Gym Day!

Greetings on this first Thursday of the year. There was no doubt that today's highlight was Gym class. I was asked several times when it would be and loved hearing their enthusiasm for the class. 

But, before we got to Gym, there was learning to be had. In Religion class today we looked at the introductory chapter and discussed the different things we will be learning this year in first grade. 

In Language Arts class, we continued our review of the alphabet. Today we reviewed the letters r, n, and i. We also reviewed the words go, a, and can. As we reviewed our sight words, we partner read a decodable reader. Finally, we listened to a nonfiction story about elephants and practiced identifying details from the story. 

After our review, we did a Pete the Cat activity. First, we made a gigantic Pete the Cat. Then, inside his coat we matched rhyming words. The students not only did a good job with the rhyming but also with following directions to put everything together. My only regret is that I did not take any pictures of the final product. 

Then, it was time for Gym. Today we went outside to play and exercise on the playground. The students really enjoyed the class! 

Finally, it was time for Math. Today we talked about the terms more, fewer, and same. We created a picture showing socks and shoes and identified which had more and which had fewer. 

Tomorrow is Art day!