FIRST GRADE HAPPENINGS
Welcome to the Fall and Spring Happenings in Mrs. Stokes' class. Mrs. Rockwell and I have many exciting things planned. From animals to the Lazy 5 Ranch to Log Cabins and then a gem mine. We have an action packed year ahead !
September
Reviewing all Zoophonics letters and sounds
Reading selections in the new series
Numberlines and counting routines
Computation using addition and subtraction
Working with parts of a story
Sentence structure and writing narratives
Dan Nicholas Park Trip- Wild Animal Adventure
October
Seasonal Literature Centers on Animals and Legends
Memorizing addition/subtraction facts
Simple Graphing
Introduction of imaginative and personal narratives
Word attack skills
Comprehension attack skills
Lazy 5 trip
October 31st- Halloween Party
November
Long and ShortVowel/Consonant/e pattern words
number patterns
Memorizing addition/subtraction facts
Data, Graphing, Predictions
Geometry
Computaton
Seasonal stories
Literacy centers around current themes
Native American Pow-Wow-Nov. 24th
No school Nov. 26 or Nov. 27 or Nov. 28
December
Cultural Studies
Measurement
Using larger numbers with mixed applications
December 19th- Christmas Party 1:00-1:30
Spelling Words week of Dec.15:
mess, spill, tell, grass, moss, boss, off, add
Work on addition and subtraction facts to 10 over the Holidays 1+5=6 10-6=4
Review 2nd row of 100 high frequency words over the break for assessment and DRA during the week of Jan. 5th!
SPRING HAPPENINGS
January
Consonant clusters/Sparkle Words
Reading in the content areas(Science/Soc. Studies)
review of all math skills, problem solving with all applications
Addition/Subtraction facts- buy flash cards and use them!
Spelling Words Unit 17 week of Jan. 5:
kind I hind find mind wind blind grind
Spelling Words Unit 18 week of Jan. 12:
both told so fold mold cold gold hold go no old
No Spelling list for week of Jan. 19th- 2 day week
Spelling Words Unit 19 week of Jan. 26:
made bake shade cake blade late skate date
Social Studies focus: geography/map skills
Thematic focus: snowmen across the curriculum
No school MLK Day Jan. 19th, 22nd, or 23rd!
Work on 2nd row of 100 high frequency words for assessment and DRA week of Jan. 5th
Check back frequently as all this can change due to snow, if we get some!
February
Personal and imaginative narratives
Multicultural studies
Space and Stars
Fractions
March
Parade of Countries- Asia/Japan March 10th 5:50-7:30
Pushes and Pulls
Reading for fluency and comprehension
Spelling words with patterns
Polygons and geometry
Salisbury Fire Department Trip?
Week of March 4: Spelling Unit 24: paw, crawl, saw, law, draw, lawn, claw, sawing, drawing
