Nonfiction Books!!

In our reading workshop this week, we started learning about nonfiction books. Oh my mercy do we LOVE nonfiction books. :) We have learned sooo much already, and we are just getting started! Ask your little sweeties about all the different features we learned about this week and how they help us read and understand nonfiction books better :) So far, we have learned about the table of contents, photographs, picture captions, the glossary, index, graphs, diagrams, and different types of print.

My little firsties have been so excited to share all the new information they have been learning during independent reading. So cute...and it makes for one happy teacher to see so much reading going on! :)

Kristos found a very cool book on the planet Venus

Cannon learning all about one of our country's symbols...The Statue of Liberty

Zari found a book about farm animals

Brooks found a really cool book about ocean animals

Look! Breanna found a GREAT table of contents to share with the class!

Cannon found one too! He is ready to pick a reading target.

Steven found a very cool table of contents that had pictures to go with it!

Watch out! Kaylie Grace is learning ALL about sharks!! Look at those picture captions :)

Here are a few pictures from our first time exploring nonfiction books. They definitely had their sweet little noses stuck in these books...this makes for one happy teacher too :)

The green group taking it all in :)

Look at that dedication!

Such good readers!

Great reading Sam!

This is one of my favorite things to teach during our reading workshop. We have so much fun and learn so many new things! We are going to learn how to do some research next week. I can't wait! So much fun!!

Prize Patrol

We have so many smarties in our room, and they were ALL over the prize patrol this nine weeks. Prize Patrol comes around at the end of each 9 weeks. Mrs. Padgett and Mrs. Jones hand out rewards to those students who made all A's and those who made A's/B's as well. They also give a special award to the students who had PERFECT attendance!

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Hip Hip Hooray! It's the 100th Day!

I cannot believe we have been in school for 100 days! Look out world...we are 100 year old smarties! We had SO MUCH fun on the 100th day of school! We made really cool hats, a 100th day trail mix (which was a MAJOR hit I might add), played really cool math games, and made self-portraits of ourselves at 100 years old! I have to say that I love these little kiddos! They make me smile each and every day!

100th day fun!

Make your own photo album

Shhhhh! We are having fun with DIGRAPHS!!

This week, we have been learning ALL about digraphs! (sh, ch, wh, and th) We have been practicing these sounds all week! We even found a song by Ne-Yo to help us learn about this "transformer H." On Friday, we worked together as groups to write down as many words as we knew that had this famous transformer H in them. Each group had 5 minutes to write down as many words as they could. The race was VERY close, but the pink group took home with trophy with 20 words! Everyone did SUCH a good job!

Pink Group

 Blue Group

Green Group

Turquoise Group

Red Group

Yellow Group

 

Books Are So Much Fun!

We had sooooo much fun during Children's Book Week! We had oreos on Tuesday ("The Good Stuff is in the Middle"). Wednesday was REALLY fun because we got to "Snuggle Up With a Good Book" and wear our PJ's! Thursday was "Sweat it Out With a Good Book," and everyone wore their favorite team's sweatshirt. BUT...Friday was the BEST, because we got to dress like our favorite book character! Here are a few pictures of our week of fun!

Snuggling Up With a Good Book

Sweatin' It Out With a Good Book!

Kaylie Grace found a really cozy spot!

 

LOVE this picture!

Favorite Character Dress Up Day

Anna B. Jones

Kate as Pinkalicious

Alexia B Jones

Steven as the Lion

Nate as "Big Nate"

Brooks from the Diary of a Wimpy Kid

Fancy Katie

Fancy Kaylie Grace

Fancy Kinsley

And Caleb as Robin Hood

Pinkalicious, Goldalicious, and Purplelicious

Mrs. Darley as The 3 Little Pigs, Mrs. Garrison as Cindy Lou Who, Me as Pinkalicious, Mrs. Kellett as Goldilicious, Miss Smith as Purplelicious, and Mrs. West as Arthur

We had so much fun this week! I LOVE seeing my little firsties LOVE to read!