The of s of 1st Grade Enrich!

							    1st Grade at
Goodridge Elementary




          Curriculum Night
Literacy Instruction
  Guided Reading
          Whole Group
*Big Books
*Charts (poems, songs)
*Trade Books
*Electronic books using
 the projector
*Basal Text—student textbooks
   Guided Reading
           Whole Group
-concepts of print
-phonics
-decoding strategies
-vocabulary
-comprehension
-fluency
-grammar/punctuation
-Integrate Science and Social Studies Themes
 Guided Reading
         Small Group
-Small groups of 4 to 6
 children
-Each child is put in one of
 four reading groups based on various
 assessments
-Flexible groups
-Each group reads books at their level and
  receives instruction on skills they need!
 What are the rest of the
  students doing during
small group guided reading?
          Literacy Centers
--Spelling      --Writing
--Word Study   --Listening
--Reading       --Math
--Computer     --Puzzles and Games
--Art          --Theme (science & social studies)
Writing--Writer’s Workshop
--Writing process
 (prewriting, drafting, editing, revising, publishing)
--Writing in different genres
 (personal narratives, opinion, research writing)
-- Grammar skills
--Mechanics
 (capitalization, punctuation, and spaces)
--Sounding out Words
--Sight words spelling
Writing--Handwriting
               • D'Nealian style
                 makes an easy
                 transition to
                 cursive.
               • Lower case letters
                 are made with a
                 continuous stroke,
                 rather than the
                 traditional circle-
                 stick, letters.
Working
with Words
Focus is to learn sight words and explore
  word families (patterns), spelling, and
  phonics.
Two Parts:
--Word Wall Words
--Make Words (spelling)
  Working with Words
Part 1—Word Wall Words (sight words)
jump         • 5 new words are introduced
       can     each week and displayed on our
 you           Word Wall.
       was   • Weekly activities help students
have           learn to recognize and spell the
               words.
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Working with Words
        Part 2—Make Words
Students:
Manipulate letters to:
  -spell words
  -practice patterns in
  words
  -“Transfer” the word
  pattern to make new
  words
          Spelling
• Weekly words are differentiated
• Students will get 15 words each week
   -10 pattern words
    /ă/ and /-ck/: am, at, cat, bat, can, ran,
                   dad, mad, back, sack
   -5 Word Wall Words (sight words)
                   the, see, at, can, am
   -Some will get 3 challenge words each week
                   check, quick, black
• Additional practice at home needed for mastery
• Weekly tests will be given each Friday.
Self-Selected Reading
•Students select a book from the
classroom library to read independently.
•I meet with individual students to
guide their choices toward books at
their level and evaluate their growth in
reading.
•Students may also take AR tests.
      Accelerated Reader
•Computer program—motivates reading
•AR tests--5 or 10 multiple choice
          comprehension questions.
•Most 1st grade AR books are worth .5 ( ½) point for
100% correct; .4-80%; no points for anything below
80%. Points are spent on classroom/school incentives.
•Books are in school library or any Boone County
Public Library. Our classroom library also has AR
books that children can read in class.
 AR Books in the
Goodridge Library
Red-First Grade
Green- Second Grade
Blue-Third
Black-Fourth
Orange-Fifth
Yellow-Sixth
To check a book level you may have at home:
www.arbookshelf.com
                     Math
                Singapore Math
                   Philosophy
 Instruction moves from the concrete to the
  pictorial to the abstract.
 Great for visual & English Language Learners.
 Mastery of basic math facts required!
     Math Topics
Numbers 1 to 120
Addition and subtraction up
 to 100 including story problems
Shapes and patterns
Fractions –halves, fourths, quarters
 Measurement of length
 Time—hour and half hour
 Mental Math Strategies
 Picture Graphs and Bar Graphs
            Exceeds Common Core Standards
Money      for first grade
Begins with the basics
       Using manipulatives
       students move from...

                 Concrete

                Pictorial

  7+3=     Abstract
                    Ten Frames



Help students organize objects by
tens, reinforcing place value concept
of our base-ten number system.
  Number Bonds help students
develop part-part-whole relationship
            of numbers

      Part   7
                    15   Whole
     Part    8
    Number Bonds
  and Fact Families
6     4    6 + 4 = 10
           4 + 6 = 10
           10 - 6 = 4
   10      10 - 4 = 6
                              Specials
We go to specials everyday from 2:40 – 3:20.
  Monday – Art
  Tuesday – Music
  Wednesday – Enrichment (a.k.a. Science Lab –
   focus is on science concepts but social studies, reading,
   writing, math concepts are also taught)
   Thursday – Gym
   Friday – Computer Lab

Wednesdays from 9:05 – 9:45 - library
       Behavior--PBIS
Focus is on rewarding positive behavior.
Violet -- SOARing High
Pink -- Role Model
Blue –- Outstanding
Green -- Ready to Learn – Everyone starts the day on green.
Yellow -- Stop and Think - verbal warning
Orange -- Last Chance – 10 minutes of lost recess
Red -- Parent Contact—lose all recess, conduct report home
       Grading of
       Daily Work
    Excellent work completed

+ Good work completed

 Incorrect or Needs improvement

I   Incomplete work
         Weekly Homework
Includes:    Packet
  --Daily math review and practice
  --Tic-Tac-Toe Spelling Activities
  --15 minutes of nightly reading
Homework packets and “Baggy Books” are due
   on Friday.
Parents initial on the homework packet each
  night to let me know their child is reading.
   Agendas and
Take Home Folders
I check agendas and Take Home Folders
each morning for notes or lunch money.
We write homework and other reminders in our
agendas each day.

Spelling words are written or glued in agendas.

Behavior color changes and notes are written in
agendas.
         Report Cards
• AS – Area of Strength -- exceeding grade level
  expectations for current quarter

•    SP – Satisfactory Progress -- making progress
    toward mastery of grade level expectations at
    appropriate rate for current quarter

•    PH – Progressing WITH Help -- making progress at a
    slower rate WITH teacher/peer support during
    current quarter

•    AC – Area of Concern-- experiencing difficulty
    during current quarter
Parent-Teacher Conferences
•Thursday, November 1 or
 Thursday, November 8 from 4 – 7p.m.
•Sign-up tonight to get 1st preference.
•Or sign-up in October.
•Reminders will also be sent home in
October.
      Birthdays
•Your child may bring a snack to celebrate
their birthday.
•Please only bring store bought items.
•Please be cautious of food allergies
         (nuts and pineapple).
•Please do NOT send birthday invitations to
school unless every child in the class is
invited.
     Field Trips
•Chaperones MUST have a
completed background check on
file in the office one week prior
to the trip.
•Three Field Trips in First Grade:
  October 29 – Dinsmore House
  December 13 – Ensemble Theatre
  Spring – Split Rock?
Contacting Me
•Email
darla.clark@boone.kyschools.us
•Note in your child’s agenda
•School phone number is 334-4420
 Please do not leave a message on my voice
 mail regarding afternoon transportation
 changes.
•http://teacherweb.com/KY/Goodridge/MrsClarksCaterpillars/
Thank you for
 attending!