Complete 1st Grade Language Arts and Math: Semester 1

📚 Dive into a Year of Exciting First Grade Language Arts and Math! 🌟
Join our comprehensive class that covers a full year of first-grade language arts and math instruction. Throughout the year, students will focus on whole group skills aligned with first-grade standards while also receiving personalized support for their individual growth.

⏰ Daily Schedule:
📖 1 hour of Language Arts and Writing
🔤 20 minutes of Phonics and Guided Reading Small Group Instruction
➕ 40 minutes of Math Instruction

🔢 Part One: Math Skills - Operations and Algebraic Thinking:
Explore essential math skills, including adding and subtracting, applying them to word problems, practicing number facts, building a solid foundation for working with tens, and mastering addition and subtraction with and without regrouping. The course also covers arrays, making math engaging and accessible.

The math skills covered for Semester 1 are as follows: 
- Odd and Even
- Skip Counting by 2,5, and 10
- Finding a ten
- Doubles and Doubles +1
- Add Fluently to 20
- Subtract to Compare
- Addition and Subtraction Word Problems to 20
- Addition with and without Regrouping
- Subtraction with and Without Regrouping
- Addition Word Problems with and without Regrouping
- Subtraction Word Problems with and without Regrouping
- Two Step Addition Word Problems
- Two Step Subtraction Work Problems
- Mixed Word Problems
- Adding and Subtracting to 100

📝 Part 1: Language Arts Skills - Focusing on Fiction Text and Writing:
In Semester 1, immerse yourself in the world of fiction texts and hone your writing skills, including opinion and narrative writing. Learn about grammar, sentence structure, and writing in complete sentences. You'll also explore the central message of stories and practice story retelling.

💡 Standards Aligned: Rest assured that our class follows Common Core standards, ensuring that all essential first-grade skills are covered.

🔤 Language Arts Skills for Semester 1:

Short Vowel Sounds and Capital Letters in Sentences; Asking and Answering Questions; Opinion Writing
Digraphs "sh" and "ch," Punctuation; Story Retell; Opinion Writing
Digraphs "th" and "wh," Common Nouns; Identifying the Central Message of a Story; Opinion Writing
Beginning Blends, Proper Nouns; Analyzing Characters, Setting, Problem, Solution; Opinion Writing
Ending Blends, Possessive Nouns; Understanding Fiction vs. Nonfiction; Opinion Writing
Long Vowel Sounds, Singular vs. Plural Nouns; Exploring Point of View; Narrative Writing
Vowel Teams, Verbs; Analyzing Illustrations in Text; Narrative Writing
Vowel Teams, Adjectives; Comparing and Contrasting in Stories; Narrative Writing
Vowel Teams, Conjunctions; Expressing Senses and Feelings in Poetry; Narrative Writing
Vowel Teams, Determiners; Embracing the World of Poetry; Narrative Writing
/k/ Sounds, Prepositions; Appreciating Poetry; Poetry
Multisyllabic Words; Introduction to Nonfiction; Asking and Answering Questions; Poetry

Don't miss this opportunity to embark on a year of captivating learning, where you'll grow in language arts and math skills, gaining confidence in both subjects.