1st Grade
Defaywna Meier
8:25-9:40 - Reading groups and Daily 5 activities (small groups of no more than 6 - leveled to meet student needs
10:10-10:20 - Calendar and Morning Meeting - focuses on math, spelling, grammar skills
10:25-10:50 - Writing mini lessons, independent writing time on student selected topics, sometimes assigned writing activities
10:50-11:25 - Phonics instruction - helps us to be better readers, writers and spellers
12:20-12:35 - Read Aloud (Sometimes fun, sometimes science, social studies or social emotional books)
12:35-1:40 - Math instruction in small groups and independent or partnered math station activities
1:50-2:35 - P.E. and Music
2:40-3:05 - Science, Social Studies, Art, Nursing Home visits - alternates due to topics of study and time of year
This is the age that Students learn to read and so they get introduced into AR and they all love it! We mix fiction and non-fiction books into our Guided Reading each week.