100th Day Celebration!!

Yesterday was our 100th day of first grade! We celebrated all day and had a blast!


First, we came in dressed like we were 100. It was so funny to watch these mini grannies and grandpas walk around all day.

Then, we made 100th day crowns.

We counted to 100 using apple jacks that we made into necklaces

We brought in 100 things and shared with the class what we brought. Some brought, beans, pasta, paper clips, marbles, etc. They are very creative.

Here are the necklaces we made.

We had such a fun day that I went home and was in bed by 8! But they loved it so it was worth it!! :)

Landforms

This week we learned about landforms. We played matching games to learn about the different landforms, we did a few worksheets then we had FUN with it!! We made these cute books. We labeled our landforms then wrote a fact about each one on the back.

Today we had the most fun! We made these landform cookies. The green icing is the land, the blue sprinkles are water, the crushed graham crackers represent an island, the hershey kisses are mountains and the sixlets are the hills. After we made them we drew a picture of our cookie and wrote about how we made it. Then best of all we got to eat it!!

Help!! I am trapped in a snow globe!

Yesterday we wrote about what it would be like if we woke up trapped in a snow globe!! I love this writing! It is so much fun to hear the stories the kids come up with and they love getting to use an actual picture of themselves! They did great!!

Guest Readers

Last week Alabama baseball player Kyle Overstreet and Alabama golfer Emma Talley visited our classroom. They told us a little about what it is like to play a sport for Alabama and answered questions! It was great to have these sweet visitors!

Christmas Around the World

We started our Christmas journey at home in the United States. We talked about how we celebrate Christmas and read Christmas stories. We also, made our Christmas Scrapbook and suitcase.

Next, We went down south to Mexico, We added to our scrapbook and made this poinsettia craft.

Our next stop was Brazil and we made a bird craft for our tree.

Next, was South Africa and we made a Christmas cracker filled with candy.

Then, Germany and a Christmas Tree craft.

Sweden was our next stop and we made a St. Lucia Crown.

In Holland we made a wooden shoe ornament to hang on the tree.

We traveled to France next where we made yule logs.

In Italy we talked about Befana, the witch who leaves gifts for the children and made nativity scenes.

England is where we stopped to making stockings.

The we hopped over to Australia and learned that the reindeer rest there and let kangaroos fly Santa's sleigh...after he changes into more appropriate clothes. Christmas is in the summer there after all. 

The Philippines was the nest stop. We made a Christmas Parol Star Lantern.

China was a fun stop for us since we go to Enrichment twice a month and learn about China. We made a paper lantern to hang in our room. 

As we traveled to each place we read about the culture and how they celebrate Christmas, we compared their traditions to ours and talked about the things we like and didn't like. We listened to Christmas songs in other languages and from other countries and we read books that children in those countries read. It was such a fun few weeks!!

We are also earning these tickets to watch The Polar Express on Thursday. This will be a fun day. We get to wear pajamas all day eat cookies and drink hot chocolate. I may even have a few more surprises for this day! I hope everyone earns their tickets before then!

Welcome Back!

We have had a great few days back!! We started our Christmas Around the World Journey this week and that will continue until we get out for Christmas Break. I will post pictures as we go along. Ask your children where we visit each day and compare their traditions to your own. This is truly the most wonderful time of the year and I am so excited to share it with your children!!