We were so excited to welcome Teddy to our classroom in Brookline, MA, USA! The first graders loved seeing all of his treasures…his baseball cap, beautiful coat, school supplies, and even socks came with him from across the globe. We have been tracking our new friend for the past couple of months, so were thrilled that he arrived safely to spend December with us!
Before we said goodbye to Freddy, our students learned and celebrated Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving Day was Thursday, November 26 this year. Thanksgiving is a national holiday celebrated in both Canada and the United States. It was originally celebrated as a day of giving thanks for the blessing of the harvest and…
Freddy loves math! He is helping students with ST Math, which students also lovingly call “Jiji.” ST Math stands for spacial/temporal. ST math is language-free computer program that helps students learn by seeing, doing and rationalizing. You can see Freddy sitting next to a penguin. The penguin’s name is Jiji.…
The students at our school have the option of learning in a dual immersion classroom. Students starting in Kinder can learn in English and Spanish. Freddy visited a dual immersion classroom in first grade and was able to learn in both English and Spanish! Freddy was learning about the Thanksgiving…
We celebrated Thanksgiving! We brought our own stuffed animal friends from home to meet Teddy. We all celebrated together. We ate popcorn, read stories, made crafts, and played a game. Our stuffed friends loved playing with Teddy! We are thankful that Teddy could come and visit our classroom!! PinterestFacebookTwitteremail
Tessie played on the playground with us and our class Gingerbread Man. He ran away when we were at lunch. We are finding clues to try to find him! Tessie thinks this is fun! We also taught Tessie how to play Candyland. She is vey good at taking turns! PinterestFacebookTwitteremail
