Curriculum Update: What's Going on in First Grade

Literacy: The next unit in writing is called "Non-Fiction Chapter Books." Students will be learning how to write teaching books on topics that they are experts in. For their pre-assessment in this unit, students were asked to bring in items about the topic they are experts in and write all about them.

Math: Students have continued skip counting forwards and backwards. They have been introduced to the frames and arrows pattern. Finally they have been learning time to the half hour.

Science: Students wrapped up the Magnet Unit and applied of all their knowledge during various visits to Inventor's Workshop Studio. Students created amazing inventions that used magnets.

Social Studies: The next Social Studies Unit will be "Community Family" where we will learn about all the people that help us at school.

Portuguese PLA: Os alunos continuam fazendo atividades para refletir sobre os sons em português a partir das cantigas "O sapo não lava o pé" e "O Jipe do padre".

Portuguese PAL: In PAL, students are learning the alphabet in Portuguese through different songs. Then, they will do activities that will make them compare and contrast the sound of letters in Portuguese and English.