Mrs. Rita Phillips

Mrs. Chris Hurley

 Mrs. Tammy Hess Mrs. Taneeka Johnson

 

Research Modules | First Grade Web Sites | Message to Parents


Units of Study

First Grade Reading and Language Arts program uses a combination of Open Court Phonics and Houghton Mifflin Reading/Language Arts Series

SS: Social Studies/SC: Science

 September

SS: School Days

 October

SC: Observing and Describing

SS: At Home with My Family

 November

SC: Observing the Earth, Sky, and Weather

December

SS: Living in a Community 

 January

SS: In and Around the Land

February and March

SC: Observing Plants and Animals

April, May and June

SS: My World Far and Near 

 

First Grade Research Modules

Whatever the Weather
Essential Question: How do weather changes affect your life?

The Life and Times of Tomie DePaola
Essential Question:  How does Tomie DePaola's personal life help him think of ideas for his stories?

We All Change and Grow
Essential Question:  How do the ways frogs grow and change compare and contrast with the ways people grow and change? 

Different, Yet the Same

Essential Question: How is my culture similar to or different from other cultures? 

 

Messages to Parents
Listen to your child read each night.
Check your child's Elmwood folder daily for important notices. Return the empty folder each day.