Space Activities And Freebies!

Hello Everyone, This is Kristen from A Day In First Grade. Last week my class blasted off into space and could not be more excited. To make my space unit come to life, we completed a bunch of science activities. 

 For a writing activity, we taste tested space food and came up with fantastic adjectives to describe the way that it looked, smelled, and tasted. 

My first graders LOVED this activity! 

Throughout the activity, they filled out a recording sheet with their very best adjectives. 

 After we taste tested three different types of space food, we graphed which one we liked best! 

To get free recording pages to go along with this activity, two free readers about the moon AND two ideas for science activities that you can use while studying the moon, head on over to my blog! 

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Using Snowmen To Practice Standard And Nonstandard Units Of Measurement

Hi everyone! This is Kristen from A Day In First Grade. I'm so honored and excited to join the girls here at Freebielicious. Today I would love to share a really fun and engaging math freebie with you. This past week my class has been working on standard and nonstandard units of measurement. I love teaching this skill because there are so many fun, engaging activities you can do with your students. 

To tie into our current theme of "winter," I created an activity where my students measured three different objects in our classroom with rulers and also with snowmen!

I gave my students snowmen pieces, rulers, and recording sheets. I then partnered them up and had them measure three different objects in the room. They had a blast measuring each other!

 They also loved measuring our rug and other classroom materials.

 After they measured their objects in snowmen and then in inches, they recorded their findings on their recording sheet. 

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