Our Nation's Heroes

We have been learning all about Our Nation's Heroes this month.

After reading President Obama's story written for his daughters, "Of Thee I Sing," our first graders had so many questions about these inspiring heroes that have shaped our history.

We have delved into learning more about their lives, and considering the great impact they had on our country.


Learning all about these heroes has inspired us to shape our history. We will continue to learn more about these heroes, and continue to dream big!

Many of us have taken an interest in learning more about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s life, and are reading various books in Guided Reading. We all enjoyed reading "Martin's Big Words," and were so impressed and inspired by Martin's perseverance and commitment to bring peace and justice to all.



We read "Art From Her Heart," and learned about Clementine Hunter's beautiful art she created to give others insight into life on a plantation. We were inspired to create our own art by making self-portraits!

We are expository writers!

In Writer's Workshop, we are learning all about how in expository writing, the author's purpose is to teach the reader more about a topic.

We have delved into topics we are experts in, and just had recently had a chance to learn from our expert peers! Here are some snapshots from an afternoon in Writer's Workshop.



You can see how we have many experts in the first grade!

Snooping in our garden...

A fantastic organization named EVOLS recently came to teach us more about our environment--even what's in our own backyard! We grabbed our magnifying glasses and mini shovels and learned so much in our very own garden. We are so thankful to have discovered so much about living things!

100th Day of School!

I've been a little behind on my blog updating! There is so much to update! We recently had our 100th day of school celebration! The Stanford Trees were so excited for the day, especially with all the festivities it entailed! Here are some snapshots from our celebration!