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Lisa Allred is our first grade teacher and Resource Coordinator. She has taught at Blessed Sacrament School for 21 years. She previously taught for 12 years in the Guilford County Schools. Lisa graduated from Greensboro College and later received her Masters degree from UNCG.
Lisa's two children, Jordan and Hunter, are graduates of Blessed Sacrament School. While at home in Burlington she enjoys being outside with her animals and practicing yoga.
The first grade year is a year of fun, learning and growing independence. We fine tune our handwriting skills and begin creative writing. Literacy involves not only basic reading methods and phonics, but also special book projects. The Spelling curriculum follows phonetic based word families.
Adding, subtracting, and word problems make up only part of our math program. We use manipulatives, tiles, geometric shapes, flash cards, wrap-ups, money, clocks, ten-frame blocks, thermometers, and more to reinforce number sense and practice new skills. Students complete a daily math meeting board and a reading and math interactive notebooks.
Exciting science and social studies units continue throughout the year. We explore apples, pumpkins, our five senses, living things, communities, community helpers, and rules and laws just to name a few. Maps, globes, charts and graphs are utilized throughout the units. We engage in science experiments through our LabLearner program in our Elementary Science Lab.
In Religion, we learn to recognize that God is an important part of our everyday lives. At the end of this exciting year, students leave with a positive attitude toward lifelong learning and a true sense of independence.
Throughout the school day first graders enjoy using the Smartboard, ChromeBooks, and our Google Classroom to practice and reinforce skills and knowledge.
One of the best parts of our school year is working with our middle school STREAM Buddies! These 7th graders work closely with our students with planning, designing, and creating our many STREAM projects throughout the year. One example of this is...
One of the best parts of our school year is working with our middle school STREAM Buddies! These 7th graders work closely with our students with planning, designing, and creating our many STREAM projects throughout the year. One example of this is...
STREAMing Pumpkins
STREAMing Pumpkins
Objective/Expected Outcomes:
Students will research pumpkins and share information about life cycles, and varieties.
Pumpkins will be weighed, measured, and compared.
Pumpkin data will be collected, recorded, and evaluated for its uses.
Description: Through extensive opportunities, students will understand the life cycle of pumpkins and gain an understanding of a variety of pumpkins.
Materials Needed:
variety of pumpkins
scales
pan balances
measuring tapes
crayons, pencils, colored pencils
“Discover Pumpkins” journal
spoons, scrapers, knife
pumpkin research websites
Year Round Project-Based Activities for STEM by Stephanie Lester
books about pumpkins:
How a Seed Grows
Apples and Pumpkins
Pumpkin Circle: The Story of a Garden
The Tiny Seed
From Seed to Pumpkin
The Biggest Pumpkin Ever
The Pumpkin Book
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?
Life Cycle of a Pumpkin
Pumpkin, Pumpkin
Pumpkins
Seed, Sprout, Pumpkin, Pie
Assessment: Complete individual activities booklet with culminating activities, demonstrate knowledge of favorite pumpkin center
How will this lesson incorporate STEM/STREAM?
Science: weigh the pumpkin, observe and draw pumpkins, measure the pumpkins’ circumference, collect seeds, estimate, weigh, and count seeds
Technology: use a variety of online resources to support student learning, including:
Religion: gain an appreciation of God’s creation
Engineering: weigh the pumpkin, observe and draw pumpkins, measure the pumpkins’ circumference, collect seeds, estimate, weigh, and count seeds
Arts: observe and draw pumpkins, pumpkin craft, pumpkin structure
Math: weigh the pumpkin, measure the pumpkins’ circumference, collect seeds, estimate, weigh
Culminating Activity
Field trip to local Pumpkin Patch
Diocese of Raleigh Academic Standards Covered
Diocese of Raleigh Academic Standards Covered
Math Standards
1.MD.1.2 Measure lengths with non-standard and customary units. Express the length of an object as a whole number of non-standard length units. Measure by laying multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end (iterating) with no gaps or overlaps. Measure the length of an object as a whole number in inches.
1.MD.3.1-Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories. Ask and answer questions about the total number of data points. Ask and answer questions about how many in each category. Ask and answer questions about greater than and less than in one category than in another.
Science Standards
1L.2 Summarize the needs of living organisms for energy and growth.
Literacy Standards
RL.1.1 Demonstrate the ability to ask and answer questions about the key details in a text.
RI.1.4 Ask and answer questions to determine or clarify the meaning of words and phrases in a text.
RI.1.6 Differentiate between information provided by pictures or other illustrations and information provided by the text.
RI.1.7 Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas.
SL.1.2 Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through media, and other digital tools.
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