Miss. Tucker Grade 1 Blog

  Our Learning This week was our last week with Mr.Orr. We are all very sad to see him leave, but we are so excited for him to start his new adventure as a teacher and know that he will be an amazing teacher!  Math:  In math this week we started learning about how to solve word problems. We learned how it is important to identify the important numbers and the math word that helps us figure out whether to add or subtract. Also did a really fun adding and subtracting Tetris game that Mr. Orr created!  Writing/Science:  This week in writing we worked on a project to show the learning we have been doing in science. We have been learning about prairie and mountain habitats and the types of plants and animals that exist there. We learned that the plants and animals that live in the mountains need to be able to survive cold weather, and that the plants and animals in the prairies need to withstand little moisture/water. In writing we created and wrote a booklet to shar...

  Our Learning Math:  In math this week we started learning about fact family houses. Fact family houses help us to understand the relationship between adding and subtracting. We learned that adding is a commutative operation, meaning it doesn't matter the order that you add two numbers. 2+4=6 and 4+2=6. However, we learned that it DOES matter the order that we subtract numbers in. 6-2=4, but 6-4=2. First, we got to create our own fact family houses on the Chromebook's on a program called Lumio. On Friday, we started to create our own physical fact family houses to create a display on our classroom door.  Writing:  In writing, we started learning about a new type of writing called persuasive writing. We learned that the purpose of persuasive writing is to try and change someone's mind, or make them agree with you. For our persuasive writing unit we are starting a "Who Would Win" battle bracket. Each day we learn all about 2 animals and then decide who would win in...