shape that can

stack and roll in,

put the shape

that can stack

and roll out…..”

Teaching Flat Shapes

Ask students to

get into a circle.

One person goes

around the circle

with a basket of

shapes. As the

teacher sings, “A

tisket a tasket”

the student will

stop in front of

someone and

drop a shape at

their feet. The

student has to

name the shape

and continue

going around the

circle.

Anchor Charts

Creating Anchor

charts for

strategies for

adding, shapes,

ways to make

numbers provide

help to students.

I create anchor

charts with my

students.

B.U.I.L.D Centers in MathB.U.I.L.D centers- Students complete one math center a day.

The ten frame on the carpet is used to teach the ten frame, adding, more, less.

Part, Part, Whole Model

This part-part whole model was created using 2 PVC pipe. They were painted two different colors and were velcroed together. This is a visual representation of the part- part whole model. Students complete this during their B.U.I.L.D math centers.

Work on Writing- Build it, Draw it, Write it

Students use cubes to create an object or animal. Next students write a story about what they have created.

Daily 5 Groups

Daily 5 Centers and Ideas

Working with Words Station

Work on Words with words from Letterland.

Work on Words for High Flyer Groups

Work on Words- BOGGLE

Students use www.spellingcity.com to work on games and practice their spelling words.

Working with Words

Daily 5- Work on writing.

Work on writing- A writing Frame

Work on Writing – Another Idea

4 Square and Writing Frame

Owl of the Week Writing

Writing Puzzles

4 Square Writing Integrating Reading and Writing.

Stretching our sentences with Anchor Charts.

Sight Word Folders