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Welcome North Bend Elementary Curriculum Night

Welcome North Bend Elementary Curriculum Night. Jen Holmkvist. B.A.E.D. from Central Washington University. M.A.E.D. from American College of Education. Fourth year teaching first grade in the Snoqualmie Valley School District.

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Welcome North Bend Elementary Curriculum Night

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  1. Welcome North Bend Elementary Curriculum Night

  2. Jen Holmkvist • B.A.E.D. from Central Washington University. • M.A.E.D. from American College of Education. • Fourth year teaching first grade in the Snoqualmie Valley School District. • Technology Integration Trainer/Leader for the Snoqualmie Valley School District.

  3. First Grade is a year of growth and learning new skills. • Learning is a continuous and developmental process. • Hands-on activities and interactions are critical to young learners. • Understanding takes time and practice.

  4. Balanced Literacy • Daily 5 literacy practice: • Read to Self • Read to Someone • Listen to Reading • Word Work • Writing • Reading instruction focused on 3 key areas: • Decoding/Accuracy • Fluency • Comprehension

  5. Read to Self – “The best way to become a better reader is to practice each day, with books you choose, on your just right reading level.” • Read to Someone – “Reading to someone allows for time to practice strategies, helping you work on fluency and expression, check for understanding, hear your own voice, and share in the learning community.” • Listen to Reading – “We hear examples of good literature and fluent reading. We learn more words, thus expanding our vocabulary and becoming better readers.” Daily 5 Reading

  6. Journaling – “Just like reading, the best way to become a better writer is to practice writing each day.” • Writing – Prewrite, Rough Draft, Edit, Revise, Final Draft, Publish, Share. • Word Work - Teach children to read, spell, and use high-frequency words. Teach word family patterns which allow children to read and spell many other words. Daily 5 Writing

  7. How you can help your child become a reader: • Read to your child daily. • Have your child read to you. • Take your child to the library. • Read signs and other text with your child at home and in the community. • Model your love of reading!

  8. Homework • 20 minutes of reading daily. • Enrichment Activities – Optional/encouraged opportunity for students to practice the skills they have learned in class.

  9. Number Sense - Counting • Computation – Addition, Subtraction • Data – • Tables, Graphs • Geometry – • 2D Shapes, 3D Shapes • Measurement, Time • Patterns – • AB, ABC, ABCD • Fractions • Story Problems • Math Facts Math

  10. Science • Sun and Moon • Collecting and Examining Life • Motion

  11. Social Studies • Social Skills – Expected & Unexpected Behaviors • Communities • Families • School • Needs and Wants • Traditions

  12. Specialist Schedule • Monday: PE • Computer Lab • Tuesday: Music • Wednesday: PE • Thursday: Library • Music • Friday: Computer Lab • Counselor

  13. Building Success • It Takes All of Us to Build Success • Child • Teacher • Parent • Communication is the Key • Questions • Concerns • Celebrations

  14. Class Website: www.msholmkvistfirstgrade.weebly.com

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