1st grade buddies by Alec

A couple weeks ago we got our first grade buddies! This was new to us because it was finally the first year we were the older buddies. We started off with an activity where a first grader chose a book and the fifth grader read it to them. Most of us read one or two books or one and a chapter of something that was around 100 pages. After that we got some time to do free choice! It’s a period where you can play anything in the classroom.

Our next visit involved naming our school chicks. Everybody thought of a name and we did a vote (I think the winner was Oreo because it was black and white). After that we got some time to go outside to play around. Some of us played soccer, some played tag and others played in the sandbox. Our third visit we paired up and thought of some super hero’s. We made up our own and gave them powers that could save people. Some of us got carried away and made fighting powers but some stayed on track to make stuff like strength to pick up trees. The next visit (our fourth) we found board games to play. I played Guess Who™ and Candyland™. We have not gone back but I can’t wait to and the next time and this time we get our own buddies!