SNEAK PEEK AT FIRST GRADE Crestview Preparatory School Ms. Deac and Mrs. Adams
SNEAK PEEK AT FIRST GRADE
Crestview Preparatory SchoolMs. Deac and Mrs. Adams
Ms. Deac
•Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
A•Graduate
d from the College of Education at the University of Iowa, B.F.A in Studio Art
J
•6 years teaching experience in First Grade
•4th year at Crestview
D
Mrs. Adams
•Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
C•Graduated
from Occidental College, B.A. in Psychology
•Masters of Arts in Teaching
B
•7 years teaching experience
•4th year at Crestview
A
CHANGES IN FIRST GRADE
CHANGES
•Big transition from small group oral directions to whole group written, multi-step directions
•Our goal is to teach them to become independent workers and problem solvers
First Grade vs. Kindergarten
•Dismissal at 3:15
•Recess from 10:30-10:50
•Lunch from 11:55-12:35
•More structure, less free time
•Individual classes do not combine, but do share resources and collaborate
Classroom schedule
•Independent desks vs. tables
•Transition to own space
•Access to personal supplies
•Responsible for organization
Desks
CHANGES – PART 2
•Weekly Friday spelling
•Math chapter tests
•Reading fluency
•Informal assessments in Science, Social Studies
•Writing prompts
Tests
•Focus on legibility
•Correct spacing of letters and words
Printing
•The goal of homework is to review skills learned in class and establish a nightly routine.
•10 – 15 minutes of math and spelling nightly
•20 minutes of reading nightly
Homework
Changes – Part 3
•No longer located in class
•Buddy system (students go in pairs)
Restrooms
•Music, Art, P.E., Library, Spanish, Computer
•Same teachers
•Different time blocks
Special Subjects
•All field trips held together – L.A. Zoo, playhouse, Albertsons, Petco
•Separate classroom parties organized by room parents
Parties and field trips
SUBJECTS
READING & LANGUAGE ARTS
•Reading -Harcourt Brace
•Jr. Great Books
•Small guided reading groups
•Book clubs
•Spelling
•Phonics
•Grammar
•Writer’s Workshop
MATH
•Houghton Mifflin California Mathematics
•Hands on instruction and use of manipulatives
•Supplemental problem-solving activities and real- world application
•Memorization of basic addition and subtraction facts
SCIENCE & SOCIAL STUDIES
Investigations and Experiments
Field tripsand
Current Events
Arts and crafts projects
THINGS TO DO THIS SUMMER
SUMMER HOMEWORK
READ
Summer Blast