Contenido y currículo de primer grado: comience el año con confianza

Hello and welcome to the beginning of first grade! There's so much to learn, discover and explore and this class is full of opportunities to do just that! As a former classroom teacher and full time homeschool mom, I'm excited to offer this semester long class that will have your student feeling happy, excited and confident as they begin a new school year in first grade! 

Each week we will meet 2 times to cover 2 different subject areas that are crucial to the success of every first grader. Through active engagement, exciting instruction and hands on activities, students will gain the knowledge they need (whether it be new or an opportunity for review) to achieve the tools needed to prepare them for success in school. Each week is based on a theme and all of the lessons will relate to the theme. Making connections in various subject areas helps students to understand and relate to the content that is being taught. 

Below you will find a sample outline of class content as well as specific areas of study for the first 5 weeks. Additional outlines and information will be updated weekly. Classes listed are in the Central Time Zone. Please note: when new sessions of this class begin, students will cover subjects beginning with week 1. If holiday themed classes are listed and do not coincide with the dates of your particular class, others will be inserted in place of these in order to keep students learning appropriate material for the season/session that they are participating in. Please feel free to email with any questions! 

Tuesday: Language Arts/Phonics/Literacy 
Thursday: Math/Number Sense (or) Social Studies/Science 

Week 1: Theme - 

- All about my teeth (digraphs and blends)
- Graphing (teeth & healthy habits)
- Parts of a tooth (science) + art

Week 2: Theme - 

- Sight words and descriptive sentences
- Number line/Hundreds Chart (+ and -)
- Parts of the heart! (science)

Week 3: Theme - 

- George Washington - group anchor chart
- Using coins to count by 1s, 5s, 10s
- Abe Lincoln art + writing (history) 

Week 4: Theme - 

- Weather words/seasons anchor chart
- Greater than/Less than
- ROY G BIV (science of rainbows)

Week 5: Theme - 

- ABC order
- Dinosaur measurement (inch and half inch)
- Carnivores vs. Herbivores (science/history)