Welcome to First Grade Math with Confidence! This class, with permission from the author, uses the First Grade Math with Confidence curriculum written by Kate Snow. First Grade Math with Confidence is a complete first-grade math curriculum that will give your learner a solid foundation in math. It is playful, hands-on, and fun with thorough coverage of all the skills your learner needs to become capable and confident in math. 

      These lessons are carefully sequenced and confidence building to ensure each learner will develop a strong understanding of math each step of the way. There is daily review to ensure your learner has the chance to fully master what has been taught in previous lessons. This class will combine a deep conceptual understanding with traditional skill practice for a complete first grade math education. 

      This class will include fun activities like addition bingo, pretend store, and measure scavenger hunt to help build your learners confidence and a positive math mindset. You will be given recommendations for math related picture books and additional activities you can do at home. 

      This class requires the colorful and engaging student workbook to reinforce what your learner is learning. These short, straightforward workbook pages, two per day, will for the most part be completed in class with any page not finished done outside of class time. These pages reinforce new skills taught as well as review previous lessons. 

This class is broken down into 11 units. The unit topics and schedule are as follows:
Unit 1: Numbers to 10
       Week of August 26th: Week 1: Review Kindergarten concepts
        Week of September 2nd: Week 2 : Combinations of 5 and some more
        Week of September 9th: Week 3: Split and Join Numbers to 10
Unit 2: Addition to 10
       Week of September 16th: Week 4: +1 and +2 Addition Facts
       Week of September 23rd: Week 5: +3 and +4 Addition Facts
       Week of  September 30th: Week 6: Sums that equal 10
Unit 3: Shapes
        Week of October 7th: Week 7: Shapes
        Week of  October 14th:Week 8: Equal Parts and Congruent Shapes
Unit 4: Subtraction to 10
         Week of  October 21st: Week 9: -1 and -2 Subtraction Facts
         Week of  October 28th: Week 10: -3 and -4 Subtraction Facts
         Week of November 4th: Week 11: Subtraction Facts to 10
Unit 5: Numbers to 20
	Week of  November 11th: Week 12: Place value with numbers to 20 

*No Class November 17th-23rd*

	Week of   November 25th: Week 13: Compare numbers to 20 
	Week of    December 2nd: Week 14:  Tally charts and bar graphs
Unit 6: Numbers to 100
        Week of December 9th: Week 15: Place value part 1 
        Week of December 16th: Week 16:  Place value part 2

*No Class December 22nd-January 5th*

       Week of    January 6th:Week 17: Compare numbers to 100
Unit 7: Length
        Week of   January 13th: Week 18: Measure in inches
        Week of    January 20th: Week 19: Measure in feet
Unit 8: Addition Facts to 20
       Week of    January 27th:  Week 20:  + 9 addition facts
       Week of   February 3rd:Week 21: + 8 addition facts
       Week of  February 10th:Week 22: + 6 and + 7 addition facts
Unit 9: Time and Money
        Week of   February 17th: Week 23 Calendars and clocks
        Week of   February 24th: Week 24: Paper bills
       Week of Week of March 3rd: Week 25: Coins 
Unit 10: Subtraction Facts in the Teens
	Week of  March 10th: Week 26: - 2 - 3 - 4 and -5 facts
        Week of  March 17th:Week 27: -8 and -9 subtraction facts
        Week of   March 24th: Week 28 - 6 and -7 subtraction facts 
Unit 11: Mental Math with Two-Digit Numbers
	Week of   March 31st: Week 29 Mental Math with numbers to 25
        Week of April 7th: Week 30: mental addition with numbers to 100
        Week of   April 14th: Week 31: mental subtraction with numbers to 100
        Week of April 21st: Week 32: review and celebrate