CAMP READ-A-LOT and Daily 5

 Attention All Campers!!!  


As our first grade friends arrived on Monday they were squirted with bug spray (water) and hiked out into the woods (the field by the playground) to find the best place to pitch our tents.  We wanted a place were the bugs would not bite us, a place where we would stay dry, and place kind of close to the bathrooms.  As we hiked around the school, we ended up inside room 4.  This was a place where the bugs would not bother us, our books would stay dry and the sun would not burn us (and close to the bathroom and lunch room).  Take a look below to see our fun filled two days at camp.  


Pitching Tents  





Mrs. Roos-Our Principal "Our Camp Director" came and read to us.  (Listening to reading)



Each of the first graders brought in books to swap/trade so each child could take home some "new" summer reading.  As they were swapping they also enjoyed camp breakfast (donut holes and juice).

After getting new books and using our Good fit books that they had in their book boxes they had Read to Self time in their tents.

We also had a Mystery Reader (Mrs. Oxton- Our Learning Specialist).  She read to us and we were able to practice some of the reading strategies we have been learning during our FACE lessons this year.  They enjoyed the books Big Al and Going On a Bear Hunt with her.

(Listening to Reading)  

We also headed outside to do Read to Someone.  Our first grader friends brought their beach towels to sit on and enjoyed reading to each other.

We also enjoyed a scavenger hunt during our Word Work time where we reviewed some of the phonics, words their way and other grammar skills we had learned this year.

For Work on Writing we wrote postcards home to tell our families all about Camp Read-A-Lot and enjoyed freezies with our 3rd grade friends. 

We went on a math scavenger hunt outdoors.  Partners worked together to solve the numerous math questions scattered on the hill.  Wow!  This group of first graders have developed into great math thinkers!

   

 

 We wrote some campfire stories (math story problems) in our tents.  We will be able to solve each other's stories over the summer break!

 

At our closing ceremony each camper got an award, a new book with a bookmark, and some camp treats to take home (see below).  To end of fun time at camp we sang campfire songs and enjoyed smores around the campfire (tissue paper and cardboard).

It was time to take down our tents and head home!

   

Camp treats to take home.

SPRING ACTIVITY DAY

Thanks volunteers for making this day a special one!  

Love, Your First Grade Friends in Room 4

Writing a Short Summary in 1st Grade

We have been working on identifying the important details in a book and using those details to write a short summary.  As I was reading Beatrice Does Not Want To by Laura Numeroff my first grade friends would record the important details as they were listening.  We had done a small whole group lesson on important vs. non important details. I also told my kids that they did not need to write in complete sentences.  Just get the idea down and we can come back to put it into a sentence.   This allowed them to listen and decide what they would record and not record.  After reading I asked to kids to tell me some of the important details they recorded.  Then I wrote them out on paper using their help to put them into complete sentences.  Then we cut the sentences out into strips and put them in order according to when they happened in the book.  Lastly, we read our finished summary.  Take a peek...

                     Student samples of their notes on the important details they wrote down.

My recording sheets that I used in front of the kids to record their important details and turn them into complete sentences.

Our Final Summary