Synonys & Antonyms

We have been learning a lot about synonyms and antonyms in class this week! Here are some fun games that you can play at home to learn even more about synonyms (two words that mean the same) and antonyms (two words that are opposite).

Game 1
Game 2
Game 3

We also have fun songs that we have been learning! Ask your child to sing them for you!

Synonyms Song

Sing to the tune of "Hush Little Baby"

Synonyms are the same,

Synonyms are the same.

Come, let’s play a matching game,

Sing two words that mean the same.

When I’m happy I am glad.

When I’m naughty I am bad.

If it’s large it’s also big.

A hog is also called a pig.

See me hurry, see me rush. 


To be quiet means to hush.

If I want, I also wish. 


A plastic bowl is still a dish.

Practice or repeat a song.

If you miss you’ve gone way wrong.

If you end you stop the game.

They have like meanings, 


Much the same.

Synonyms, almost the same. 


Synonyms, almost the same.

The Antonyms Song

Sing to the tune of “Shortnin’ Bread.”

We can find opposites, opposites, opposites.

We can call them antonyms here we go.

Top and bottom

Front and back

Happy and sad

Left and right

Up and down

LOUD and soft

Open and shut

Stand and sit

We can find antonyms, antonyms, antonyms.

We can call them opposites here’s some more.

She and he

Out and in

Stop and go

Boy and girl

Old and new

After and before

Below and top

First and last

We can find antonyms, antonyms, antonyms.

We can find antonyms way to go!

Hands On Children's Museum Field Trip

Last Friday, we went on our first field trip of the year to the Hands On Children's Museum. We had a blast! There are 15 exhibits the children could interact with. They could be a vet, firefighter, EMT, banker, server at a restaurant, Winn Dixie employee, an actor, a news reporter, and the list goes on! Enjoy our slideshow below of our fun-filled day!

Parts of a Plant

What are the parts of a plant and what do they do? Our super 1st grade scientists should be able to answer these questions! Here is a fun website to help them practice and remember parts of a plant.



http://webinstituteforteachers.org/~agrosenheider/myparts.htm

 Have fun Scientists!

Kevin Henkes

Dear Family,

We are studying the children’s author and illustrator, Kevin Henkes.  Ask your child about the books that we have read (Chrysanthemum, Weekend with Wendall, Wemberly Worried, Owen, Sheila Rae, the Brave) by Kevin Henkes.  Also ask them about the reading and writing strategy that we have been working on, called “making connections.”

We are trying to find answers to things we are wondering about Kevin Henkes.  Below is a list of common wonderings, but ask your child about things that they wonder about Mr. Henkes.  You might find information in the public library or on the Internet.  This is not a mandatory assignment. Your child may enjoy searching for the information and bringing some of the answers to our questions in to share with classmates.

Things we wonder

Childhood

Ø  Does Mr. Henkes have any brothers and sisters?

Ø  Did Mr. Henkes have a pet mouse when he was a kid?

Ø  Did Mr. Henkes like to read when he was a kid?

Family today

Ø  Does Kevin Henkes have any children of his own?

Kevin Henkes, the author

Ø  We know that Kevin Henkes writes about young children starting school.  Does he ever write for anyone else?

Ø  Where does Mr. Henkes get ideas for his stories?

Ø  Are the stories Mr. Henkes writes from things that really happen to him?

Kevin Henkes, the artist

Ø  Does Mr. Henkes draw anything except mice?

Ø  Has Mr. Henkes ever won any awards?

Try some of these Internet resources:

http://kevinhenkes.com/               http://www.carolhurst.com

http://bookpage.com/                  http://harperchildrens.com/

Library references:  Talking About Artists by Pat Cummingham (ed), Simon and Schuster, 1995.  Ask your Librarian about other references.

Pumpkin Patch Math

On Friday, we selected our center group 2 to perform "Pumpkin Patch Math" from our Dramatic Play Center. Since this group worked very well together these past two weeks, they were chosen to share the play with the class. Thank you Group 2 for an excellent puppet show!