February: Dental Health, Black History, AND President's Day!

We wrapped up our unit on Dental Health with a visit from my aunt, Carol, who is a dental hygienist. She brought a large model of teeth and a large toothbrush to demonstrate proper brushing, read the kids a story, answered questions from the first graders, and surprised them with a toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss for each child! A big thank you to Carol for coming to first grade!

In honor of Black History Month, I ordered several biographies about famous African-Americas for the first graders to research. They loved reading these biographies and learned lots of interesting and important facts. Every student was assigned a partner and together they read the story and conducted "research" on their notable person. Their finished products turned out GREAT! 

This was Brylee's finished work...great job!

Ruby Bridges, Jackie Robinson, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Mae Jemison

Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, George Washington Carver, and Thurgood Marshall

The books I used are from the series called "Rookie Biographies".

Finally, to wrap-up the month of February, I read students two books on Presidents Washington and Lincoln and the first graders wrote down facts they learned about them and then compared and contrasted the two presidents. We learned some important historical knowledge as well as some interesting trivia...such as Washington's favorite food was pancakes and Lincoln kept important papers in his hat! :) 

Next week is National Read Across America Week honoring Dr. Seuss (his birthday is March 2). Each day has a special "dress code" so if your child wishes to participate please refer to the schedule sent home! Have a great weekend!