1st Grade

Welcome to First Grade!

Below you will find our First Grade schedule along with information on how homework is to be completed, and the units we will be teaching. If you ever have any questions please do not hesitate to call 240-236-1800. Thanks again and we look forward to a fabulous year!

First Grade Schedule

  9:00-9:15  Morning Meeting
  9:15-9:45  Fluency & Word Study
 9:45-10:10  Comprehension Strategy Lesson
 10:10-11:30 Reading Groups
 11:30-12:15  Lunch & Recess
 12:15- 1:30  Math
 1:30-2:00  Writing
2:00-2:45  Specials
 2:45- 2:40  Bathroom/Drinks/ Fluency
 12:40-1:20  Specials
 1:20-2:40  Math (M/T/W/Th)
 1:20-2:05  Math (Friday)
 2:05-3:30  Specials (Friday)
 2:40-3:30  Science/ Social Studies (M/T/W/Th)
 3:30-4:00  Dismissal

Homework

Homework is done Monday-Thursday, for no more than 15 minutes nightly (FCPS homework guidelines.) Assignments are glued in homework book.

  • Please sign nightly after completing all assignments. 
  • Practice words nightly.

Word Study

All lessons are direct, explicit and systematic. Phonics is one component of a complete Language Arts program. Phonics unlocks the door to reading, it provides the decoding skills to become a fluent reader.

All students will learn:

  • rhyming and syllables
  • blending (c/a/t= cat) and segmenting (i.e. cat= c/a/t) sounds in a one syllable word
  • identify the onset and rime of a one syllable word
  • (i.e. t- op = top)
  • short and long vowel patterns through manipulation of letters and word sorts
  • blends (i.e. bl, tr, sm)
  • digraphs (sh, wh, th, ch)
  • plurals, contractions, compound words, prefixes and suffixes will be developed

Readers’ Workshop

All reading activities will focus on before, during and after reading strategies. We will utilize both fiction and non-fiction text for increasing comprehension.

All students will:

  • read a minimum of 25 books independently
  • identify fiction and non-fiction texts by their story elements and /or features (maps, photographs, table of contents, etc…)
  • use their prior knowledge (schema) to enhance understanding
  • identify their purpose for reading
  • ask and answer questions based on the text
  • identify story elements and sequence events (fiction)
  • make relevant predictions
  • make connections while reading
  • infer meaning of text using pictures, text features and words
  • determine importance, summarize and synthesize events and/or information in a text

Writers’ Workshop

All children will:

  • write complete sentences using nouns, verbs and adjectives
  • express personal ideas through writing personal narratives
  • write non-fiction paragraphs
  • write an original fiction story
  • develop a persuasive poster and/or paragraph
  • brainstorm ideas, organize his/her writing and use conventions (capitals, spaces, punctuation, spelling)
  • use the writing process to guide writing experiences

Math

Units of study are:

  • Math facts to 10
  • Number sense to 100
  • Place value to 100
  • Time to the hour and half-hour
  • Money- coins to $1.00
  • Geometry
  • Fractions
  • Problem solving

Science

All children will use the scientific process to guide all experiments.

Units of study are:

  • Weather
  • Living Organisms
  • Solids and Liquids

Social Studies

Units of study are:

  • My School & Family 
  • Our World Near & Far
  • Culture & Celebrations
  • Past, Present, & Future
  • Health and Personal Body Safety
  • Goods & Services Around the World