The first graders work on fluency and comprehension in guided reading groups.
Up next... sequencing the life cycle of a butterfly! 🦋 Our first graders have learned so much about animals with our integrated ELA and Science units! #firstgraderocks #idepride 🦁
First graders working with a buddy to practice their greater number counting skills. Students showed ten more and ten less on a number chart. They colored their answers on a number chart to reveal a hidden picture!
In first grade, we continue learning about animal life cycles. This week- it’s butterfly time! The students recalled the different stages of a butterfly’s metamorphosis from egg to caterpillar to beautiful butterfly!🐛🦋
Mystery pictures in math have been a fun way for 1st graders to practice their double digit addition and subtraction equations on a 120 chart!
Our Music Teacher Ms. Nelson brings so much excitement and interaction through using music and reading. Our Kindergarten lions are on the edge of their seats!
It was a beautiful morning to go on a walk - a book walk! Our 2nd graders enjoyed reading Our Tree Named Steve by Alan Zweibel while staying safe and socially distant.
Kandinsky color mixing with 2nd grade! Watercolor fun with Ms Smeltzer!
Wow!! Ide teachers are feeling spoiled for Teacher Appreciation Week!! The first grade team is so grateful for all the love and support from our parents and PTO!! They rock! #teacherappreciation #idepride #PTO 👏🏻❤️🥳
J is for Jammies!! We’re excited for a comfy and cozy day of learning! Our stuffed animal friends will be learning with us all day! 🧸
Thank you to Beefy's (Ted & Tina Kourafas and the Logan Family) for providing our staff with a ROARING lunch today for Teacher Appreciation Week!
Thanks for all you do, Ed! We appreciate you!
Day 2 of Teacher Appreciation Week!!! The celebration and recognition of our teachers and staff that make up this ROARING community at Elizabeth Ide continues! You make a positive and meaningful impact on our students each and every day! THANK YOU!!!
We love all of our flexible seating options during centers!
Reading has never felt so good! 📚Our 1st graders have learned how to dive into a good book this year. Using our whisper phones help us hear our expression and fluency. Guided reading groups help us work on all of our comprehension skills. #firstgraderocks #idepride 🦁
In first grade we have continued to learn about different life cycles. This week is the monarch butterfly 🦋. Students love using their informational journal and nonfiction text to draw diagrams, stages of the life cycle and facts! #butterflies #lifecycles #firstgrade
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First graders are studying the life cycle of the Monarch butterfly this week. They are using their texts to help them with their informational writing! 🦋
Morning tubs allow for student choice, exploration, and creativity!
Mr. Rhoads helped us remember some of our homophones with his mnemonic devices. Thanks, Mr. Rhoads!
