Curriculum updates

We're wrapping up the school year! Can you believe it?! Over the next 8 days we will continue to work hard in all curricular areas. We will continue to have fun as well. The last five days are "theme days" with activities that correlate with first grade learning targets and all revolve around a common theme. The kiddos always really enjoy these days. Here's a quick update with some of the material we will be covering for the remainder of the school year!

Writing: Students are working on advice books for incoming first graders. This is a wonderful reflection on their learning this year, and an opportunity to continue perfecting their first grade writing and mechanics. Students also wrote letters to their future second grade teachers. When class lists come out in August, I will make sure teachers receive the letters so they can get to know your children! We completed our final writing assessment of the year, and also our word chunk list. We will continue to practice things like "ed" and "ing" endings and contractions to prepare students for second grade!

Math: We are working on our 'step up to second grade' unit. During this unit we have been introducing the ideas of: even/odd numbers, arrays, using a hundreds chart to add and subtract, using models to add 2-digit numbers (with regrouping), using models to subtract 1-digit and 2-digit numbers, telling time to five minutes, understanding hundreds.

We will also continue to work on fact fluency and story problem solving!

Reading: I am currently assessing reading levels. It is taking longer than expected because students due to amazingly high reading levels :) As I work on assessing students, the class is working on various writing tasks related to their reading to increase comprehension. In upper grades, students are expected to do writing about their reading so we like to do some practice with this at the end of the year. Students also continue to work in partnerships some days.

Social Studies: We are working on our producers and consumers economic unit. See last week's post regarding specific details. :) Students are enjoying learning about wants/needs

Additional info: Students are practicing basic coin ID as well as adding coins and some days we are doing a "word of the day" to address vocabulary development.