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Welcome to First Grade Curriculum Night!

Welcome to First Grade Curriculum Night!. 2011-2012. Our Vision . Celebrating Students’ Strengths Developing Leaders Inspiring Academic Excellence

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Welcome to First Grade Curriculum Night!

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  1. Welcome to First Grade Curriculum Night! 2011-2012

  2. Our Vision Celebrating Students’ Strengths Developing Leaders Inspiring Academic Excellence “The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically... Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.” Martin Luther King, Jr. That is the goal of Mirada!

  3. Celebrating Our Students’ Strengths Strengths of Wisdom and Knowledge Creativity, Perspective, Love of Learning, Open-Mindedness, & Curiosity Strengths of Courage Bravery, Integrity, Persistence, & Vitality Strengths of Humanity Love, Kindness, & Social Intelligence Strengths of Justice Citizenship, Fairness, & Leadership Strengths of Temperance Forgiveness and Mercy, Prudence, Humility/Modesty, & Self-Regulation Strengths of Transcendence Appreciation of Beauty and Excellence, Gratitude, Hope, Humor, & Spirituality

  4. My Top 5 Strengths • Gratitude • Caution, prudence, and discretion • Industry, diligence, and perseverance • Leadership • Hope, optimism, and future-mindedness

  5. Science Recess Room • Be sure to check out our soon-to-be-named Science Recess Room in F-4 • Donations needed • Volunteers needed between 10:30-12:30

  6. E-subscribe to get our newsletter and more!

  7. Homework • Goes home every Friday • Due back the following Friday • Streamlining our homework • Single sheet • Emphasis on reading daily • 15-20 minutes

  8. Grades • Proficient (P) 85%-100% • Developing (DV) 70%-84% • Area of Concern (AC) 0%-69%

  9. Behavior Expectations • At Mirada, we are leaders with many strengths. • We will be respectful, responsible, and safe.

  10. Classroom Management • Clip Chart system • Reflection sheet

  11. The Five Components of Reading in First Grade • PHONEMIC AWARENESS • PHONICS • VOCABULARY • FLUENCY • COMPREHENSION

  12. Writing Process • Introduce the Writing Process • Brainstorm • Draft • Revise • Edit • Publish

  13. Six Trait Writing • Introduce: • Ideas • Organization • Voice • Word Choice • Sentence Fluency • Conventions

  14. Writing • Personal narrative • Labels, lists, observations • Literary response • Friendly letter • Simple report Handwriting ~ D’Nealian

  15. Spelling • High-frequency words • Silent “e” words • One-syllable words with short vowels • Words with digraphs, ch, sh, th, wh • Spelling strategies

  16. Arizona has adopted the national Common Core Curriculum. Domains: Operations and Algebraic Thinking Number and Operations in Base Ten Measurement and Data Geometry Mathematical Practices Math

  17. Operations and Algebraic Thinking Addition and subtraction within 20 Understand the relationship between addition and subtraction Math

  18. Number and Operations in Base Ten Extend the counting sequence Understand place value Math

  19. Measurement and Data Measure length Tell and write time to half-hour Graphs Math

  20. Geometry Reason with shapes and their attributes Math

  21. Mathematical Practices Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them Model with mathematics Use appropriate tools strategically Math

  22. Problem Solving It’s best not to teach first graders the algorithms. We want them to have multiple strategies. show examples Cognitively Guided Instruction Look at how students are solving problems and help them move forward Solve problem Share strategies Solve similar problem Encourage them to try a different strategy Math

  23. Social Studies American History ·  compare colonial times with how people live today ·  learn how Native Americans and Pilgrims helped each other  World History ·  learn about ancient Egypt ·  compare civilizations in the Americas with Egypt Civics/Government ·  learn about symbols of the U.S. and of Arizona ·  learn about national holidays Geography ·  recognize different types of maps and their characteristics ·  construct a map of a familiar place Economics ·  learn the difference between wants and needs ·  learn that people buy and sell goods and services

  24. Science • Movement and Balance • Rocks and Earth • Living Things and Their Habitats • Sky and Weather • People & Careers in Science • Process Skills: observing, classifying, measuring, inferring, comparing, predicting, scientific investigation, and communicating results

  25. First Grade Health • Life Management Skills • Safe Environment and Injury Prevention • Substance Abuse Prevention • Disease Prevention and Control • Community Health Resources • Personal Health and Hygiene • Nutrition • Family Health

  26. Technology • Demonstrate understanding of technology vocabulary. • Perform basic computer operations. • Develop keyboarding skills. • Develop proficiency in software applications. • Use technology to learn and apply concepts and skills in various curricular areas.

  27. Thank you for coming tonight and have a great evening! That concludes the presentation… please email or call with any questions.

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