After we had learned so much in our Social Studies unit, we set up a time with the Highland Park Park District to do a beach cleanup. We went to Fort Sheridan and walked the beach looking for trash. The first graders did a great job! We ended up having a picnic at Bannockburn Park after. It was the perfect day! ... Read More about Beach Cleanup!
Skyping with John
My brother is a chemical engineer and travels all over the world to work on oil refineries. He is currently in Moscow, Russia. Julia was very excited to hear this because of her family connection to Russia. She and I emailed him asking if he would talk to us about where he is at. He agreed! We ended up setting up a Skype call. We had a great conversation with ... Read More about Skyping with John
Farm Field Trip
Our chicken farm field trip was a perfect learning experience for us. It helped to combine our learning of the farm and chicks and have us see it in a real-world setting. We went to Prairie Crossing Learning Farm in Grayslake. We learned about how you can be a chicken farmer and what it takes to run a farm. It was a great field trip! ... Read More about Farm Field Trip
Chicks
In April we had the thrill of watching chicks hatch. We studied chicks for the 21 days that they were in the incubator about the various stages they were at and the different parts of chicks. When the time came for them to arrive, the class was thrilled. We even witnessed a "miracle" when a chick hatched 5 days late and survived! The chicks are now living with a family in ... Read More about Chicks
Farm Unit
The farm unit is always a favorite in first grade. The students are usually having so much fun, they do not realize how much they are learning. We spent several weeks in math learning the concepts of money and mapping in depth to create farms. The students were conscientious of their choices of where exactly to put all of their items and how to best create the perfect farm. ... Read More about Farm Unit
Typing Contest
We had a typing contest at school. It was SO much fun! We used www.10fastfingers.com to see how many words per minute each person could type. ... Read More about Typing Contest
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