First Grade is a huge formative year for reading. Here is some of the reading content we will be covering this year:
Letter sounds, digraphs, blends, and other phonics concepts using the Fundations Phonics program
Reading Strategies (what do you do when you get stuck on a word)
Endings such as s, ed, es, ing
Fiction/Nonfiction
Fluency
Comprehension
Magic E
Similar to reading, this is a huge formative year for writing. Writing occurs throughout the day as students learn a variety of subjects in addition to the specific writing lessons or times in class. For example, students may write about a math problem, explaining how they solved it, or write about a topic they learned in science or social studies. All of this work makes them better writers overall.
We will follow the Ready Math curriculum for math. Students will spend a lot of time learning strategies for addition and subtraction. Additionally students will learn how to answer word problems, understand simple fractions, how to measure, and identify shapes.
Social Studies and Science
Animals and Plants
Families
Light and Sound
Patterns in the sky
United States Symbols
Financial Literacy
Maps and Globes