Welcome To the First Grade Web Page



Whenever you see this earth - - you will be taking a field trip away from Garden Lakes and into the world. Always travel with a friend. Be safe.


Start your field trip early at the Wildlife World Zoo Website
or
Get to know some great animals by exploring
Animal Cams from The Smithsonian

More Cams from the San Diego Zoo.

Yahoo's Kids Study Animals

Planet Earth animal guide from Discovery Channel.

Enjoy a Robert Munsch classic everyday!
Here are some fun learning links for Abraham Lincoln

or try a quiz about his life from this first grade class

Visit George Washington's home - Mount Vernon or
Try some Washington Scrambler Puzzles
View the Capitol in Washington D.C. and
the Washington Monument or see each state's memorial stones in Washington's Monument
Let's study:
The Phases of the Moon
and
Earth and Moon Viewer
and
Planets
and
Day and Night Maps
and
Stars
Want to be great?
Find out how to be great in
a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr.

GO SUNS!
Let it Snow!
Let it Snow!
Let it Snow!
Meet Snowflake Bentley
Cal Tech has some great
snowflakes too!
Check out Arizona Snow

Sing along with 10 Little Snowmen too!
Check out our Penguin Sites!
Emperor Penguins
@NationalGeographic.com
Penguin pictures
A California Penguin Cam
or
Lots of Penguin Cams
New York Central Park's Penguin Cams
Stay warm!

December Links
Check out
The North Pole (last spring's pictures)
or
These Alaska Cams (check out the temperature too)

Having trouble waiting?

Try a Santa Puzzle

or a harder puzzle

Happy Thanksgiving!

Let's learn about the Pilgrims!
We are learning about America!
Check out
Statue of Liberty Cam
or view more pictures of America's favorite Statue.

Ben's Guide to the US Government
or
View the Capitol in Washington D.C.


Pictures of Fort McHenry.
Great pictures of our flag in history.
The story of the Star-Spangled Banner here.
Visit Mary Pickersgill house The Birthplace of the Star Spangled Banner and We remember, We honor

The USS Arizona

The USS Arizona Memorial and Pearl Harbor


Let's go Batty!
Check out
Bats 4 Kids
Bat Cam and videos
Batty About Bats
Bats in the Southwest
How Bats Work
Bat Conservation

Let's find out about spiders!

Watch a cool video and find out
Why spiders are so important.
Great pictures of spiders
More Spider Info here.
More great spider news and pictures

Check it out - Dbacks Rule!

Learning About Bears!

Try a Bear Puzzle

Explore pictures and sounds North American Bear Center's Site.

National Geographic's Brown Bears and Polar Bears.

Explore the American Bear Association's Kids Page

Great science videos for kids including Bear News from Idaho

Great pictures and video of Grizzly Bears at the Grizzly Bear Web Page
View fantastic pictures

Math Activities

Reading Activities
Make some great pictures with an
Online Geoboard. How many triangles can you make?

Experiment with
patterns.

Practice estimating with
Bobbie Bear

Fun Math Games

Easy and hard games at Kaboose Learning Games 		A lot of Super reading at the Phoenix Public Library Site - Then click on Tumblebook Library.

Help Reggie the Rhino find rhymes.

Help Nina the Newt organize her pictures.

Try Game Goo!

Visit Seussville for some crazy reading.

Work on your spelling at Read Write & Think's
Word Wizard.

Starfall Learn to Read

Some fun learning on
Enchanted Learning.com
Some cool internet games for all topics.
Fun Web Sites
With Lots of Learning
Practice your typing at:
Bubble Pop
or Type Me
or Dance Mat Typing


Our
Digital
Creations


B4 Spider Party
B4 bears
The B1 Party
B1 Bears and Friends

B1 Bears

Parents Only!

We will be adding to this webpage throughout the year.
Visit often!

Our first grade
welcome letter.

Our math is very activity based. That is why attendance is so important to your child's math progress. Several years ago a Garden Lakes first grade class was chosen to be on the
National Math Trail. This link may help you see some ways that you can "practice" math at home by talking and exploring events in your child's world. Make math a family social event! It also shows that math in our school is based on active participation. Attendance is important!

Helping Your Child
Learn To Read is long (actually an online booklet). Wade through it and find great tips and activities for all stages of young readers - Infant through Age 10.

This article has some great tips also Helping your child learn to read – A parent's guide

Going to the library? Want a book for your child on a particular topic?
Try Children's Literature Booklist

Here is a site with some great ideas to make reading and writing an important part of your child's life at home from
The International Reading Association.



Here are More links of interest.


Enjoy!
:-)
The First Grade Team

Mrs. Baker * Mrs. Bennett * Mrs. McOwen * Mrs. West


Thank you to these great artists:





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