Welcome to
First Grade
Eugenia Porter Rayzor
Red Wolves
Our mission is to foster lifelong learning in
a supportive and safe environment by
providing rigorous academics and character
education, so that students can be
successful, contributing citizens and lead
meaningful lives.
Daily Schedule
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Prime Time
Calendar/Math Workshop
Phonics
Readers Workshop
Lunch 11:35 – 12:05
Recess 12:05 – 12:25
Specials 12:30 – 1:15
Writers Workshop
Social Studies/Science
Dismissal
Phonics
• We use our school adopted program called
Crossing the Bridge to teach phonics. In the
first six weeks, we will be working on:
-Identifying upper and lower case letters
-Sequencing the letters of the alphabet
-Letter-sound relationships
-Spelling patterns (-ink, -onk, -ick, etc.)
-Sight words
-Rhyming
-Manipulating spoken words and sounds
(phonological awareness)
Writer’s Workshop
• We teach writing using the workshop
model, which includes a whole group
lesson, an independent work period,
and a sharing time.
• We will use the writing process to
teach narrative and informational
structures
The First Six Weeks of
Writing
• Writing Process
• Planning for first draft by generating ideas for
writing
• Logical sequencing of stories through writing
sentences
• Writing Conventions
• Use letter-sound patterns to construct unknown
words
• Sight Words
• Capitalization
• Punctuation
Reader’s Workshop/The Daily Five
• Whole Group Instruction
-Strategy instruction for problem solving unknown
words and comprehending written text (CAFÉ)
• Small Group Instruction:
- Targeted instruction based on whole group
instruction, assessments, and teacher observation.
Guided reading is part of small group instruction.
CAFE
We use the CAFE model as our framework for teaching reading
strategies.
As we progress in reading instruction this year, we will learn new
strategies to understand text, decode words, read smoothly, and
“tune in” to new vocabulary.
Get started right away ,Stay in one place ,Work quietly, Read the whole time, Increase stamina ,Select and read “Good Fit” books
Comprehension
I understand what I
read
Accuracy
I can read the words
Fluency
I can read accurately,
with
expression and
understand
what I read
Expanding Vocabulary
I know, find and use
interesting words
The First Six Weeks of
Reading
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Problem and solution
Retell a story’s BME
Read independently for a sustained period of time
CAFÉ reading strategies (back up and re-read,
check for understanding, read “good-fit” books,
cross-checking, etc.)
• Decoding words by applying letter-sound
correspondences and using common spelling
patterns
• Identify and read sight words
Learning Communication
Tool
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Math
• We use the district adopted
Investigations program.
• We conduct our lessons within a
workshop model (lesson, work-time,
closing).
• Fact fluency is a foundational piece
of first grade math.
The First Six Weeks of Math
• Problem solving strategies to represent and solve
addition and subtraction word problems
(manipulatives, drawing a picture, mental math,
number line, number sentence, fact fluency, etc.)
• Precise math language: addition, subtraction,
equal sign, numeral, etc.
• Subatizing – instantly recognize the quantity of
structured arrangements (dice)
• Decomposing numbers
• Fact Fluency
Science and Social Studies
• Social Studies
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Government
Economics
Inventors
Good Citizens
Geography
• Science
• Observation of change
over time
• Matter and properties
of matter
• Magnetic force
• Rocks, soil, plants
• Food chains
• Animal classification
and life cycle
Prime Time
What is primetime?
• Daily targeted instruction based on what
students need (review and extension)
How do we determine prime time
groups?
• Istation data, classroom observations,
classroom assessments
RTI – Response to
Intervention
• A tiered level of support for students
who need more time to master the
TEKS
• 3 Tiers
Tier 1
• Occurs in the general education
classroom
• For ALL students
• The lesson cycle: teaching,
assessing, re-teaching
• Prime Time
• Small group instruction in the
classroom
Tier 1 Interventions
• Guided Reading
• Small group
• Reteach in a different way
• Try multiple strategies
Tier 2
• Occurs in the general education
classroom or Prime Time For
students who have not been
successful with previous
interventions
• Small groups, 3-5 times per week,
targeted skills for several weeks
Tier 2 Interventions
• Literacy Groups
• Prime Time
• In the classroom
Tier 3
• Occurs in classroom of a
specialist.
• For students who have not been
successful with previous intervention
• Parents will confer with
interventionist and teacher
• 2-3 students per small group, daily
for longer periods of time
Tier 3 Interventions
• Reading Recovery
• Literacy Groups
Homework
• A homework packet
will be sent home on
Monday and due on
Friday
• Practice sight words
• Nightly reading and
reading log
• Speeding to Read
Home/School
Communication
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Data Binders
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W.O.L.F. (Well Organized Learning Folder)
 Newsletter
 Completed work
 School notices, classroom notices, notes
from home, and lunch money
Parent Conferences
• Conferences are held during the
week of early dismissal in the
afternoons, October 5-October 9
• Assessments, progress, goals,
observations, etc. will be
discussed at this time.
• Sign up for parent
conferences at the back of
the cafeteria.
Thank you for coming!