A Joyous Day!

Greetings! Happy Wednesday! Today was such a joyous day in first grade. The students were so motivated to learn today. They worked so hard. It was such joy to help them grow in their learning today. 

In Religion class today we talked about the Holy Spirit coming to Jesus' followers on Pentecost. We learned that his followers were in a closed room when they heard a strong wind and saw flames of fire above their heads. 

Language Arts class was full of learning. We began by reviewing our oral vocabulary words. Next, we used our whiteboards to write and read long i words and plurals. To help us review our sight words, we played our dice game where students rolled a cube covered in sight words. Whatever word landed up, the students had to use it in a sentence. After that our focused switched to reading. We partner read a story in our decodable reader. We also read a nonfiction piece about plants and completed corresponding pages in our close reading companion. 

This afternoon in Language Arts we worked in our literacy centers. We also reviewed present tense verbs and learned how to write titles. Finally, we wrote the steps in how to plant a seed. 

In Math class today we reviewed subtraction. We worked with a partner to do this. One students picked a number card from 10-20 while the other student selected a card from 0-9. They then worked together to solve the subtraction sentence. 

Just a reminder that tomorrow is Gym day! Have a great night!