Fractions in the Classroom

This week we've been learning about fractions in Math. Yesterday the kids played a pizza fractions game with a partner. Today we found items around the room that are divided into fractional parts and named the fractions associated with them. The students were amazed to see that fractions, just like geometric shapes, are all around us.

Dr. Seuss's Birthday

This morning we read Dr. Seuss books with our first grade reading buddies. In reading we did an author study on Dr. Seuss and learned lots of new information about his life, including he used a pen name when writing rather than his real name. This afternoon for our writing activity, the students each made their own pen name and after creating and illustrating a rhyme signed it with their new pen name. Then we put our writing around the room and tried to figure out who each piece of writing belonged to.