***This is part two of a four part class to span the academic year. It is NOT NECESSARY that learners complete part one prior to enrolling in this section.***

This class will provide a stable class of learners. The same students will meet together each day to learn and work together. Friendships and bonds will be created throughout the class. Learners will progress together throughout the academic year. 

This course is designed as a complete first grade core curriculum class which will follow the Common Core Curriculum standards for first grade language arts and math. The Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) will be followed for science/STEM. Various state standards are used to guide social studies objectives. 

Objectives will be taught in a multi-sensory and hands-on method using physical manipulatives and resources readily available in homes. Books and stories used will either be teacher created or books from the learners own personal library. Printouts will seldom be needed for class. Learners will be guided with daily instruction and will work to demonstrate understanding of the objectives by 'doing' and expressing their thoughts and ideas. 

The essential questions and learning targets will build upon each other and will be repeated throughout the course. This allows for review and repetition. Opportunities will be provided regularly for students to apply new and previously taught skills. This strategy will ensure students solidify content. The teacher will spiral up or down for each student as the course progresses and student individual needs are identified. As the course progresses breakout rooms will be used to allow for differentiation of skills and for small group collaborative work.

The class will operate as an academic year long group of learners.  Seasonal themes and activities will be incorporated. Cultural holidays and celebrations of enrolled learners will be celebrated and family involvement will be encouraged as the learner and family are interested. The class will become a community of learners to grow together. 

Each class day will begin with a morning meeting to share, sing and complete an interactive calendar. After morning meeting content will be covered as follows:

Monday-Reading/Phonics/Comprehension Skills/Vocabulary
Tuesday-Writing (multi-sensory strategies will be incorporated)
Wednesday-Math (teen numbers, addition, subtraction, place value, geometry)
Thursday-Science/STEM 
Friday-Social Studies, social skills and seasonal/holiday activities

Week 1: Phonics: ug, um, un
Identify and complete rhymes. 
Generate ideas for narrative writing. 
Take apart numbers (subtraction).
Explore pushes and pulls with magnets. 
Identify land and water on a globe/map.

Week 2: Phonics: en, et, eg
Generate own rhymes. Apply reading strategies. Build reading stamina. 
Stretching a narrative story over multiple pages.
Subtract using strategies. 
Problem solving: Create a product that uses magnets to solve a problem. 
Identify various landforms.

Week 3: Phonics: ig, ip, it
Syllable blending. Using high frequency words to increase fluency. Read with my teacher (teacher created/student owned book).
Narrative writing: Complete story and read/re-read with a classmate.  Letter formation and handwriting. 
Add and substract using learned strategies.
Observe changes in the season noticeable in your area. What is creating these changes?
Identify various bodies of water. 

Week 4: Phonics: ut, ed, in
Syllable segmentation. Listening to teacher created stories to develop comprehension skills (connections and predictions). 
Illustrative study. How do good illustrations help my narrative writing?
Use addition and subtraction within word problems. 
Science process skill: observation.
I can take turns in a conversation. I can engage with my classmates and teacher. 

Week 5: CVC words and word families with blends. 
Visualization to practice comprehension. Reading book of student choice with a classmate and my teacher. 
Speech bubbles for use in narrative writing. Generate additional ideas. 
Composing and decomposing numbers and counting on. 
Living/non-living things. Plants and animals.  
Identify family and how I am similar and different from my family. 

Week 6: Phonics: CVC words and word families with digraphs. 
High frequency words and using what you know about letters/sounds. Rhyming and syllable review and practice. 
Begin narrative story for end of 8 week project. Think about spelling and sentence structure. 
Composing and decomposing numbers to 100. Adding and subtracting by 10's. 
Problem Solving: How can I communicate a need to a grownup using vibrations?
How are adults and children the same and different?

Week 7: Phonics: Long /o/: ow, o_e, oa
Making inferences and retelling a teacher created story. Practice reading stamina and reading fluency with student owned books.
Continue to work on narrative. Stretch story, add illustrations, use speech bubbles. Read and re-read with my teacher.
Comparing two digit numbers using <, >, =.
Use building materials creatively to solve a problem. 
How do people earn money?

Week 8: Phonics: Long /a/: ay, a_e, ai
Apply reading strategies learned this section to read the book of your choice to our class. 
Share narrative story with our class. 
Addition, subtraction, composing and decomposing numbers and comparing numbers review. 
Science nature walk (alternative activity will be provided for learners unable to go outside).
Celebrate a great 8 weeks and look ahead to next semester. 

The class will be structured as teacher facilitated and interactive. Learners will be engaged in games, discussions, teacher made stories/videos and hands-on projects. My teaching style is relaxed and inclusive. I encourage learner participation and questions. The classroom is 'ours' not 'mine'. Learners will have many opportunities to interact with me and their classmates each week.