1. Welcome to First Grade!
Fall 2018

2. Meet The Crew Room 4- Mrs. Procacini Room 5- Ms. Angers
Room 6- Ms. Teehan
Room 7- Mrs. Marciello
Room 22- Ms. Machowsky & Ms. DiSciullo
Grade level special educator- Mrs. Morgan
Grade level assistant teacher- Ms. McCarthy

3. What Reading Workshop looks like in the classroom…
Students will participate in it daily.
There are 3 parts:
Focus Lesson
Independent Reading
Teacher works with students 1 on 1
Teacher works with small groups based on need
3. Share

4. Shared Reading Shared Reading
Students read aloud a text with the teacher
Practices fluency
Text is at many of their “just-right” levels

5. Home/School Connection
Books will be coming home daily starting on Monday. Please make sure they come back every day.
The books may look too easy, but we want to make sure students can read their books independently to practice reading successfully and set good reading habits.
Students will be reading nightly from their book bags as part of the first grade homework.

6. Fundations First grade uses Fundations to work on phonics daily.
Fundations provides children with a foundation for reading and spelling.
Students learn to “tap” out their words to help in reading and spelling.
We will introduce new sight words weekly.

7. What Writing Workshop looks like in the classroom…
Focus Lesson:
Teacher teaches a new strategy or skill to the whole class.
Students can use this skill during their writing that day.
Write and Confer:
Students return to their seats and write.
Teacher confers with students on individual needs
and/or meets with small groups.
Share:
Students return to the rug to share with the class or a
partner.

8. Writing Units Writing Small Moment Stories Authors as Mentors
Non-Fiction Chapter Books
Writing Reviews
Poetry
From Scenes to Series: Writing Fiction

9. Math Workshop Mini Lesson Break into independent work Share
Teacher led small groups
Independent Time
Technology
Fluency
Developing number sense
Share

10. Math Units Sums and differences to 10
Place Value, sums and differences to 20
Length and measurement
Place Value, sums and differences to 40
Identifying, composing, and partitioning shapes
Place value, comparison, addition and subtraction to 100

11. Standards of Mathematical Practice

12. Science What is a Scientist? What is an Engineer? Observing Earth
Light and Sound
Plants and Animals

13. Social Studies Welcome to First Grade Families: Customs and Traditions
US Leaders, Symbols, and Events
Folktales and Biographies
Maps and Globes

14. Open Circle
Social/emotional curriculum which teaches students skills needed to form positive relationships
Held once a week for about 20 minutes
Topics include listening well, including others, problem solving, getting calm

15. together in first grade!
Thank you!
Please be on the look-out for an from signupgenius.com to sign-up for fall Parent Teacher Conferences.
We look forward to a great year
together in first grade!
Please meet your child’s classroom teacher in their homeroom for the second part of our presentation.