First Day of Class!

Today was the first day of our school year at Inman Hybrid, and boy was it a great one!  The weather was perfect, the students were smiling…I couldn’t ask for a better class!

We began the day with an overview, rules, and introductions.  With only 10 students, it didn’t take long for everyone to feel right at home!  The students broke into their spelling groups and looked over list 1.  We will be using the say/spell/say method in class, so they took turn spelling the words out loud while each student wrote them on their whiteboards.  They will be working through the lists at home, reviewing together on Thursdays, and we will have spelling tests each Tuesday.  

After spelling, Ms. Hilary joined us for language arts groups.  Ms. Hilary had a fun-filled writing class while I kicked off the grammar year.  IN writing, the kids learned that you can express a lot with your words... through pages and pages of a story, or sometimes people can tell a whole story with a little hashtag!  Hopefully they will not only improve their writing this year, but actually enjoy it!

We're starting off nice and simple in grammar, but they will soon be ramping up!  Both classes talked about nouns today, and the kids learned that in addition to people, places, and things, ideas can be nouns, too!  It can be a little tricky, so we walked through many examples: fear, happiness, freedom, etc.  After our noun lesson, the class came up with their own nouns for a Person, Place, Thing, and Idea relay race!

The kids will begin literature and vocabulary lessons next week.  I think it’s best to work up to full speed, as no child (or adult!) can learn when he or she is overwhelmed!  

After lunch, the class all gathered together for an introduction to their year of American history followed by a farm tour.  The animals were all very excited for the kids to be back!

In art with Ms. Nancy, the class used chalk pastel techniques to make eye-popping representations of this summer's eclipse! 

I will try to describe each day here on the blog, although some days will consist of “A Day in Pictures”.  I use this as a way for parents, grandparents, family members, and friends to stay connected with what the students are learning.  This allows the learning to come full circle with discussions all week long!  Feel free to share this link with anyone who has an interest in your child’s education.  That way, they can ask them questions related to the activities, lessons, and projects that they see here!