Some of the programs, concepts, and topics that we will be working on this year in first grade are:
English Language Arts: Phonics instruction for decoding and encoding; Reader's Workshop: read alouds, shared reading, independent reading, guided reading, strategy groups; Writer's Workshop (narrative, informational, opinion, realistic fiction)
Math: Number sense (counting, place value) , Addition & Subtraction, Measurement & Data (length, time, interpreting data), Geometry(shapes and their attributes), Money (value of coins, counting mixed coins), Problem solving
Social Studies: Rules and laws, Family, Community, Economics (needs and wants, goods and services, etc)
Science: Science 21 program: Space Systems (Patterns and Cycles, The Sun, Moon & Stars) and Waves: (Light and Sound), Living things (animal traits, behaviors, and survival)