To learn more about our curriculum:
Handwriting:
We use Handwriting Without Tears for our handwriting curriculum. The focus is on lower case letters in first grade. We also work on making sure we can write quickly and neatly for others to read our writing. Here is their website:
www.hwtears.com
We use Handwriting Without Tears for our handwriting curriculum. The focus is on lower case letters in first grade. We also work on making sure we can write quickly and neatly for others to read our writing. Here is their website:
www.hwtears.com
Writing Workshop:
We will be writing different genres this year. We will write daily and will follow the philosophy of Lucy Calkin’s writing workshop. Here is a link with her units of study.
www.unitsofstudy.com
We will be writing different genres this year. We will write daily and will follow the philosophy of Lucy Calkin’s writing workshop. Here is a link with her units of study.
www.unitsofstudy.com
Reading Workshop:
We will be following Lucy Calkin's reading workshop philosophy. We will focus on different units of study throughout the year including habits, word attack skills, fluency, comprehension, characters and more. Children will also work with the teacher to work at their own reading level. In addition, we will incorporate read alouds, shared reading and daily phonics lessons.
Please see the website below for more information on what we cover in reading workshop and in phonics.
www.rwproject.tc.columbia.edu
We will be following Lucy Calkin's reading workshop philosophy. We will focus on different units of study throughout the year including habits, word attack skills, fluency, comprehension, characters and more. Children will also work with the teacher to work at their own reading level. In addition, we will incorporate read alouds, shared reading and daily phonics lessons.
Please see the website below for more information on what we cover in reading workshop and in phonics.
www.rwproject.tc.columbia.edu
Math:
We will be starting Illustrative Mathematics this year. I am excited to try a new curriculum while incorporating games and strategies from previous years.
We will also be using number talks to facilitate discussions and math reasoning.
We will be starting Illustrative Mathematics this year. I am excited to try a new curriculum while incorporating games and strategies from previous years.
We will also be using number talks to facilitate discussions and math reasoning.