In the Classroom

Writing

Writer's Workshop - Students in 1st Grade engage in the daily practice of Writer's Workshop, which consists of a mini-lesson, independent writing time, writing conferences, and closing share time.

In the unit "Writing Small Moments," students write personal narrative stories and sketch across all five pages. Students learn how to edit and revise writing using a checklist to add pictures, speech bubbles, feelings, actions, thoughts, and talking (dialogue).

Math

First Grade - Students learn how to solve addition and subtraction problems using efficient strategies. Students play games to practice applying these strategies and gain a better understanding of them.

For instance, students learn about doubles. A double is when you add a number to itself, like 3 + 3 = 6. Knowing doubles facts can help students add more efficiently. For instance, knowing that 3 + 3 = 6 can help solve 3 + 4. The total is just one more than 3 + 3!

To learn about doubles, students played a game called Double It. The student rolls a die and puts that many pennies on a 10-frame. Next, the student "doubles it" by putting that same amount down again. Then, the student writes a number sentence about the total and the parts they made.

Students also sorted dominoes according to whether they had a "double" on them. Then, they wrote number sentences about the dominoes that had doubles.

Second Grade - Students use the base-ten system to develop a thorough understanding of place value concepts, counting, and comparing numbers within 1,000.

2nd Graders learn efficient strategies to add and subtract) within 1,000 applying their knowledge of place value concepts.

Phonics

Wilson Fundations - incorporates the science of reading and writing to address critical foundational skills for students in reading, spelling, and handwriting using engaging, multimodal techniques.