Welcome to First Grade

 
 

                                          

Welcome Back to School!
I am looking forward to getting to know you! 
Bring a labeled backpack (no rolling backpacks please)
Label all school supplies, backpack, and lunch box with first and last names
Pencil box for desks, 8 3/8" x 5 5/8" x 2 1/8.  Larger sizes don't fit in the desk
 
       
SEE YOU ON MONDAY, AUGUST 15th!
 
This is my 21st year teaching first grade. I am so excited to be your child's first grade teacher this year.   I received my B.A and my M.E.d. from Cal State Fullerton.  I enjoy reading, traveling, and spending time with my nephews.
 

 

 

ELA



   Language Arts - Benchmark Advance
Reader's Workshop, Phonics, Grammar, 
Reading Comprehension, Reading Strategies, 
Guided Reading, Vocabulary, High Frequency Words

We will be working on sight word fluency all year. 
The words do not follow any phonics rules, so they must be memorized by sight.
 Click here to view the 1st grade high frequency words:
high-freq-words-1st-gr.pdf
 
Writing - Step Up to Writing & Writer's Workshop

Opinion, Narrative, and Informative Writing
Topic Sentence, Details, and Conclusion




MATH


 
Math - California GO Math!

Ch. 1 & 2: Addition & Subtraction Concepts 
Ch. 3 & 4: Addition & Subtraction Strategies

Ch. 5: Addition & Subtraction Relationships
Ch. 6: Count & Model Numbers
Ch. 7: Comparing Numbers 

Ch. 8: Two Digit Addition and Subtraction
Ch. 9: Measurement & Time to the Hour and Half Hour
Ch. 10: Organizing & Representing Data
Ch. 11 & 12: 3D and 2D Geometry

 

 

 



science
 
Science - NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards)
Mystery Science
Structure & Function: Plants and Animals
Space: Star Patterns and Cycles
Waves: Light and Sound

 

 

 




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Social Studies - Harcourt
Unit 1 - Rules & Laws
Unit 2 - Where People Live
Unit 3 - We Love Our Country

Unit 4 - Our Changing World

Unit 5 - All About People
Unit 6 - The Marketplace

*Visual arts standards are integrated within our core subjects*

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