Mrs. McGowan's First Grade

H. W. Mountz Elementary School
Spring Lake, New Jersey
Class Website

 

  We enjoyed these spring books so far:

That's What Happens When It's Spring! by Elaine Good
Mrs. Toggle's Beautiful Blue Shoe by Robin Pulver
Simon Welcomes Spring by Gilles Tibo
Turtle Spring by Deborah Zagwyn

Our Colorful Spring Poem Brown and white Bunnies Hopping on the grass We love spring!

Collaborative writing is very motivating to new writers.  It's essential for students to see and participate in the modeling of writing a draft (sloppy copy) and rereading for revision.  Much rereading takes place to "hear how it reads."  Changes are easily made and then changed again.  I like to cross out rather than erase.  My fast writing usually leads to spelling mistakes but we keep on going.   Spelling is fixed at the end.

After writing this simple poem together, we each wrote our own.  Most of our individual poems have this format:

Line 1:  adjectives (color)
Line 2:  noun related to spring
Lines 3 - 4:  action word (s)
Line 4:  feeling about spring

 

Click on Emma's drawing to see all our spring illustrations and poems.

 

 

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This project is in alignment with the following New Jersey Core Curriculum Standards:

Language and Literacy
3.2 listen actively in a variety of situations to information from a variety of sources.
3.3 write in clear, concise, organized language that varies in content and form for different audiences and purposes.
3.4 read various materials and texts with comprehension and critical analysis.
3.5 view, understand, and use nontextual visual information.

Social Studies
6.7  acquire geographical understanding by studying the world in spatial terms.

National Educational Technology Standards for Students. (NETS)
Use technology communications tools:
Students use telecommunications to collaborate, publish, interact with peers, experts, and other audiences.