Our tired eyes and sleepy walking only lasted a few minutes (myself included) as we started our first day in Room F! The students were shy for about 10 minutes through our Morning Meeting and then from there had no problems finding and making friends. We started our new Read Well curriculum in the morning which brought many smiles and giggles. We learned a new way to sing the alphabet (it includes the rhythm from the song, "We Will Rock You") and read a poem about a snazzy, snoozing snake. (Ask your kiddo what those words mean, they know!) By far our most popular event of our new reading program is the stretching and shrinking of words because it uses...drum roll please...Slinkys! Every one of our students eyes lit up when I pulled that Slinky out of my drawer. I had many requests to "see" it throughout the day. The rest of the day was spent practicing new routines such as lining up, walking in the hallway, sitting on the carpet, getting tools from places in our room, and showing five. By the end of the day I think everyone (again, myself included) had a head that was spinning from too much information. We did a Guided Discovery to learn how to use crayons in our room which brought many smiles and sparked interesting conversations. (One student was trying to convince another that he was in fact a superhero...) We left the day tired but excited about tomorrow because we get to use...drum roll please... paint! Onward and forward!
Books We Read Today:
The Day Jimmy's Boa Ate the Wash
The Night Before First Grade
The Kissing Hand
My Crayons Talk
Interesting Tidbits from the Day:
(student while using crayons) "Isn't this just the best dayever?!" (Wait until we get into our bat unit!)
"If your crayon falls on the floor you are in BIG trouble, and have to go home and never get to come to 1st grade again! (Not true, but dramatic.)
"So, Ms. Carlberg can I call you Ms. C? Ok, Ms. C, *wink* do you have my lunch stick?"
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