100 Days of Learning!

100 days of school is a big deal in Grade 1. Huge! EPIC! 

A big part of our Math curriculum focuses on working with numbers to 100, so celebrating 100 is an opportunity to tie in several Math activities, as well as many Language Arts tasks and even the perfect Religion lesson.

So, we began preparing for the 100th day ... on day 96?!?!?! Yup, its possible Mrs. Beliveau planned 100+ activities for our celebration, and we needed to get a jump start on the fun and learning!

Here is a look at day 96, 97, 98, 99, and of course, day 100!!!

We worked over several days to write 100 words! Be proud of that amazing long list, kiddos!

We made fabulous runway-worthy party hats! There were 10 strips of paper, and we counted 10 polka dots on each. Boom, 100 dots!

The boys and girls practiced and read a 100 word poem to several classes:

We brought in collections of one hundred items:

Isn't it interesting how different 100 items can look? Some bags are so full, and others have much less. 

Hidden around the room were many numbers. The students were challenged to find them and colour them in on a 100's chart to find a secret message:

We squeezed in several little numeracy games!

To bring our special day to a close, we settled ourselves and heard the story from the bible about the lost sheep. We looked at 100 cotton balls, thinking of them as 100 little sheep, and wondered "Would God worry if one little sheep went missing? Wouldn't having 99 sheep be enough?" No! If we stray from God, He worries and looks for us. He always welcomes the lost little sheep back. 

Happy 100 Day, boys and girls! Be proud of your hard work!

Party hat labels from Cara Carroll at First Grade Parade. 

Door decor inspired by Sara Ann Culberson. 

Bursting with Love!

We've been learning about Christ's love for us and have been celebrating friendship and kindness. With Valentine's this week, we've had a lot on the go, so here are just a few highlights!

We were thrilled to make Love Monster mailbags! Aren't they creative?

We delivered our Valentine cards to each other! 

We played a BINGO game that gave us practice identifying and naming numbers to 100! Perfect fit with our curriculum!

We also did a number hunt, colouring in the numbers we found on a 100's board! Look at the hidden picture!

Using tissue paper, water, a little glue, and a lot of creativity, we made bright Heart Art canvasses! 

Look at our masterpieces!

We certainly had fun celebrating Valentine's Day, but whether it's Valentine's or not, we see love and kindness in our classroom each and every day. 

Heart Art inspired by Andrea Nelson Art. 

Make 10 Challenge!

We are working hard on addition and subtraction to 20, and our favourite game this week is Make 10!

Mrs. Beliveau modified the rules from the original game posted here. 

A game board will go home with each student, but more can be printed here. Have a deck of cards? Then you can play at home!

Take out the face cards. This game uses Ace through 10. We treat the Ace as a 1. Using the game board, put out four cards on the spaces 1, 2, 3, and 4. Turn the rest of the deck over on the space marked "deck". 

Here is the challenge! Can you make ten using up to 4 cards?

Look, he made 10! Set the group of 10 aside, and put out more cards from the deck. 

Replenish the empty spaces with cards from the deck. 

There are lots of ways they made 10!

Can't make 10?

Choose one card to put back on the bottom of the deck, and take the top card. 

The kids have played several times and should be able to explain the rules and play independently at home. Happy counting!