Hot to make a paper airplane. Step 4. Throw it! Took our planes to the best place in school to fly our planes. #matzkeproud #huthsheroes

Unit:Make it interesting. This is the last page of the book-modeled after a book he has read. Jack the Cowboy. #matzkeproud #huthsheroes (Hey kids lets discuss what Jack has. Jack had a...)

Loved every bite of nonfiction we got to try today! S’s couldn’t help but share their books! #matzkeproud #huthsheroes

Exploring and investigating how our numbers are placed on a hundred chart. #matzkeproud #huthsheroes

We are excited to have Ms. Val join our class! We love her already! #readysetteach #matzkeproud #huthsheroes

Retelling The Mitten. We made sure to include details about the animals and their feelings. Make it fun and they will thrive! #matzkeproud #huthsheroes

We did a new year balloon drop! Caught a ballon and popped it! Then sorted ourselves into groups and graphed based on our sight words. So much fun! 🎈

Each S used their PRIDE passes to buy a gift for a family member instead of themselves. “My mom loves this color!” “This is my grandma’s favorite candy!” “I can’t wait to show my big sister!” #matzkeproud #huthsheroes

Added a little reindeer magic to reading. #matzkeproud #huthsheroes

More and fewer. Walk, stop, compare, and describe. Right now we associate fewer with a frown face after our opening lesson involved skittles. #matzkeproud #huthsheroes

Make a house the wolf can’t blow down. LOTS of trial and error but so much fun! #MatzkeProud

Beginning sounds, syllables, and sight word hunting during word work. #MatzkeProud #huthsheroes

Extreme concentration from these friends during morning tubs. Each S rolls a dice then moves that number of counters into the cup. #MatzkeProud #huthsheroes

The ENTIRE class at Wow Me Wednesday with our beginning of year math assessments! So proud of my students. #matzkeproud #huthsheroes

Number talks with dice, counters, and classmates. #matzkeproud #huthsheroes

Genius Hour:PUMPKIN VOLCANOES! 🎃 🌋 Took our ideas i to writing and made how-tos. #matzkeproud #huthsheroes

S1-My favorite underwear is the blue striped ones. S2-Oh turn the page. My favorite underwear was on the other page! Lots of giggles from these readers today. #MatzkeProud #huthsheroes

Making the most of every minute of our day. Students practice letter recognition and sounds after cleaning up word work tubs. #matzkeproud #studentled

Letter hunting today. Students had many conversations about letter shapes and sounds. #MatzkeProud

Talking about shapes of letters lead to conversations about how words use different letters. Love their curious minds! #MatzkeProud