My Shop

My Shop

I like to pretend

I own a shop

That's filled with food

From bottom to top,

Where all the people like to stop

To buy fruit or bread or soda pop.

At the end of the day,

I clean my shop

From top to bottom

And bottom to top.

I hop around with a giant mop,

And when I'm finished, down I flop!

-Linda B. Ross

Identify words from the -op family and brainstorm more words that end with -op.

Weekly Update- week 6

Welcome to the SIXTH week of first grade in Mrs. Stagg's Class!

Here's a peek into our week :)

Theme:

Apples/ Seasons

Literature:

Various seasonal literature

Language Arts:

recall/ retell

Phonics:

initial sounds y,z,q; _ug, _ut

Writing:

writing complete sentences

Math:

Patterns

Science/ Social Studies:

Investigating characteristics of different seasons, why are there seasons? What are the changes?

Kids Can Cook- Chocolate Strawberry Pancakes

Double Chocolate Pancakes with Strawberry Sauce

The chocolatey cocoa powder and semisweet chocolate chips are sources of flavanols, potent compounds that keep our blood vessels healthy, happy, and flexible. Top them with a drop of warm maple syrup or my vitamin C-rich, super-simple strawberry sauce...and you've got chocolate for breakfast and 6 grams of fiber to boot!


1 (16-oz) package frozen unsweetened whole strawberries
1 tbsp pure maple syrup
½ cup whole wheat flour
½ cup all-purpose flour
¼ cup unsweetened cocoa powder
¼ cup granulated sugar
2 tbsp ground flaxseed
1½ tsp baking powder
½ tsp kosher salt
1 egg
1 egg white
1 cup skim milk
1 tbsp canola oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
½ cup semi-sweet chocolate chips



Prepare the strawberry sauce: In a large saucepan, combine the frozen strawberries, maple syrup, and 2 tablespoons water. Bring the mixture to a boil. Then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes, or until the sauce reaches a syrupy consistency and coats the back of a spoon. As the sauce simmers, break up the whole berries with a wooden spoon or fork.


While the sauce is simmering, prepare the pancake batter: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the flours, cocoa, sugar, flaxseed, baking powder, and salt.


In a medium bowl, lightly beat the whole egg and egg white. Then add the milk, oil, and vanilla, and whisk until combined.


Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and stir until the batter is just blended and no dry streaks remain. Take care not to overmix, as this will cause the pancakes to be chewy. Delicately fold in the chocolate chips. If time allows, let the batter rest for 10 minutes.


When the strawberry sauce has reached a syrupy consistency, remove the pan from the heat.


Liberally coat a large skillet or griddle with oil spray. Preheat it over medium heat. When the pan is nice and hot (after about 2 minutes), ladle about ¼ cup batter per pancake onto the surface.


Cook the pancakes until small bubbles form around the edges, 1 to 2 minutes. Flip the pancakes over and cook about 1 minute longer, until the center is cooked. Re-coat the skillet with oil spray between batches to prevent the pancakes from sticking.


To serve, top 2 pancakes with about 1/3 cup warm strawberry sauce and a sprinkling of chocolate chips on each plate.

-Joy Bauer

Web Wednesday- River Deep

River Deep

This is a super fun site for beginning readers! They can create a story by simply clicking on pictures and the words appear on the screen while also being read aloud (headphones are GREAT right about now :)! This is great for kids to hear fluent readers while following along with the words and getting to choose the adventure all at the same time! Have fun!

http://www.riverdeep.net/language_arts/edmark_lang_arts/MakeAStory/MakeAStory.html

Kids Can Cook- Pizza

English Muffin Pizzas

Fast pizza? Totally! They're so quick you'll wonder what took you so long to add them to your regular repertoire!


1 whole-wheat English muffin
2 tbsp pizza sauce or marinara pasta sauce
¼ cup shredded mozzarella cheese
2 slices pepperoni (optional)
1 yellow pepper, sliced (optional)
3 black olives, sliced in half (optional)



Preheat oven to 375 degrees.


Slice the English muffins and spread out on a baking sheet.


Top with pizza sauce and cheese.


Place your toppings on the muffins.


Bake for about 5 minutes, until the cheese has melted.

Weekly update- week 5

Welcome to the FIFTH week of first grade in Mrs. Stagg's Class!

Here's a peek into our week :)

Theme:

Apples

Literature:

Various apple themed literature

Language Arts:

outcomes/ relationships

Phonics:

initial sounds j,w,v; _et, _en

Writing:

declarative, interrogative sentences

Math:

Count, compare, and order numbers to 20

Science/ Social Studies:

functioning parts of an apple, plant/tree life cycle

Web Wednesday- Zoo Burst

Zoo Burst

ZooBurst is a digital storytelling tool that is designed to let anyone easily create their own customized 3D pop-up books. Click on some of the pictures below to check out books created by members of the ZooBurst community. If you have a username and password you can log in and create your own books using the 'Login' link at the top right side of the screen.

Getting a log in takes a bit of time, but it's worth it! This is something your child will need assistance with, for sure, but once it's done you will set back and marvel at what you've created!