Where’s Waldo? #theMESway

Students are working with their WICOR buddies to play high frequency word tic-tac-toe. #theMESway #AVIDatMESI

Students participated in a post it parking to define what makes a story fiction and nonfiction. #AVIDatMESI #theMESway

We are organized and use our binders to keep track of our papers by content area. #AVIDatMESI #theMESway

Last one of the day. Where’s Waldo? #theMESway

Students are writing questions about the story we read today and posting them on our Costa’s Levels of Questioning poster under the correct level. #AVIDatMESI #theMESway

Students did a great job of writing their questions based on a story we read together! #AVIDatMESI

Students are filling in a Venn Diagram on how parents and offspring are the same and different. #AVIDatMESI #theMESway

Students are using a graphic organizer to help their informative writing about themselves. #AVIDatMESI #theMESway

Students are using different techniques with watercolor to create a landscape with birch trees. #theMESway

Students are making three-column notes to organize their long e words by spellings: e, ea, ee. #theMESway #AVIDatMESI

First graders using their WICOR buddies to create a craft stick path with different amounts of sticks that start and stop at the same spots. #AVIDatMESI #theMESway

First graders using collaborative groups roles to accomplish their challenge of making a zip line. #AVIDatMESI #theMESway

Students doing a back and worth drawing during writing with their WICOR buddies. #AVIDatMESI #theMESway

First graders using a graphic organizer to create a fruit loop necklace for the 120th day of school. #AVIDatMESI #theMESway

First grade students with their animal ears on that had more than one purpose. Students did a stand-share-sit to share with others. #AVIDatMESI #theMESway

First graders playing give one, get one with words. #AVIDatMESI #theMESway

First graders doing the snowball fight strategy to practice addition strategies. #AVIDatMESI #theMESway

First graders meeting with their fourth grade buddies to practice reading. #AVIDatMESI #theMESway

First graders created a bridge with popsicle sticks and gumdrops for the gingerbread man to cross. After we did a gallery walk to observe every group’s design. #AVIDatMESI #theMESway