Dear Parents, March 14, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts We are starting theme 8 in our reading series – Our Earth. Our reading strategy this week is “summarizing”. The comprehension skill that will help with summarizing is categorizing or classifying. Paying attention to what is the same or different […]
Dear Parents, March 7, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts Our reading strategy this week is “questioning”. Good readers question before they start reading, as well as, during reading. The comprehension skill that will help is “fantasy/realism”. Using our everyday experiences to determine if events in a story can really […]
Dear Parents, February 29, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts Our reading strategy this week is “monitor and clarify”. Stopping to reread especially if there are words we have difficulty reading and making sure the sentence and the story make sense […]
Dear Parents, March 2, 2015 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts We are starting theme 7 in language arts – We Can Work It Out! Our reading strategy is summarizing and our comprehension skill that helps us with this is problem solving. In order to summarize a story, it is helpful […]
Dear Parents, February 15, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts Our reading strategy this week is predict/infer and the comprehension skill that will help with that strategy is predicting. Taking time to look through what we are going to read, to look at titles or pictures and predict what the […]
Dear Parents, February 8, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are continuing with theme 6 in our reading series this week – Animal Adventures. Our reading strategy this week is questioning. A good reader stops while reading and asks themselves questions about the story. The comprehension skill that helps […]
Dear Parents, January 31, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are starting theme 6 in our reading series this week – Animal Adventures. Our reading strategy is summarizing and our comprehension skill is story structure. Knowing the setting, characters, problem, events in trying to solve the problem, and the […]
Dear Parents, January 25, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We are finishing theme 5 in our reading series this week and will continue with the CVCe pattern. Our reading strategy is “monitor and clarify” and our comprehension skill is cause and effect. Cause and effect relationships can be difficult […]
Dear Parents, January 18, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: We will be taking a quick break from our regular lessons this week to work on our sequencing skills. We will be completing a book report within class and doing a fun language art activity for our 100th day of school […]
Dear Parents, January 11, 2016 This week in first grade, we are learning… Language Arts: Our reading strategy this week is summarizing and the comprehension skill that will help us with that strategy is making generalizations. Paying attention to the beginning, middle, and end of the story will help us with summarizing and paying attention […]