First Grade Teachers

www.natsci.org - Meet the Animals/Reptiles and Amphibians as well as museum exploration!

Current skills being taught in April and May:

Reading	Math	Writing
~Comprehension strategies ~Beyond the Text questions ~Summary of texts including what happened first, next, and last. ~High frequency words	~Addition number sentences ~Addition with missing number ~Subtraction with missing number ~Subtraction number sentences ~Place Value up to 100's ~Time to hour and 1/2 hour ~Using money up to $0.25 ~Number problems (CGI) ~Fractions to 1/10, equivalent fractions ~3D Shapes ~Positional words ~Counting by 2's, 5's, 10's	~Adding details to stories ~Adding details to pictures ~Making sure that pictures and stories match. ~Writing summaries of stories. ~Writing small moment stories with beginning, middle, and end. ~Writing opinion pieces.

Science

Helpful Links

Unit on Rocks and Life Cycles of Plants/Seeds  ~Explored the different types of rocks and how they were created. ~Dissected seeds and watched them sprout into seedlings.  The students then planted them to observe how these seedlings grow into plants.  We discussed how to take care of the plants throughout their life cycles and the needs they have. Unit on Amazing Animals ~ A 6 week integrated unit on how animals survive in many different habitats around the world.  We will learn through experiments and various hands on activities that will help the students learn how the animals adapt in each of their own homes. ~Forests/Mountain ~River/Pond ~Rainforest ~Ocean ~Desert

Students have been given login information from their teachers for the First in Math website.  www.starfall.com Professor Garfield: Transport to Reading - Choose either Garfield's Island or Orson's Farm for great phonics, word, and letter sound manipulating games.  The students love these interactive websites! www.professorgarfield.org/transport/transport.html

 Student Expectations:    

 

• Listen and follow directions.
• Taking turns 
• Working independently
• Working in small groups
• Respectful of others
• Self-control of voice, hands, and feet
• Follow school rules:
  • We Are Respectful
  • We Are Responsible
  • We Are Learners
• Arrive on time and attend school regularly
• Ask my teacher when I don't understand
• Complete all of my assignments on time, study, and read daily
• Put forth my best effort

 
Parent Expectations:

• Make sure my child is well-rested, has appropriate materials, and is at school on time by 7:55.
• Provide ample, quiet study time at home, encourage good study habits, and monitor my child's homework. 
• Support the school staff in their efforts to promote appropriate behavior.
• Attend parent-teacher conferences.

Curriculum

Balanced Literacy Components:

• Letter identification and sounds
• Concepts of print
• Phonics and phonemic awareness
• High frequency words
• Writing workshop
• Guided Reading Groups
• Shared Reading
• Interactive Read Aloud
• Interactive Writing

 Math: Major Concepts and Skills 

• Number Sense (0-99)
• Single digit addition and subtraction
• Time (hour, half hour, calendar)
• Non-standard measurement
• Collect and display data (line plots, Venn Diagrams, graphs)
• Creating and extending patterns
• Geometry (plane and solid shapes)
• Problem solving
• Sort and classifying
• Estimation 

Science Subjects of Study:

• Animals
• Rocks and Minerals
• Solids, Liquids, and Gases
• Balance and Motion
• Healthful Living 

Social Studies:

• All about me
• Friends, families, and community
• Citizenship (classroom, school, community)
• Rules and responsibilities
• Needs and wants / goods and services
• Holidays and customs
• Map Skills
• Money

Procedures:

• Reviewed by individual teachers

Activities:

• Whole group instruction
• Working in small groups and/or individually
• Reading and writing
• Using manipulatives
• Art, Music, P.E., and Computer Skills

 Field Trips:

• The Sunset Theater to see “The Polar Express”
• The Natural Science Center (subject to change)

Assessments:

• Periodic assessments in reading, writing, and math

 

 First Grade Instructional  Assistants: