Ms. Ashley's 1st Grade
Welcome to our 1st Grade Website! I'm Ms. Ashley and I love teaching this age group. This is an important year as our students really grow their independence.
LITERACY
In 1st grade, your child will become a more independent reader and writer. Your child will continue to learn and practice rules for recognizing the sounds that make up words and will be able to sound out more complex words. Such foundational skills are necessary and important components of developing proficient readers with the capacity to comprehend a wide range of materials. Students will learn to think about what they read and talk about the main ideas of simple stories. As they write and speak, 1st graders will learn to use language appropriately; this includes using complete sentences and spelling words with increasing accuracy.
W e l c o m e
"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
-Ben Franklin
MATH
In 1st grade, your child will build on last year’s work and gain important new skills. One of the most important outcomes for the year is to improve speed and accuracy adding with a sum of 20 or less and subtracting from a number 20 or less (e.g., 17 – 8). Another important goal in 1st grade is adding with a sum of 100 or less; this will rely on understanding what the digits mean in a number such as 63 (namely, 63 is six tens and three ones). Working with multi-digit addition this year will set the stage for 2nd grade, when your child will be working with three-digit numbers and adding and subtracting with larger numbers.
Each week the students focus on one new skill. At the beginning of the year these activities may be guided by the teacher. As students gain more experience, they usually complete the tasks indepedently, followed by a class discussion concerning the skills. Short daily practice is an effective technique to build a strong skill base.