Patterson's Pack

1st Grade and Blogging!

About Me!

I am a first grade teacher in Virginia with a love for technology.

I love teaching kids this age. I enjoy helping children learn to read and I also really enjoy technology. I love using my smartboard, digital blue microscope, and  blogging. I also have a blog that is for educators who are interested in the “behind the scenes” workings of my classroom.  It is called Patterson’s Pack Fabulous Firsties.

Blogging has become one of our favorite classroom activities.  The students are very motivated to publish to the “real” world. They are also very excited when people from all over the world comment on their posts.

We have also started a WIKI PAGE.  I am excited about this form of technology.  This has been a great way to get information to families.

In addition to teaching kids, I also enjoy teaching teachers.

I am a Master Teacher with the Teacher Training Institute (TTI)
I enjoy helping teachers learn how to implement technology into their lessons in ways that are relevant to their students needs and learning. It also keeps me fresh.

Personally, I enjoy spending time with my teenage kids and husband.  Usually that means attending sporting events to watch my kids, camping, kayaking, biking and eating out (my favorite).  I also enjoy exercise classes (body pump and step).

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  • Jack // Jan 28, 2009 at 7:59 pm

    i GOT 44 ON MATH MAGICIAN ON 0′S

  • Kris // Jan 29, 2009 at 8:27 pm

    I LOVE!! the Bubble wrap. It made me laugh.

  • mrspatterson // Jan 30, 2009 at 8:04 am

    HA!HA! ME TOO! I thought it was very fun and funny!

  • sophie // Feb 2, 2009 at 8:51 pm

    hi mis pattson i hop it swons a hole lot cose it wil be so prite

  • mrspatterson // Feb 3, 2009 at 7:43 am

    Well Sophie, it was not as much snow as I would have liked but it was pretty for a little while. See you soon.

  • kathy // Feb 3, 2009 at 6:32 pm

    I just sang the phonetic alphabet song with Anna. She was much better at it than I!

  • anna // Feb 3, 2009 at 6:34 pm

    It’s snowing out!!!! I hope we get enough snow so it covers the roads and . . . . we get a snow day!!!

  • mrspatterson // Feb 3, 2009 at 6:42 pm

    YAY! I hope we get to watch it snow all day tomorrow!

  • Makena (Anna's Sister) // Feb 3, 2009 at 8:32 pm

    Hi,
    I love the bubble wrap. It rocks!!! Anna showed me the phonetic alphabet. That is pretty cool. It was funny to listen to her say it almost perfect and have me have no idea what that was!!!! I REALLY REALLY hope it snows tonight. We’re supposed to get 2-4 inches tonight!!!!! :-) I hope so!!! See ya later!

  • anna // Feb 4, 2009 at 8:46 am

    i really wanted it to snow makena and me flushed icecubes down toliet

  • mrspatterson // Feb 4, 2009 at 10:21 am

    I think the ice cubes worked. Do you think there is enough to make a snowman??

  • mrspatterson // Feb 4, 2009 at 10:22 am

    Hi Makena! Glad you came to visit our blog. Bubble wrap and snow. It just doesn’t get any better!

  • treagan // Feb 4, 2009 at 10:38 pm

    We are so glad you visited out blog! We will keep checking your blog. Do you have snow in Virginia?
    Mrs. Reagan

  • mrspatterson // Feb 5, 2009 at 9:00 am

    Yes! We do have snow. We missed school yesterday and we are two hours late today. It was only about 3 inches though. Maybe enough to make a snowman.

  • anna // Feb 5, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    I LOVE THE SNOEMAN THINGS THEY’RE FUN TO DO

  • Nurse Donna // Feb 6, 2009 at 10:46 am

    Everyone around us is coughing and sneezing and it is the season of colds and flu. One thing you can do to decrease your chance of getting a cold is to eat healthy. What healthy foods have you had lately?

  • sophie // Feb 20, 2009 at 10:40 am

    i love peewee

  • conner // Feb 20, 2009 at 10:45 am

    brooke love,s pee wee

  • nate // Feb 20, 2009 at 10:48 am

    pee wee is the best giinie pig in the world he is funy

  • conner // Feb 23, 2009 at 4:59 pm

    my dad love,s the bubble wrap form conner

  • makena // Mar 5, 2009 at 9:45 pm

    hi i like that we get to get out two hours early. makena wanted to get more snow but i don’t think we will get more snow.

