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HIGHLIGHT ON FIRST GRADE

LANGUAGE ARTS

Students in Mrs. Peña's class created this Powerpoint Presentation during interactive writing time. Click on the bat above to see how they linked technology with their writing.	Miguel turned his journal writing into a Powerpoint Presentation. Click on the soccer field above to see what he wrote about the day at the park with his dad.

MATH
Mrs. Peña's First grade created a graph about habitats using Excel. Click on the question below to see what their response was.


SOCIAL STUDIES

Doris created a Powerpoint Presentation on her favorite type of food. Click on the image above to see her presentation. Is her favorite food your favorite too?

SCIENCE

Alexis created an animal web using Kidspiration software. Click on the image above to see an enlarged version of his web.	Ms. Schriewer's class created a community web on animals using Kidspiration software. Click on the image above to see an enlarged version of the web.


Daniel has learned how to create Powerpoint Presentations! Click on the dinosaur above to see his presentation come alive.	Dayanara has created a Powerpoint Presentation on zoo animals. Click on the image above to see the different animals she wrote about.

**Children who write in this way in their own invented spelling receive valuable practice in translating from sound to print. This practice and experience with letters and sounds form an excellent basis for reading later on. In addition, the activity develops self-reliance in dealing with print, and contributes to a do-it-yourself attitude which carries over into learning to read. --Carol Chomsky (1976)

HIGHLIGHT ON FIRST GRADE