Phonics: Students will learn sound/spelling cards to increase fluency in blending.
Literacy (also known as Balanced Literacy): Study skills, listening, speaking, reading, and writing will mainly be taught through balanced literacy. It uses a multi-sensory approach. Students see, say, hear, and write daily. They learn through interactive games, dictation, spelling, sounding and blending, reading, and writing. Students will develop the skills of sequencing, proofreading their own work, taking dictation and practicing comprehension skills.
We will be using a balanced literacy approach which will incorporate word study, independent reading, guided reading, and writing.
Reading Connections
This year in reading we are focusing on making connections to what we read. This simply means that as students read, they can relate to what they are reading. There are three main connections that we are focusing on. They are:
Text to Self: This is when the students can relate something in the story to their personal life
Text to Text: This is when something from one story reminds students of something they read in a different story
Text to World: This is when students relate what they are reading to things that happen in the world around them (example: they relate it to current events in news, non-fiction television shows)
Comprehension Strategies:
Make Connections
“I made a connection when…”
“This reminds me of…”
Ask Questions
“I wonder..." "How could..."
Create Sensory Images
“I visualized…” “I can see…” “I pictured…” “I bet it looks(sounds, feels, tastes, etc). like…
Use Text Structure
“I noticed the author…”
The bold print (italics, heading, table shows)
Determine Importance in Text
“I thought_____ was important because…” “The author shows this is important because…”:
Draw Inferences
“I read for clues and I decided…” “I predict…” “I figured out___ because…”
Summarize
“The part I liked best was…” “This story was mostly about…”
Utilize “fix-up” Strategies
“When I read___, I had to re-read, read on, read back…” “I sounded ____out” “I found the chunk____”
Math We use a math program called Investigations. You will notice some different terminology and methods. The Investigations program is very hands-on and student-centered. The teacher becomes a facilitator. Skills we will be learning this year are: recognizing and using numbers from 1-120, adding and subtracting to 20, skip counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s, identifying shapes, fractions, sorting and classifying objects, telling time to the hour and half hour, and interpreting graphs. A vital focus will be on problem solving. We will also have Math Workshop to allow students to individually or in partner pairs practice math skills on their present level with their working number.
enVision Math 2.0 Topics
Topic 1: Solve Addition and Subtraction Problems to 10
Topic 2: Fluently Add and Subtract Within 20
Topic 3: Addition Facts to 20: Use Strategies
Topic 4: Subtraction Facts to 20: Use Strategies
Topic 5: Work With Addition and Subtraction Equations
Topic 6: Represent and Interpret Data
Topic 7: Extend The Counting Sequence
Topic 8: Understanding Place Value
Topic 9: Compare Two Digit Numbers
Topic 10: Use Models and Strategies to Add with Tens and Ones
Topic 11: Use Models and Strategies to Subtract Tens
Topic 12: Measure Lengths
Topic 13: Time
Topic 14: Reason with Shapes and their Attributes
Topic 15: Equal Shares of Circles and Rectangles
Topic 16: Step up to 2nd Grade
Social Studies Students will explore social studies topics by using a hands-on program that introduces the use of maps, atlases, and globes. The topics we will cover are: Looking At Our Neighborhood – citizens, families, schools, rules, workers, neighborhoods, places, routes, transportation, and maps; Identifying Neighborhood Needs – homes, needs vs. wants, rules and safety, and neighborhood history; Exploring Neighborhood Maps – views, map symbols, distance and location; Exploring Globes – looking at various models of Earth, time, cardinal directions – north, south, east, and west; Our Country – locating our country, using a U.S. map, our government, our history, and our weather; Looking at our World – continents and oceans, our world address, exploring North America, and exploring other continents. We will also incorporate the Leader in Me curriculum into our social studies time this year.
Science We will explore Force and Motion, Earth Science: Earth and the Universe, Earth Science: Earth Systems, Structures and Processes, Life Science: Ecosystems, and Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Organisms.
Writing can be practiced at home by encouraging your child to write about something they did at home, with family or friends. Pick one small moment and write about it. I will demonstrate in class how their moments are like rubber bands that they can stretch out by adding more details to create a complete story. No matter how small or insignificant the moment may seem, you can write a story about it. If your child is writing stories at home, I would love it if they would bring them in to share with the class. Stressing the same strategies at home that we are working on in class will help your child further develop their writing skills.
Keys to success in literacy
Read every night: You need to read to your child and they need to read to you. Children need to hear the fluency (the rate and smoothness of your reading) in order to know what it sounds like to read fluently. Read books on their just right level nightly. Discuss the story with your children. Ask questions about what happened in the story and relate it to your everyday life experiences. It will build their confidence and improve their fluency as they read and re-read them over and over.
