1. WELCOME 1st Grade Families
Feel free to sign up to be a classroom volunteer!
Please sit at your child’s
seat.
Take a minute to look through the books your child will use this year!
Begin looking through your child’s packet.

2. Val griffin Washington State University
City University-Master in Teaching
-Speak Spanish, love
crafts, sports
and teaching!

3. Daily Schedule CHAMPS 8:30 Writing Workshop Morning Routines
Recess 1:20-1:40
Reading Workshop
Read Aloud/Snack
Social Studies
Science
Recess 10:35
Pack Up
Lunch 10:55
Specialist 2:25-2:55
Math
Dismissal 2:55
Math Centers
Wednesdays

4. Reading Students will… Daily 4
Respond to reading daily (read, think, discuss)
Teacher will…
Guided reading groups (fiction and non-fiction)
Phonics groups
Reading Strategies
Assess reading to
monitor progress and
growth

5. Reading Year at a glance
Phonics:
Early Literacy Concepts
Phonological Awareness
Phonemic Awareness
Short vowels
Long vowels
Blending sounds
High Frequency Words
Spelling Patterns
Word Meaning
Word Structure
Comprehension Skills:
Retelling
Sequencing
Story Elements
Vocabulary
Making Connections
Questioning
Predicting
Visualizing
Finding Evidence
Text Features
Point of View
Compare & Contrast

6. Math Everyday Mathematics Realistic approach to problem solving
Practice through games
Spiral curriculum
Emphasis is on these content strands:
-Number and numeration
-Operations and Computation
-Data and Chance
-Measurement and reference frames
-Geometry
-Patterns, Functions, and Algebra
Log-ins

7. Writing Narrative (small moments)
Informative (non-fiction chapter books)
Opinion (writing reviews)
Narrative (fiction books)
handout

8. Science Classifying Plants and Animals Sun, Moon, & Stars
Magnets & Motion
Habitats
Inquiry, systems, and application skills are embedded in the science curriculum. (notebooking)
National Geographic
Science Companion

9. Health Being Safe: School, Home, Outside Allergies Eating healthy food
Emotions: Knowing your feelings
Healthy Teeth
Heart, lungs
Making friends
Emergencies
Making good decisions

10. Social studies
Home and school rules - Rights and responsibilities (Citizenship)
Families Near and Far
Map and globe skills
Families and Groups Meet Needs
Exploring Where and Why

11. technology Computer Lab- Thursdays Materials & Equipment
Basic operations and concepts
Word processing & curriculum related software (Type to Learn)
Technology ethics

12. Sunny Hills PTA
Thanks to:
Issaquah Schools Foundation

13. Thank you. Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember
Thank you!! Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.