What Do We Study in First Grade?

Guided Reading: Each week as a class we read a story out of our     

       reading textbook. On Thursdays take a test on the weekly  

       reading story. Students are given a weekly comprehension

       activity to do with their family.

Self Selected Reading: A daily teacher read aloud precedes students

      reading. Each week students pick books to read at their reading

      level. After students read indivually students share with the class

      what they have read.

Religion: Students study and participate in activites pertaining to 2

     Bible stories per week.

Spelling:Each week students have 5 spelling words per week. Of the

           5 words 2-3 are star words pertaining to a word family. Of each

      star word students are to master rhyming with words in that

      word family. Each Friday students have a test on the words

      including the star word families. After Christmas break students

      are also given a sentences to spell utilizing words from the word

     wall.

Writing: Following a mini lesson focusing on the English language,

        or six traits of writing students get the opportunity to write every

     day. After going through the writing process students get to

     publish books to share with their families. After our daily writing

     time students get the opportunity to share their writing with

     others and help each other grow to become fluent writers.

Memory:On Thursday students are to recite the weekly Bible verse.

Math: When students arrive in the morning students participate in a

     math journal responding to a given problem of the day. After the

     math journal we have a morning meeting containing the calendar,

     weather, number of days we have been in school, months of the

     year macarena, Adam's family days of the week, and other math

     realted items. Then in math we study addition, subtraction, time,

     money, patterns, 3-D and flat shapes, etc.

Science: In Science we study animals, habitats, plants, health, states

     of matter, weather, energy, speed, magnetism, and living things.

Social Studies:  In social studies students study communities,

     school, America, Other countries, Native Americans, Christmas

     Around the World, and Flat Stanley. A big highlight is making

     paper mache' Native Americans, and having a Thanksgiving feast

     with Second grade.