Reading:
Students will read books that they choose within their own independent reading levels (indicated by colored dots on their books.) As students grow as readers, their colored dot will change. When children are tested to see if they are ready for the next level, both fluency and comprehension are taken into consideration.
Teachers College Reading Workshop addresses the ELA Common Core State Standards. We will be closely examining texts in order to develop our students’ reading skills. These texts include both fiction and non-fiction selections. The tools and strategies that your child will learn this year will help them establish great reading habits that will result in college and career readiness.
Overview of the Year for First Grade Readers
September
Unit One – Readers Build Good Habits
October/November
Unit Two – Word Detectives Use All They Know to Solve Words
November/December
Unit Three – Learning About the World by Reading
January/February
Unit Four – Readers Get to Know the Characters in Books
February/March
Unit Five – Readers Can Be Their Own Teachers, Working Hard to Figure Out the Tricky Words and Parts in Books
April/May
Unit Six – Reading Across Genres to Learn About a Topic: Information Books, Stories, and Poems
May/June
Unit Seven – Dramatizing Characters and Deepening Comprehension in Reading Clubs
Students will read books that they choose within their own independent reading levels (indicated by colored dots on their books.) As students grow as readers, their colored dot will change. When children are tested to see if they are ready for the next level, both fluency and comprehension are taken into consideration.
Teachers College Reading Workshop addresses the ELA Common Core State Standards. We will be closely examining texts in order to develop our students’ reading skills. These texts include both fiction and non-fiction selections. The tools and strategies that your child will learn this year will help them establish great reading habits that will result in college and career readiness.
Overview of the Year for First Grade Readers
September
Unit One – Readers Build Good Habits
October/November
Unit Two – Word Detectives Use All They Know to Solve Words
November/December
Unit Three – Learning About the World by Reading
January/February
Unit Four – Readers Get to Know the Characters in Books
February/March
Unit Five – Readers Can Be Their Own Teachers, Working Hard to Figure Out the Tricky Words and Parts in Books
April/May
Unit Six – Reading Across Genres to Learn About a Topic: Information Books, Stories, and Poems
May/June
Unit Seven – Dramatizing Characters and Deepening Comprehension in Reading Clubs
Writing:
Teachers College Writing Workshop addresses the ELA Common Core State Standards. The tools and strategies that your child will learn this year will help them establish great writinghabits that will result in college and career readiness.
Overview of the Year for First-Grade Writers
September/ October
Unit One – Small Moments: Writing with Focus, Detail, and Dialogue
October/ November
Unit Two – Writing How-to Books
November/December
Unit Three – Nonfiction Chapter Books
January/ February
Unit Four – Writing Reviews
February/ March
Unit Five – Poetry and Songs
March/April
Unit Six – Writing Like Scientists
May/ June
Unit Seven – From Scenes to Series: Writing Fiction
Teachers College Writing Workshop addresses the ELA Common Core State Standards. The tools and strategies that your child will learn this year will help them establish great writinghabits that will result in college and career readiness.
Overview of the Year for First-Grade Writers
September/ October
Unit One – Small Moments: Writing with Focus, Detail, and Dialogue
October/ November
Unit Two – Writing How-to Books
November/December
Unit Three – Nonfiction Chapter Books
January/ February
Unit Four – Writing Reviews
February/ March
Unit Five – Poetry and Songs
March/April
Unit Six – Writing Like Scientists
May/ June
Unit Seven – From Scenes to Series: Writing Fiction
Word Work/Phonics:
Students will develop phonics skills and strategies using the Words Their Way program. They will also learn to identify high frequency words during word work instruction. They will be given homework in their green notebooks and will take weekly spelling tests. If your child forgets their book in school, please make sure you call someone that is in their word work group.
Students will develop phonics skills and strategies using the Words Their Way program. They will also learn to identify high frequency words during word work instruction. They will be given homework in their green notebooks and will take weekly spelling tests. If your child forgets their book in school, please make sure you call someone that is in their word work group.
Math:
We use the EnVisions 2.0 math program that is aligned with the Common Core State Standards. It is our focus to teach your child how to use the skills that they develop in our class in order to solve challenging math problems. There is an online component to the EnVisions 2.0 program. You can log in to your child’s account and help your child complete assignments that address any areas that may have been challenging to them. The website is www.pearsonrealize.com.
Currently we are working on Topic 1: Solve Addition and Subtraction Problems to 10
1-1: Solve Problems: Add To
1-2: Solve Problems: Put Together
1-3: Solve Problems: Both Addends Unknown
1-4: Solve Problems: Take From
1-5: Solve Problems: Compare Situations
1-6: Continue to Solve Problems: Compare Situations
1-7: Practice Solving Problems: Add to
1-8: Solve Problems: Put Together/Take Apart
1-9: Math Practices & Problem Solving: Construct Arguments
We use the EnVisions 2.0 math program that is aligned with the Common Core State Standards. It is our focus to teach your child how to use the skills that they develop in our class in order to solve challenging math problems. There is an online component to the EnVisions 2.0 program. You can log in to your child’s account and help your child complete assignments that address any areas that may have been challenging to them. The website is www.pearsonrealize.com.
Currently we are working on Topic 1: Solve Addition and Subtraction Problems to 10
1-1: Solve Problems: Add To
1-2: Solve Problems: Put Together
1-3: Solve Problems: Both Addends Unknown
1-4: Solve Problems: Take From
1-5: Solve Problems: Compare Situations
1-6: Continue to Solve Problems: Compare Situations
1-7: Practice Solving Problems: Add to
1-8: Solve Problems: Put Together/Take Apart
1-9: Math Practices & Problem Solving: Construct Arguments