Christmas in First Grade

 

Snowflake the Elf spent all of December with us.  In the photo above, she built a tree using cubes.

 

 

Our December Door

 

Our Hallway Decor

We visited several countries during our Christmas Around the World Unit.  The photo on the left shows a cracker from England, and the photo on the right shows a poinsettia from Mexico.

 

 

Santa visited West Side on December 18th and brought us all a t-shirt! 

 

Thank you P.I.E.!

 

We are looking forward to January!

 

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

Gingerbread Houses

 

As part of our Holiday Traditions Around the World Unit, we made Gingerbread Houses after learning about Germany.  The houses were constructed of graham crackers and a variety of items, generously donated by student's families.

 

 

 

 

I think they came out beautifully!

 

 

Thanks for stopping by!

 

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal

December Highlights

 

We are learning about place value and two-digit numbers in Math.  The students each made a Place Value Tree (from TpT!) completed with ornaments!

 

 

A closer view

 

 

As part of our Christmas Around the World Unit, we had some plum preserves on crackers to get a taste of the plum pudding that is often made in England during the holidays.

 

 

The children loved it!

 

 

Since evergreens are the symbol of Christmas in England, we made Christmas trees to add to our suitcases.

 

 

In Language Arts, we are learning to write Expository paragraphs.  This week, we are learning all about Reindeer.  Above is the book I made as a reference for our writing.  Each student will be bringing home a copy later this week.

Today was the 70th day of School!  Zero the Hero brought us a Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer craft!  I think they turned out great! 

 

 

Thank you for stopping by!

 

~peace~

Mrs. Dryzal



We Wish You a Merry Christmas!

 

We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!