• FIRST GRADE Curricula

    Columbia Reading and Writing

     

           Each child was given a reading assessment to determine his/her current placement on a Guided Reading level. The books we read are structured to support a beginning reader’s skills. The story to be read is introduced, and unfamiliar or difficult words are pointed out. The children are asked to preview the book and then each group reads the story together aloud. The next day the children have the opportunity to re-read the book by themselves. The teacher then guides the discussion of the story. I meet with each group of 3-5 children four days a week.  But we read everyday.

     On Fridays, we have a dictation lesson on the phonics concept and writing skills .                                                                                                                  SKILLS/CONCEPTS THAT MAY BE REINFORCED TO ENSURE FLUENCY AND COMPREHENSION INCLUDE:

    Pointing to the first letter of each word as they read

    Finger spelling and sounding out the words they do not know

    Using picture clues Identification of characters, setting and plot

    Sequencing the events of the story

    Identifying what happened in the beginning, middle and end of the story

     Re-telling of the story

    Making inferences about the characters

    Summarize the story in a few sentences

    THE ABOVE SKILLS ARE DEVELOPED AND BUILT UPON THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.
     

     

    First Grade Math


    Our math program is based on the Pearson's Envision program. 

     These programs are activity-based and use a hands-on approach.

    We have bins and bins of various manipulatives that are used in the concrete exploration of math concepts.

     Concepts/Skills introduced in first grade are:

    Sorting

    Patterning

    Creating and interpreting graphs

    One to one correspondence

    Problem solving

    Time- hour and half hour

    Money

    Geometric solids and figures

    Measurement in standard and non-standard units

    Sequencing events

    Estimation

    Measuring mass and capacity

    Reading the calendar, ordering the days and months

    Symmetry

    Fractions

    Adding and subtracting to 20



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