1st Grade
Parent Guide to 1st Grade Mathematics
Grade_1_Roadmap.pdfTo support your child with their Literacy Learning...
***READ TOGETHER EVERY DAY! Take turns reading to each other and consider using this Family Reading Resource to help you ask questions/discuss the book.
***TALK to them every day! Put the technology down, turn the TV off and just chat. Studies show that the more we talk to kids, the more we increase their vocabulary which puts them at an advantage when learning to read and write.
***When your child is writing at home, encourage them to sound out the words and try their best. It is okay if they do not spell all the words correctly, at this age it is important for children to try to hear the sounds in the words and build confidence to use a variety of words as they write.
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Literacy Curricular Resources
Heggerty Phonemic Awareness: Quick daily lessons that teach students to understand and manipulate the sounds within words in order to create a strong foundation in reading.
Fountas & Pinnell Phonics, Spelling and Word Study: The Fountas & Pinnell Phonics, Spelling, and Word Study System is a collection of lessons designed to expand and refine children’s reading and writing ability by learning about, and efficiently using information about sounds, letters, and words. During phonics, spelling, and word study lessons, children learn how to efficiently use sounds, letters, and words.
Schoolwide Reading Workshop: Schoolwide Reading Fundamentals serves as our materials for Reading Workshop. Within the Reading Workshop teachers use mentor text from Schoolwide to model a reading comprehension standard in the mini-lesson. Teachers then ask the students to apply their learning from the mini-lesson to their independent reading. During this time the teacher meets with students in small groups and for 1:1 conferences in order to coach the students as readers.
Lucy Calkins Writing Units of Study: Lucy Calkins Writing Units of Study serves as our materials for Writing Workshop. Within the Writing Workshop teachers use genre topics and mini-lessons from the units of study to model the writing process. Teachers then ask the students to apply their learning from the mini-lesson to their independent writing. During this time the teacher meets with students in small groups and for 1:1 conferences in order to coach the students as writers.