Thank you so much for encouraging your child to write and practice these skills.
Literacy (also known as Balanced Literacy): Study skills, listening, speaking, reading, and writing will mainly be taught through balanced literacy. It uses a multi-sensory approach. Students see, say, hear, and write daily. They learn through interactive games, dictation, spelling, sounding and blending, reading, and writing. Students will develop the skills of sequencing, proofreading their own work, taking dictation and practicing comprehension skills.
We will be using a balanced literacy approach which will incorporate word study, independent reading, guided reading, and writing.
Reading Connections
This year in reading we are focusing on making connections to what we read. This simply means that as students read, they can relate to what they are reading. There are three main connections that we are focusing on. They are:
Text to Self: This is when the students can relate something in the story to their personal life
Text to Text: This is when something from one story reminds students of something they read in a different story
Text to World: This is when students relate what they are reading to things that happen in the world around them (example: they relate it to current events in news, non-fiction television shows)
Comprehension Strategies:
Make Connections
“I made a connection when…”
“This reminds me of…”
Ask Questions
“I wonder..." "How could..."
Create Sensory Images
“I visualized…” “I can see…” “I pictured…” “I bet it looks(sounds, feels, tastes, etc). like…
Use Text Structure
“I noticed the author…”
The bold print (italics, heading, table shows)
Determine Importance in Text
“I thought_____ was important because…” “The author shows this is important because…”:
Draw Inferences
“I read for clues and I decided…” “I predict…” “I figured out___ because…”
Summarize
“The part I liked best was…” “This story was mostly about…”
Utilize “fix-up” Strategies
“When I read___, I had to re-read, read on, read back…” “I sounded ____out” “I found the chunk____”
Math We use a math program called Investigations. You will notice some different terminology and methods. The Investigations program is very hands-on and student-centered. The teacher becomes a facilitator. Skills we will be learning this year are: recognizing and using numbers from 1-120, adding and subtracting to 20, skip counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s, identifying shapes, fractions, sorting and classifying objects, telling time to the hour and half hour, and interpreting graphs. A vital focus will be on problem solving. We will also have Math Workshop to allow students to individually or in partner pairs practice math skills on their present level with their working number.
enVision Math 2.0 Topics
Topic 1: Solve Addition and Subtraction Problems to 10
Topic 2: Fluently Add and Subtract Within 20
Topic 3: Addition Facts to 20: Use Strategies
Topic 4: Subtraction Facts to 20: Use Strategies
Topic 5: Work With Addition and Subtraction Equations
Topic 6: Represent and Interpret Data
Topic 7: Extend The Counting Sequence
Topic 8: Understanding Place Value
Topic 9: Compare Two Digit Numbers
Topic 10: Use Models and Strategies to Add with Tens and Ones
Topic 11: Use Models and Strategies to Subtract Tens
Topic 12: Measure Lengths
Topic 13: Time
Topic 14: Reason with Shapes and their Attributes
Topic 15: Equal Shares of Circles and Rectangles
Topic 16: Step up to 2nd Grade
Social Studies Students will explore social studies topics by using a hands-on program that introduces the use of maps, atlases, and globes. The topics we will cover are: Looking At Our Neighborhood – citizens, families, schools, rules, workers, neighborhoods, places, routes, transportation, and maps; Identifying Neighborhood Needs – homes, needs vs. wants, rules and safety, and neighborhood history; Exploring Neighborhood Maps – views, map symbols, distance and location; Exploring Globes – looking at various models of Earth, time, cardinal directions – north, south, east, and west; Our Country – locating our country, using a U.S. map, our government, our history, and our weather; Looking at our World – continents and oceans, our world address, exploring North America, and exploring other continents. We will also incorporate the Leader in Me curriculum into our social studies time this year.
Science We will explore Force and Motion, Earth Science: Earth and the Universe, Earth Science: Earth Systems, Structures and Processes, Life Science: Ecosystems, and Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Organisms.
Writing can be practiced at home by encouraging your child to write about something they did at home, with family or friends. Pick one small moment and write about it. I will demonstrate in class how their moments are like rubber bands that they can stretch out by adding more details to create a complete story. No matter how small or insignificant the moment may seem, you can write a story about it. If your child is writing stories at home, I would love it if they would bring them in to share with the class. Stressing the same strategies at home that we are working on in class will help your child further develop their writing skills.
Keys to success in literacy
Read every night: You need to read to your child and they need to read to you. Children need to hear the fluency (the rate and smoothness of your reading) in order to know what it sounds like to read fluently. Read books on their just right level nightly. Discuss the story with your children. Ask questions about what happened in the story and relate it to your everyday life experiences. It will build their confidence and improve their fluency as they read and re-read them over and over.
Thank you so much for encouraging your child to write and practice these skills.