Hello Frist graders!! Welcome to this ongoing first grade class, I will always create a positive classroom atmosphere where students feel successful and confident.  We will meet four days a week. We will begin each class with Calendar, base ten, word problems, clocks or graphs. Then we will transition into math and reading/phonics. I don't know about you, but my 7 year old doesn't like to sit still for long, so I have incorporated movement into many of the lessons!  I will provide extra optional materials for you each week to work on outside of class as well! One supplement will be freckle- it is a website that has your child take a little protest to see where they are, then it works right at your child’s pace and level! I will have games, worksheets, and hands on ideas for reinforcing the topics learned each week!
I think it is very important for students to learn with and from each other, so we will practice using breakout rooms to share our ideas, answers, and strategies. When students are comfortable with each other they are less afraid to make mistakes and more likely to open up and participate!
I will teach everyone how to use different zoom functions including, mute, unmute, chat, annotate and breakout rooms. They may need you near them for the first week or two, but the goal would be for them to be independently taking class after a few weeks!
Here is what a typical class may look like:
We will always begin with a "circle time" circle time will change as the year goes on and will include Calendar, base ten, graphing, weather, clocks, word problem and saying hello to our friends.
After circle time we will transition into our daily math and reading/phonics skills
My goal is to create a place where student love learning, and families feel supported. I'd love to share ideas that I am doing at home with my first grader, and allow you to share ideas too! I am really excited about this class, and I can't wait to meet you!

**Classes will run from the first week of September - May with weeks off for fall, winter and spring breaks

Weekly Schedule example:  
Week 1: September 4, 2023
Circle time: Days of the week, graph it, weather
Math skill: Counting forward and backwards and Writing numbers 1-25
Reading skill: CVC short a and short o words, character and setting

Week 2: September 11, 2023
Circle time: Days of the week, graph it, base 10
Math skill:  Counting to 100, counting by 10 to 100
Reading skill: CVC short i, short u and short e words, character and setting

Week 3: September 18, 2023
Circle time: Days of the week, graph it, base 10
Math skill:  Counting to 120, counting by 5 to 100
Reading skill: Sh and Ch words, sight words, Fiction vs Non Fiction

Week 4: September 25, 2023
Circle time: Days of the week, clocks
Math skill: Adding and subtracting with in 20
Reading skill: Th, Wh words, sight words, comprehension with fiction/non fiction

Week 5:
Circle time: Days of the week, clocks
Math skill: Comparing numbers
Reading skill: -ck words, sight words, Fairy Tales

Week 6:
Circle time: Days of the week, clocks
Math skill: Ordinal numbers
Reading skill: L family blends, sight words, comprehension with Fairy Tales

Week 7:
Circle time: Days of the week, clocks
Math skill: Create and extend patterns 
Reading skill: r family blends, sight words, sequence

Week 8:
Circle time: Days of the week, clocks
Math skill: Order objects by length/weight
Reading skill: s family blends, sight words, main idea

Week 9:
Circle time: Days of the week, clocks
Math skill: Comparing numbers
Reading skill:  final s blends, sight words, main idea

Week 9:
Circle time: Days of the week, clocks
Math skill: 
Reading skill:  final s blends, sight words, 

There will be 32 weeks of lessons


Standards we will learn this year:
READING:
Recognize components of a sentence
ABC order
Rhyming words
Blends
Syllables
Beginning/Middle/End sounds
Decode one syllable words
Silent e
Sight words
Word Families
Read grade appropriate text with expression
Comprehend grade level text
Listen to and retell stories
Main idea, Problem and Solution, Characters, Setting
Compare/Contrast
Retell main ideas
Describe/make connections
Compare two texts
Sort words into categories
Write upper and lowercase letters
Write sentences with correct punctuation, capitalization and spaces
Nouns/Verbs/Adjective/Pronouns
Collaborative conversations, listen to others, take turns
Follow 3-4 step directions

MATH
Count to 120 by ones, fives, tens- from any given number
Understand 10s are groups of ones
Match and understand ordinal numbers 
Place value to hundreds
Compare two digit numbers using < > =
Mentally Find 10 more or 10 less
Fluency with addition facts
Counting on
Relationships with adding and subtracting 8 = 5+ 2+ 1
Solve real world problems
Add/Subtract two digit numbers to one digit numbers
Add 2 digit by 2 digit numbers with and with out carrying
Patterns in numbers to 100
Two and Three dimensional shapes
Partition circles and rectangles into two and four parts - use words half, fourth and quarter
Non standard measurement
Tell and write time to nearest 30 minutes
Identify penny, nickel, dime, quarter and a collection of coins
Graphs