Teacher's Blogs: Grade 1 & 2
Public Speaking 101
Today was the launch of our show and tell. Our theme this month is “Map.” The students did a great job of showing creativity and being well-prepared.
Matter Matter Everywhere – “For in Him we live and move and have our being.” Acts 17:28
Grade 1/2 students have been exploring “States of Matter”. We used our bodies as molecules to demonstrate how molecules make up a solid, liquid or gas. Our bodies moved close together as we became a molecule packed solid. We moved farther apart as we became liquid to experience how molecules flow and move more freely. When …
Very Good
We have been talking about God creating His world. The children have been enjoying our “creation -arium.” “God saw all that He had made and it was Very Good.”
You Belong
The words “You Belong” greet students upon entry into the classroom. We are learning that everyone belongs in the Kingdom of God. We are created in God’s image to mirror His love. Just like the earthly families to which we belong, we also have another family to which we belong – The body of Christ. Students …
Seek and Find
We have started our mapping unit, and today we were practicing using and hearing direction words to find our little treasures. It is hard when your eyes are closed! These hands are treasures in themselves.
Living and Active
I am so thankful for Brooke, who visited our class and shared her knowledge of ASL. She helped us learn our memory verse in proper ASL. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the works of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge. Psalm …
Money Matters ~ The Mighty Money Match
The Mighty Money Match! Students work in pairs to see how quickly they can make “cents” using the fewest number of coins!