We have come so far!

     The kids have made amazing progress learning the routines of the classroom.

I've been able to start reading groups with them because the literacy centers are going so smoothly.

 

Here are some pictures reflecting our days together thus far.

As soon as I send home permission slips, there will be faces to see!  I'll do that this week.

We use Handwriting without Tears to help kids learn efficient ways to write their letters.

In a meeting Friday, the 1st grade teachers were mentioning how much better the handwriting is this year.  I was pleased to hear that as last year was the first time we had all worked with HWT.

I love the detail in this drawing.  The writing that went with it said:

I am playing Super Mario.

Writing and drawing time is one of the most important parts of our day.  The kids have already improved in just the few weeks we have been together.  Be sure to save some of the early writing samples because as the year progresses, the improvement with amaze you.

The kids recently did a sort with Mrs. Fisher, our AWESOME literacy ed tech.

Sorts are a vital part of literacy and numeracy. This was a warm-up sort that asked kids to differentiate between food, clothes and toys.  The sorts will grow increasingly more sophisticated as the kids move forward in their learning.