  • Makena (Anna's Sister) // Mar 5, 2009 at 9:57 pm

    Hello to people all over the world and in the United States! It is March 5th, 2009 and I’m watching the mens Radford University Basketball team. We just had 6 inches of snow and we got Monday and Tuesday off from school. It was fun. On Tuesday my family went sledding at McHarg School. It was so cold we only stayed for about 10 minutes. I have to go to school tomorrow but we get out two hours early so I get to miss English and P.E. OK well i have to go now my sister Anna wants to show me something on the blog. See ya later. BYE :-) :-) :-)

  • Brenda Lester // Mar 18, 2009 at 10:23 am

    Hi
    I am Peytons grandmother and now live in Michigan. I enjoy knowing what is going on in Peytons classroom back home. It makes me feel close to my grandchildren. (I have a grandchild in Mrs. Wojteras class also). Thank you and keep up the good work.
    Brenda Lester

  • mrspatterson // Mar 18, 2009 at 12:39 pm

    [riffly_video]BA6B439813E211DEB69CCD2D49680BD4[/riffly_video]

  • teacher102 // Apr 22, 2009 at 7:50 pm

    Hi Mrs. Patterson,
    I love your blog. It is just amazing. I am a first grade teacher, too, in the Montreal area of Quebec. I have a blog – teacher102.edublogs.org. I like how you are having your students write posts. I will try that. I just got back to school this week from a month off work. I sprained my ankle at school in March. It is good to be back.
    Mary Ellen Lynch

  • mrspatterson // Apr 23, 2009 at 7:14 am

    Wow! Thanks for your comment. I am so excited to meet First Grade teachers all over the world. Maybe our classes can do something together sometime. I will check out your blog and show the kids as soon as I can. We are taking our VA assessments on line right now and we can’t get on the blog during the day. ;o(

  • Conner Phillips // Jul 16, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    I attached a video of my summer vacation. I hope you are all having a great summer.

  • kathryn // Apr 18, 2010 at 5:36 pm

    I loved having Pee-wee over Spring Break!!!

  • jon michael // May 21, 2010 at 9:43 am

    i saw a man he was big the man was big he was mad i do not no why he was mad

  • nate // Jun 7, 2010 at 5:27 pm

    I really like how you did the frog and pee wee and I miss you a lot. I hope your class is doing well.

  • mrspatterson // Jun 23, 2010 at 5:26 pm

    Hi Nate! I hope you are having a wonderful summer. I miss you too!

  • Owen Saunders // Aug 28, 2010 at 9:05 am

    I love PeeWee. Do the fish have names? I liked the Arthur movies, where did you get them?

  • Lynne Laburn // Oct 3, 2010 at 3:08 am

    Hi Mrs Patterson
    Your blog is fabulous!!
    We are a school in NZ that would love to connect with schools around the world. I started up our blog in the middle of this year.. my first time blogging… and I have to say my class and I are addicted!
    We also have a class wiki and have an interactive board in our classroom. My class is a Year 1/2 composite class and at the moment they are all 6.
    Have a look at our blog and if you are keen your children might like to leave us some comments.. We love receiving comments. We are on holiday at the moment but will be back in action for Term 4 on the 11th October.
    I hope we do get to meet you all.
    Regards
    Lynne Laburn

  • mrspatterson // Oct 3, 2010 at 4:30 pm

    So glad you stopped by our blog. We would love to connect with you as well. We will check our your blog this week!

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  • Jenna Morris // Mar 25, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    Hi Mrs. Patterson,

    I’m an Elementary Education major at the University of Florida, and I’m doing an inquiry project on blogs! I would love it if you could visit my blog http://ablogthatfits.wordpress.com/ and answer a few questions about what it takes to run your blog! (It also has all of the information you’d ever like to know about my project!)

    Thanks so much!

  • Myra // Apr 17, 2012 at 9:55 am

    I like Mrs.Patterson pet guinea pig.

  • CHEYENNE // May 17, 2012 at 9:38 am

    I LIKE IN MRS. PATTERSON

  • Myra // Jan 2, 2013 at 1:30 pm

    Madison and I miss you and we hope you had a merry Christmas and a happy new year.

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