Interesting Read for parents/teachers on the First Grader's Brain!

Inside the first grader's brain

Sight Words!

Learning sight words is a big part of becoming an excellent reader. I tell the students that these words do not follow our rules. They are NAUGHTY! ;) We just have to look at the word and be able to say it instantly. Make sure you are practicing your weekly sight words at home!

We did an activity called Forehead Sight Words today. Ask your child about it! They had a lot of fun. :)

Science with Mrs. Sheeran!

The kids have been learning about keeping their bodies healthy in science.They made Frankinworms and Q-tip skeletons with Mrs. Sheeran during the week of Halloween. Take a look!

Homework Reminder

Just a reminder that we only have school on Monday and Tuesday next week. There will be no spelling or sight word tests. We will continue spelling and begin our fluency folder homework the following week, November 26-30. 

I hope everyone has a happy thanksgiving.  I am very thankful for a wonderful group of kids and awesome parental support! :)

Academic Goals for the Week!

Hi first grade families!

I added something new to the blog, and I would love for you to check it out! If you click on, "A Look into our Week!", you will notice I added the upcoming week's academic goals. I will update it each week with information about what we will be learning for each subject. These will be topics you can work on and talk about at home with your child.

Thanks for stopping by our blog! Have a wonderful weekend, and don't forget about daylight savings! :)

Mrs. Leiferman 

Nancy Noun and Victor Verb

We have been talking about nouns and verbs this week. A noun is a PERSON, PLACE, or, THING. A verb is an ACTION or something that we do.

The girls labeled "Nancy Noun" with nouns like hair, shirt and feet. The boys labeled "Victor Verb" with verbs like bend, see, and jump.

They did a great job; check them out!

Fire Safety

We took a trip to the fire station last Thursday. The fire fighters taught us important things about fire safety.

Class T-shirts!

Wow! Everyone remembered to wear their class t-shirts on Monday! Way to Go!

We welcomed a new student to our class today. Welcome, Maya! The kids did a great job showing her everything we do in our classroom. I have such great helpers! :)

Daily 5 in Action!

We have Daily 5 up and running! The kids are doing a great job rotating to a new station and staying on task. Keep it up!

The students type their words and make words out of clay during word work.

 The students type and write words on the Smartboard.

 Listening to stories on tape!

Pajama Day!

Wacky Wednesday!

Jersey Day!

Comprehend = Do I understand?

We have been discussing the beginning, middle, and end of stories this week!

*Who are the characters?
*What is the setting?
*How did the characters change throughout the story?

We read "Are You My Mother" on Monday, and the kids were SUPER excited when they looked out the window and saw "Snort" from the story! :)

READ-O!

Here is a cool READ-O card you could print off and use at home! (Click on it to make it bigger!) Let me know if you would like me to print you a copy. Color in a box when you complete the reading activity with your child. Do something special when you get a "READ-O"!

Building Reading Stamina!

We have been building reading stamina to prepare us for Daily 5. Our goal is to fill our Time-o-meter to 15 minutes by the time we have introduced every Daily 5 station. It is important that we use our reading time wisely, so we practice staying in one spot and reading the whole time. We are up to 8 minutes of reading without interruptions!We have also started Work on Writing. Next week we will add Word Work and Listening to Reading.

1st Week of School!

Wow! We had a FANTASTIC first week of school. We have been practicing how we walk in line, sit at the circle rug, use our supplies, and so much more! I have the students practice and model each procedure, and then we practice and model a few more times. :) We are getting the hang of things already.

The rules in our classroom are:
1. Take care of yourself.
2. Take care of others.
3. Take care of the environment.
*You can ask your child what these rules mean! :)

We read "How You Filled A Bucket Today" this afternoon. The kids loved the story, and they are excited to fill someone's bucket on Monday! 

We made the news: Field Trip!

Area first graders experience the importance of conservation during Waseca event - Southernminn.com: Local: WASECA – Nearly 500 first graders from the surrounding area enjoyed a day of wildlife, knowledge and sunshine during the annual “Conservation …

Welcome to 1st Grade!

This blog will be an additional way to keep our 1st grade families updated on what is going on in our classroom. I hope you enjoy and take advantage of our blog. On this site, you will be able to find upcoming events, spelling/sight words, test dates, birthdays, and much more! Please let me know if you have ideas to make this site more useful.


I want to remind everyone that my door is always open. Please just send me a note, email, or give me a call if you would like to help out in the classroom or just stop by for a while!

I look forward to the 2012-2013 school year. Go BULLDOGS!