Academics

Reader's Workshop - The students receive a mini lesson on specific reading skills (shown in the anchor charts below), then the students have time to practice those reading skills independently, with a partner, and with the teacher in small groups.

Writer's Workshop - The students receive whole class mini lessons on specific writing skills (see anchor charts below).  The teacher models the complete writing process.  The students spend time daily writing (a narrative, "how to," informational/non fiction, opinion).  Students will chose their own topic, brainstorm ideas, sketch their illustrations, write the text, as well as edit and revise.  Pieces of writing may take several days to complete.  Students will meet with the teacher individually, with partners, and in strategy groups to build upon their writing skills. 

Phonics- Students receive explicit instruction on phonics.  These lessons include a mini lesson (see anchor charts), partner work, and small group work.  The students learn high frequency words during this time as well.  

Math - Math lessons will contain number talks, a mini lesson, small group instruction, and stations for collaboration and practice.  Students will develop logical reasoning skills to become critical thinkers and problem solvers.  We want students to explain their thinking, not simply compute an answer.  Students will use concrete objects (ie:  counters, double ten frames, linking cubes, base-ten blocks, place value disks), pictorial models, base ten representations on a place value chart), and numerical representations (expanded, written and standard form) (double ten frames pictorial models (double ten frames, base ten representations on a place value chart) and numerical representations (expanded, written and standard form).   Students will learn:  Basic number concepts (subitizing; skip counting by 2s, 5s, 10s; counting forward and backward from any given number 1-120), Representing numbers 1-120 with objects, with pictures, in standard form, and expanded form; Compare and order numbers 1-120; Use objects and pictures to represent and explain addition and subtraction problems; Group, sort, identify, and describe 2D and 3D shapes; Draw conclusions from graphs; Measure length with nonstandard units of measure; and Identify coins, their values, and skip count to find the value of a group of coins.

We begin by reviewing kindergarten math skills.  We focus on numbers 0-20, different ways to make a set of 10 (ex:  1 and 9, 5 and 5), and quickly move into addition, subtraction, numbers 0-60, and place value.

Friends of 10 (finding different ways to make 10), place value, addition and subtraction using objects and pictures

Science 

Social Studies