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Fun with Measurement in First Grade
In first grade we’re excited to begin Unit 12 of Reveal Math, which focuses on essential life skill—Measurement and Data! In this unit, your first grader will learn how to compare, measure, and organize information in fun and meaningful ways.
What Your Child Is Learning:
· Compare the lengths and heights of different objects (using words like longer, shorter, taller).
· Measure using nonstandard units (like paper clips, cubes, or hands).
· Tell and write time to the hour and half hour using analog and digital clocks.
· Organize data into picture graphs and bar graphs.
· Ask and answer questions about data (like “Which is the most?” or “How many more?”).
How You Can Support at Home:
· Practice Telling Time: Ask your child to read clocks at home—“What time is it now?”
· Measure With Everyday Items: Use spoons, books, or toys to compare lengths. For example, “How many spoons long is your shoe?”
· Make Simple Graphs: Sort items like fruit, toys, or socks and make a quick tally chart or bar graph together.
· Ask Questions About Data: Talk about information from charts on cereal boxes, calendars, or even weather apps!
Why It Matters:
Measurement and data skills help children make sense of the world—understanding time, length, and information in ways that are useful in everyday life and other subjects like science.
Thank you for being such an important part of your child’s learning journey. Together, we can make math both meaningful and fun!
Can you believe that it is almost time for the books to find their way back to their homes on the shelves of the library for the summer?
The last day to check out books if Friday, May 2nd. All books are due to be returned to the library by Monday, May 5th.
Hello from Art!
All grade levels worked on weaving projects this past month with varied materials to develop skills and understanding. It's a great way to improve fine motor skills and hand eye coordination. It strengthens muscles in hands and fingers due to the precise movements required as well as hands and eyes working together to weave.
Kindergarten students explored the basics of weaving through a fun and creative paper weaving project titled "Snakes in the Grass," where they practiced over-under patterns with their created patterned snakes.
First graders built on these skills by completing paper weavings and then adding textile strips to introduce texture and variety.
Second graders took their weaving to the next level, working on cardboard looms to create 6"x2.5" yarn weavings. These pieces could be transformed into bracelets, chokers, wall hangings, or anything their imaginations dreamed up!
Weaving is always a hit in the art room!
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