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vballmom
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First Grade
11-15-2019, 03:37 PM
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Sentence work
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vballmom
Sentence work
Does anyone know of a site you can type spelling or vocabulary words and it will generate sentences to use for dictation?
Board:
Bulletin Boards & Classroom Themes
07-26-2019, 06:08 PM
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Lego theme
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vballmom
Lego theme
I’m in first grade doing a lego theme this year. Looking for ideas - catchy titles for reading and math walls. Thanks for any help.
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BusyBoard
07-26-2019, 05:51 PM
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Lego theme
Posted By
vballmom
Lego theme
Has anyone done a lego theme? Looking for ideas especially for math wall title and reading wall. Thanks
Board:
First Grade
05-31-2019, 02:11 PM
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Into Reading from HMH
Posted By
vballmom
Into Reading from HMH
We adopted this reading series. Looking for any other classrooms using this.
What is good / not good about it? Thanks for any input you may have.
Board:
First Grade
05-02-2019, 06:45 PM
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First grade awards
Posted By
vballmom
First grade awards
What awards to you present to the kids at an end of year awards program with parents in attendance?
Board:
First Grade
04-30-2019, 06:09 PM
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Reading/literacy council
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vballmom
Reading/literacy council
Our school is starting a reading/literacy council. Looking for ideas - how has this worked at your school (K-5). Thanks for any advice.
Board:
First Grade
04-15-2019, 06:57 PM
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Alternatives to timed fact tests
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vballmom
Alternatives to timed fact tests
Looking for some ideas to help with addition fact fluency. We have done timed - 25 prob in 1 minute fact tests - interested to see what works for you. Thanks much for your help
Board:
BusyBoard
10-19-2018, 03:44 PM
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Book adventure or any other book club site
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vballmom
Book adventure or any other book club site
It looks like the Book Adventure site is closed, but, I got a message it will be live next week. Does anyone know anything about it? I messed up & didn’t get registered for book it in time. ...
Board:
First Grade
09-02-2018, 08:49 PM
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Goal setting with firsties
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vballmom
Goal setting with firsties
I need ideas on how to do goal setting with students. I’m just not sure they understand what it is all about at this level. They know they are to improve, but just not sure the best way to approach...
Board:
First Grade
05-29-2018, 01:19 PM
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Go Math
Posted By
vballmom
Go Math
We have just adopted Go Math by Houghton Mifflin. Does anyone have experience with it? Good/Bad things about it? Just curious. We have a 1/2 day training later this summer. Thanks for any...
Board:
First Grade
04-25-2018, 01:53 PM
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2
End of year awards
Posted By
vballmom
End of year awards
What awards do you give at the end of the year? Academic ? Other? Just curious - Thanks for your input! Hope yours has been a great year!
Board:
First Grade
02-02-2018, 08:43 PM
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Favorite project in First Grade
Posted By
vballmom
Fall project night
Each grade level does a project - first grade does animal habitats - shoe boxes decorated with objects and facts about an animal and it's habitat. Other grades do video book reports, community places...
Board:
First Grade
02-02-2018, 01:10 PM
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3
Study Island
Posted By
vballmom
Study Island
Does anyone use the program Study Island with first graders? We have NWEA data, but there is no "Learning path" that I can see for first graders. Do you just make assignments for them to do? ...
Board:
First Grade
12-07-2016, 03:58 PM
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No Text Book
Posted By
vballmom
No Text Book
This year we have no math text book. We are to come up with resources to use. It has been so time consuming pulling materials from many different sources. Is there anyone else out there in the...
Board:
First Grade
11-26-2015, 04:17 PM
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2
Assessments
Posted By
vballmom
Assessments
We use Wonders first grade and give a selection test each week over the story we read in class. Second grade uses the weekly (cold read) test. Second graders are having a difficult time with it. ...
Board:
BusyBoard
08-05-2015, 01:24 PM
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Pencil sharpeners
Posted By
vballmom
Pencil sharpeners
What electric pencil sharpeners can you recommend that work well in a classroom? I have had it with sharpening and all I get is a sharp stick of wood at the end! Or, I sharpen and the lead breaks...
Board:
First Grade
04-20-2015, 09:00 PM
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Favorite 1st Grade Math Game!
Posted By
vballmom
Fact game
My class likes to play a version of 7-up game. Before they can guess who pushed their thumb down, they answer a math fact question. We also play it with spelling words.
Board:
First Grade
08-16-2014, 05:59 PM
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Go Noodle, anyone?
Posted By
vballmom
Noodle
When do you use it? Is is best after a lesson -like transition times? Do the kids have a hard time getting settled back down after dancing etc? Would love to know more about it. Thanks!
Board:
First Grade
04-29-2014, 05:17 PM
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timed fact tests
Posted By
vballmom
timed fact tests
How long do you give first graders to do 25 fact problems? They are all the same - adding 1's, 2's etc.
Board:
BusyBoard
12-28-2013, 09:24 AM
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collecting work
Posted By
vballmom
Collecting work
Each student has a colored folder to put all work in each day. I got tired of trying to track down no name papers. I try to collect the folders every few days. Graded papers stay on one side to...
Board:
First Grade
11-29-2013, 10:38 PM
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Vocabulary. Assessments
Posted By
vballmom
Vocabulary. Assessments
Just wondering how vocabulary assessments are done in first grade. Do you test over the skill for the week only? Do you test weekly over sight/dolch words? Do you include sentence reading? Thanks...
Board:
Primary Grades (K-2)
11-05-2013, 12:52 PM
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Safe but ugly
Posted By
vballmom
Safe but ugly
Visit from the fire marshall today. All background bulletin board paper must come down. We can still put up artwork but no background paper. Hallways won't be as inviting, but we will make it work.
Board:
First Grade
05-01-2013, 11:46 AM
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3
McGraw Hill Reading Wonders
Posted By
vballmom
McGraw Hill Reading Wonders
We are beginning to look for ideas etc. for our new reading series - Wonders.
Thanks much for any help you can give.
Board:
Primary Grades (K-2)
11-23-2012, 07:30 PM
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12
Do you have students make holiday gifts?
Posted By
vballmom
Cookbook
I have students bring in their favorite cookie or candy recipe and make a class cookbook. We also make the cinnamon cookie stars to hang on the tree.
Board:
First Grade
11-05-2012, 10:09 AM
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3
ipad apps
Posted By
vballmom
ipad
Lakeshore has a fun tic-tac-toe phonics type ap that my kids like. I think it was free.
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