Pennington's Class

Meet the Class of 2009

Gingerbread House Building

In December, we created out own gingerbread houses after reading Hansel and Gretel and The Gingerbread Baby. We used our knowledge of pattern-making and 3-D shapes to design a house on paper, and then transferred the design to a real gingerbread house. We had lots of help from families who donated supplies, and volunteers who assisted us in our creations.

Stories We Love!

We love to listen to stories everyday! These are a few of our very favorites!

Greetings from First Grade!

Welcome to our first grade! You have found your way to our fabulous first grade blog where you will find a window into our classroom and learning information at your fingertips. Please begin exploring and visit often!

Contact us at kim.pennington@cobbk12.org.

Meet the First Grade Class of 2008!

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Our Visitors from Around the World!

Send us an email if you would like to set up a classroom exchange! We check in each day to see if we can get visitors from all the continents (we don't expect one from Antarctica)!

Thanksgiving Feast

How to Write a Good First Grade Story!

1. Make a plan.
2. Tell at least two things.
3. Have a matching picture.
4. Use author's craft.
5. Have a setting, characters and action.
6. Include a reflection.

The 12 Powerful Words

1. Trace - List in steps.
2. Analyze - Break apart.
3. Infer - Read between the lines.
4. Evaluate - Judge.
5. Formulate - Create.
6. Describe - Tell all about.
7. Support - Back up with details.
8. Explain - Tell how.
9. Summarize - Give me the short version.
10. Compare - All the ways they are the same.
11. Contrast - All the ways they are different.
12. Predict - What will happen next?

First Attempts - Our SmartBoard!

We have an interactive white board now! Go, go, go, you 21st century learners!!