Welcome to the FIRST GRADE!
Our class consists of 20 students who are having a great year here at Kennesaw Elementary. Some of the activities the children are involved with include Accelerated Reader, Guided Reading, Minute Math, Writer's Workshop, Literacy Centers, and Calendar Math. They love working in cooperative learning groups and helping each other learn and grow. First graders are generally inquisitive, energetic and enthusiastic about learning.
What happens in the first grade?
The first grade is a year where the children grow tremendously. Reading is one of the major instructional areas in this grade. The children are taught skills that help them become independent readers. Through Open Court Phonics, Guided Reading and Reader's Workshop, the children have many opportunities to learn a variety of reading skills. Writing instruction is also a major focus area. The children participate in a Writer's Workshop setting which enables them to learn and practice writing skills at their own pace. Mathematics for first graders includes Calendar Math which involves structured, daily math skills review. Students are given a math pre-test at the beginning of each quarter which helps determine skills that have been mastered as well as skills that need to be learned. Along with Everyday Counts, math instruction is supported by other resources such as the Silver Burdett Ginn math series. First graders have Science, Social Studies and Health lessons as well as P.E., Art, Music, Spanish and Computer Lab. For more information about the first grade curriculum and Georgia Performance Standards, please go to http://picasso.cobbk12.org/ First grade is a busy and exciting year!
