Welcome! 

 To Mrs. Schmidt's 1st Grade Class!

What Are We Learning In School?

1.  SCIENCE!

•  Organisms, which include plants and animals
• Plant and animal lifecycles 
  
• http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/kids/
  
• Explore our natural world!
• Try the Walk in the Woods
  
•  Properties of Matter, which include:
• SHAPE
  
• Mass
  
• Color
  
• Size
  

2.  MATH!

• We are learning lots about math, including:
•  Measurement 
  
• Times of the day (morning, noon, afternoon, evening)
  
• Calendar
  
• Seasons 
  
• Days of the Week 
  
• Geometry
• Can you name the four basic shapes?
  
• Square, Circle,Triangle, Rectangle

Try out this fun learning game: 

http://www.numbernut.com/basic/activities/symbol_mem20_shapenames.shtml

• Algebra
  
• Make and Continue (Extend) Patterns
  
• ABAB
  
• AABBAABB
  
• AABAAB
  
• ABBABB
  
• ABCABC
  
• ABBCCCABBCCC
  
• ABAABAAAB
  
• Make your own!
  

3. Reading!

• Review Alphabet, Letter Recognition, Phonemic Awareness, High Frequency Words
• Fiction or Nonfiction: Is it made up?
• Literary Techniques
• Writing Structure
• Read! Read! Read!
• One of my favorite books: The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carl; Visit: Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art (Take a virtual tour)

• http://www.rainforestmaths.com/
  
• Please click the first grade link
• For either extra help or enrichment, try other grade-level links!

• http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/
  
• Helpful for getting a quick map to highlight the setting of a book or current event