This document provides an overview of upcoming lessons in a first grade classroom over the next two weeks. It will discuss the value of money and importance of dental hygiene. For money, students will learn coin identification and values through a counting game. For dental health, they will discuss healthy and unhealthy snacks and label a tooth drawing. The teacher provides contact information and links to related websites to help parents support their child's learning at home.

1. Want to know what’s happening in our classroom? Here are the updates for this month!

2. What Are Your Kid’s Up To? These slides are an overview of what your kids will be learning over the next two weeks. Check it out to see what activities they will be participating in and take a look at the links to see how you can help at home. If you have any questions please conact me at the following: Skype: clsheridan09 Email: clsheridan@crimson.ua.edu

3. Overview for upcoming unit plan In my unit we will be discussing topics that kids will use all through out their lives. First we will discuss the value of money. This is important because it is information that kids need to know in the real world. Secondly, we will discuss the importance of keeping your body and teeth healthy.

4. Standards and Activities: 1. First Grade Mathematics (Alabama State Standard) Determine the monetary value of individual coins and sets of like coins up to $1.00.Objective: students identify coins, describe their attributes, learn their value, and count like coins.Activities: Play a counting coins game. Put a bowl of coins in the middle of each table/group. Provide each group with a number cube. Students take turns rolling the cube. Each time the cube is rolled, every member of the group adds that many pennies to their personal pile. When they have enough to trade for a larger coin, they do so (e.g., five pennies are traded for one nickel; two nickels are traded for one dime). This is one activity you can assess by walking around and observing students as they play. Try giving them a time limit. When time is up, have each group tell what sum they made with which coins. You could even play this like musical chairs. When the music stops, they share their sums.

5. Standards and activities cont.. 2. First Grade Health (Alabama State Standard) Recognize activities and behaviors that encourage healthy family living.Objective: During this lesson, students will be taught the importance of good oral hygiene. They will learn about life-long care of teeth.Activities: Bring healthy and unhealthy snacks to class. Discuss why some snacks are healthy and some are not with the class. Draw a giant tooth on the board. Label one half of the tooth healthy and the other half unhealthy. Have each student come list one snack on the board on the appropriate side. Then have the class eat a healthy snack

7. Check out these websites to use at home! Doing these activities with your kids at home will help them in the class. Thanks so much! I will keep you updated on any other upcoming news. Follow me on twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/clsheridan Here are the links to use at home! http://www.iKeepBookmarks.com/clsheridan