Bearthoven found out that the 1R first graders tweet almost every day to connect with other students and classes around the world @1rfirstgrade. He helped the Tweeter, the student who writes the daily tweet, to decide what to tell our followers about our day. Then, he helped craft a question…
After lunch, the first graders love to play on our school playground. If it is raining, we play in our classroom, but if it is sunny or snowy, we play outside. We have climbing structures, a basketball court, slides, and a big grassy field. Bearthoven enjoyed spending time there, and…
1R First Graders work really hard in class, and Bearthoven was ready to learn right alongside the students. He practiced printing his capital and lowercase letters on the white board, was shown how to use a jeweler’s loupe to observe mystery seeds, and even planted mystery seeds. One of…
Our school building is large…we have over 750 students from all over the world here! Even though it is a big school, everyone is very friendly, and Bearthoven really enjoyed saying hello to the students and teachers. We walk to our specials (music, art, and PE) and to lunch and…
We were so excited to welcome Bearthoven to our first grade classroom in Brookline, Massachusetts, USA. We are a kindergarten to eighth grade school located just outside of Boston, MA. Our class has 19 students who are 6 and 7 years old. We made a list of ideas of things…
Jerry had terrific time with Year 1 children at Chinese International School! In September, Year 1 students spend a lot of time getting to know each other and settling into school routines, so Jerry did fit right in. Here are some pictures of what they did together. Jerry helped make…
