Welcome to First Grade!
Please check back often to see what is going on in our classroom.

What are we learning this week?
September 25th-29th
Phonics-short u; Spelling and HFW test Thursday

Comprehension-describe main story elements (fiction), retell a story, identify descriptive words, compare and contrast; Comprehension Quiz Friday

Grammar-make contractions

Writing-expository writing

Math-addition and subtraction with missing parts (8+__=10)

Science-use magnifiers to explore our world

Social Studies-identify symbols of the USA
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September 18th-21st
Phonics-short e; Spelling and HFW test Thursday

Comprehension-describe main story elements (fiction), retell a story, identify descriptive words; Comprehension Quiz Friday

Grammar-noun/verb agreement, subject and predicate

Writing-narrative writing

Math-addition with missing parts (8+__=10)

Science-identify and explore gravity

Social Studies-identify symbols of Florida

September 11th-15th
Phonics-short o and ck; Spelling and HFW test Friday

Comprehension-retell main topic and key details (nonfiction), make connections; Comprehension Test Friday

Grammar-review nouns and verbs

Writing-narrative writing

Math-equal shares: making halves and fourths; test Friday

Science-identify ways the sun is helpful and harmful

Social Studies-identify American symbols

September 5th-8th
Phonics-short i; Spelling and HFW test Friday

Comprehension-retell main topic and key details (nonfiction), make connections; Comprehension Quiz Friday

Grammar-verbs

Writing-narrative writing

Math-equal shares: making halves and fourths

Science-identify what is found in the day and night time sky

Social Studies-identify ways to be a good citizen and ways to help in home and school community

August 28-September 1st
Phonics-short a; Spelling and HFW test Friday

Comprehension-retell main topic and key details (nonfiction); Comprehension Quiz Friday

Grammar-nouns

Writing-narrative writing

Math-sort, combine, and describe 3-D shapes; Test Friday

Science-use our 5 senses to make predictions and observations

Social Studies-identify ways to be a good citizen and ways to help in home and school community

August 21-25
Phonics-we will review letter sounds previously learned in Kindergarten

Comprehension-we will learn routines and procedures for our ELA block

Grammar-we will review handwriting

Writing-we will review expository writing

Math-we will sort, combine, and describe 2-D shapes

Science-we will investigate the natural world
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Social Studies-we will discuss rules, rights, responsibilities, and what it means to be a good citizen