Welcome to First Grade!
Hello! My name is Mrs. Evans! I am from Charlotte, North Carolina and I'm a product of Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools! This is my eleventh year teaching and I learn new things every year! I am married and have 1 son and another on the way! I love to play games, travel, and try new foods! I look forward to teaching you this year!
Please use the links and codes below to access resources for your student:
Class Dojo: classdojo.com
Canvas: https://cms.instructure.com/courses/388218
Canvas Parent help: https://cms.instructure.com/courses/355653/pages/parent-resources
7:45 - 8:00 S.E.L. (Social Emotional Learning)
8:00 - 8:40 Intervention
8:40 - 9:45 EL Skills Block/Small Groups
9:45 - 10:45 EL Module Block
10:50 - 11:20 LUNCH
11:25 - 11:55 Recess
12:05 - 12:40 Math/Whole Group
12:45 - 1:35 Specials
1:40 - 2:05 Math/Small Groups
2:10 - 2:40 Science/Social Studies
2:45 Dismissal
Quarter 1
Literacy: Unit 1 - Tools and Work Your child will begin to study the topic of tools and work with a focus on learning about tools and the jobs they do. The learning will be focused on these ideas:
Tools make our lives easier by helping us do work.
There are different types of tools for different types of work.
Your child will also practice these reading foundation skills:
Identify and write the sound for most consonants and vowels
Segment (break apart) the individual sounds of spoken, one-syllable words, and blend them back together
Decode (read) and encode (write) regularly spelled, one-syllable words
Math: Topic 7 - Extend the Counting Sequence
Topic 1- Understand Addition and Subtraction
Topic 2- Fluently Add and Subtract within 10
Topic 3- Addition Facts to 20: Use Strategies
Social Studies
Unit 1- Geography: Geography & the World Around Me
Unit 2- History: People & Events Have Changed Communities & the World Over Time
Science
Unit 1- Science as Inquiry
My favorite children's book is The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein. It's a great story of friendship! I remember my first grade teacher reading it to me!
My favorite children's book series is Elephant and Piggie by Mo Willems. These two characters are very silly and are always learning!