Fall is Here! Mrs. McGowan Spring Lake, NJ

Fall Is Here! We Love It!
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Mrs. Marci McGowan's 1st Grade
H. W. Mountz School
Spring Lake, New Jersey
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Book: Fall is here! I love it! by Elaine Good

We have been very busy this fall! Our first grade class wrote individual sensory poems after listening to this book and several other fall stories. Here's Alec's fall poem:

Fall
by Alec

I … see crunchy leaves,
hear a ghost say, "Boo!"
taste chocolate candy,
smell buttered popcorn.
Masks feel bumpy.
I am happy because
Fall is here! I love it!

You can see all our work at: Sensational Fall Poems

And we ...

* wrote a class poem about a special fall favorite,

* collected leaves to send to other classes for a Fall Leaf Exchange,

* observed and discussed signs of the season and illustrated fall scenes for another project: Seasonal Changes Through Our Eyes and Yours,

* created a Ghost Gallery using Word and Paint programs and learned to scan leaves for the Fall Into Autumn project,

* Now that November is here, all our attention is on the coming election. Our class is voting for Arthur or Ms. Frizzle to be our class president and we'll report the November 2, 2004 election results at Election 2004.

We Love Fall Baseball

Our class poem was inspired by the fantastic seven-game baseball series between the Boston Red Sox and our beloved (most of us) New York Yankees! The students were very interested in these games, talking about players by name and deed (hits, strike outs, that sort of thing). We were a bit surprised to see so many Red Sox fans in our small class!

As a teacher, I was quick to focus on the personal qualities of perseverance and not giving up like the Red Sox showed when losing 3 games in a row to the Yankees. Of course by now we all know that they won that series of games and went on to win the World Series against St. Louis!

Here is our diamante poem and a few baseball drawings:

Boston Red Sox

super baseball players

pitching hitting running

They win the World Series.

Champions!

Click on the pictures to see larger version:

Brendan

Leah

Leigh Ann

Samuel

New Jersey Core Curriculum Content 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
6.4 acquire historical understanding of societal ideas and forces throughout the history of New Jersey, the United States and the world.
6.7 acquire geographical understanding by studying the world in spatial terms.
Science
5.5 (CHARACTERISTICS OF LIFE) All students will gain an understanding of the structure, characteristics, and basic needs of organisms and will investigate the diversity of life.

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