• Phonics is the study of how letters and sounds work together to make words. Learning phonics helps us become better readers and writers.

• We use the Orton Gillingham method of teaching phonics.

• Informative texts: Reading and explaining my world 

• Narrative texts: Exploring and sharing stories 

• Research Inquiry and Design: Asking and answering questions

• Claims and evidence: Sharing my opinions 

• Understanding numbers 1-10 

• Groups in numbers 6-10

• Teen numbers as tens and ones

• Partners, problem drawings, and tens

• 2-D shapes

Science

• Animals, plant, and their environment 

• Weather and Climate 

• Forces and Interactions

Social Studies

• Civics: The participation of citizens 

• History: comparing my story to your story

• Economics: Yours, mine, and ours

• Geography: Different places, different ways to live