Greetings from First Grade!

Scan0008 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! Hsguest

Contact us at kim.pennington@cobbk12.org.

Meet the First Grade Class of 2008!

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E-mail us at kim.pennington@cobbk12.org

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Our Visitors from Around the World!

Locations of visitors to this page 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

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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!

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We have an interactive white board now! Go, go, go, you 21st century learners!!Comparing_stories_by_one_author
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Explorations in Math Workshop

We have been discovering ways to make and use numbers,
create shapes and patterns,
and how to begin to solve problems or puzzles.
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All About Mrs. Pennington

Xmas2006_013 I have been teaching kindergarten, first and second grades for eleven years. I have a B.S. in Journalism from the University of Kansas and a M. Ed. in Early Childhood Education from Kennesaw State University. Honored as a Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year in 2005, I consider myself most honored to work with young people every day at Powers Ferry School. Our school is an America's Choice School where children are held to the best national and international standards.Anna_and_mom 

I have been married for over 27 years to my husband, Mr. Pennington. He is in the elevator and escalator business. We have one child. 133_3356This is our daughter, Anna, who is a junior at the University of Georgia. She is studying communication sciences and disorders. When we're not working, we love to read, cook, work on projects of all sorts, and travel whenever we can. We consider ourselves adventurous and are curious about so many things. Family_2 Our family roots are out west in Colorado and Kansas. We moved to Marietta 20 years ago. One day we hope to get back to our beloved Rocky Mountains.