The start of something great... There’s nothing like your first grade year! #WeAreD34 #WBpandas

Perseverance, communication & problem solving... another successful @breakoutEDU to add to our Dr. Seuss week! #wbPandas #WeAreD34

Bringing a classic story to life... The Snowy Day. #WeAreD34 #WBpandas

We just like to teach! Teaching’s our favorite! #Elf #WBpandas #WeAreD34 @HowardRoom16 @KacieBratko

In this busy, busy week before break, we needed a little time to relax and read by the “fire.” #WBpandas #WeAreD34

Using a venn diagram to compare The Gingerbread Man with The Gingerbread Baby. #WBpandas #WeAreD34

Catching & observing snowflakes. Of course we had to taste a few too! #WeAreD34 #WBpandas

Rocking to Footloose, one of our favorite @GoNoodle brain breaks! #WeAreD34 #WBpandas

Looking for signs of fall outside, then using our photos & observations to write fall books with @BookCreatorApp. #WeAreD34 #WBpandas

How can we illuminate objects to help us see them better? Using glow sticks & flashlights to bring this new science vocab to life! #WeAreD34 #WBpandas

My former 1st graders (now high schoolers!!) got up early on their day off to come back & visit. ❤️❤️ What a sweet trip down memory lane! #WeAreD34 #WBpandas

Using the Russian folk song May There Always Be Sunshine to share what we would like there to always be. A few of our ideas: friends, ice cream, daddies and sunsets! #WeAreD34 #WBpandas

What would you like there to always be in the world? Using the Russian folk song May There Always Be Sunshine to share our ideas. #WeAreD34 #WBpandas

Using pointers to Read the Room. Overheard... “Wow I didn’t know I could read so many words!!” Building skill & building confidence. #WeAreD34 #WBpandas

Finding and presenting evidence to support our character descriptions of Elephant and Piggie. #WeAreD34 #WBPandas

Birthdays are a perfect excuse for authentic writing and a perfect opportunity to spread kindness & tell our classmates what we love about them. #WeAreD34 #WBpandas

Working on tally marks! #WeAreD34 #WBpandas

Starting the day w/student-led interviews. You provide the structure;they’ll take it from there! Learning about friends, developing lang. skills through listening & speaking, & encouraging inquiry. Even better, it leads naturally into authentic shared writing.#WeAreD34 #WBpandas

So much more than saying hello... learning to use eye contact & a friendly voice while greeting one another by name during Morning Meeting. One of the most pivotal parts of our day. Turning our classroom from a group of individuals into a community. #WBpandas #WeAreD34

Love this. #WeAreD34