Our mapping unit is in full swing and the students are loving it!  We read and used a map of Rowe School's playground, used a compass rose to find specific spots on a map from the book Franklin's Neighborhood, used clay to represent all the different kinds of maps we are a part of, and started making body maps!

In writers' workshop students learned to edit their poetry this week.  They then picked one poem to publish and illustrate.  They will share their poems with Ms. Honan and the rest of the first graders on Monday at our poetry celebration!

In readers' workshop the first graders became directors as they read this week!  They learned as much as they could about ALL of the characters in their books, imagined the setting, and even instructed their reading buddies to act out the important  parts of the story!