Mrs. Smith's 1st Grade GATE Scholars

This year I have not been able to update my blog very often, partly because the district server blocks Blogger pages thus making me unable t...

We made our first of many class books last week.  Each scholar thought of their own Halloween themed story problem that used either additio...

During the first three weeks of school I introduced an icon of depth and complexity each day to be explored in depth.  We then applied the ...

This year for math we are doing many hands on activities to build a deep understanding of math concepts.  For example, today we walked on...

We are integrating depth and complexity into our reading, writing, and math content.  Here are a few great examples from scholars using det...

Updated:  Dr. Heughins said we will need to wait on the school district to purchase chairs for the students.  This will likely not happen an...