NEW PLANTS(January - March)
The New Plants Module provides experiences that heighten young students’ awareness of the diversity of life in the plant kingdom. Students care for plants to learn what they need to grow and develop. They observe the structures of flowering plants and discover ways to proagate new plants from mature plants (from seeds, bulbs, roots, and stem cuttings). They observe and describe changes that occur as plants grow, and organize their observations in a journal.
Students are expected to:
The New Plants Module provides experiences that heighten young students’ awareness of the diversity of life in the plant kingdom. Students care for plants to learn what they need to grow and develop. They observe the structures of flowering plants and discover ways to proagate new plants from mature plants (from seeds, bulbs, roots, and stem cuttings). They observe and describe changes that occur as plants grow, and organize their observations in a journal.
Students are expected to:
- Develop curiosity and interest in plants as living things.
- Experience some of the diversity of forms in the plant kingdom.
- Provide for the needs of growing plants.
- Observe and describe the changes that occur as plants grow and develop.
- Become familiar with the structures and functions of flowering plants (root, stem, leaf, but, flower, seed).
- Discover various ways that new plants can develop from mature plants.
- Compare change over time in different kinds of plants.
- Organize and communicate observations through drawing and writing.
- Acquire the vocabulary associated with the structure of plants.
SOLIDS AND LIQUIDS (September-November)
The Solids and Liquids Module provides experiences that heighten students’ awareness of the physical world. Matter with which we interact exists in three fundamental states: solid, liquid, and gas. In this module first graders have introductory experiences with two of these states of matter, solid and liquid.
Students are expected to:
The Solids and Liquids Module provides experiences that heighten students’ awareness of the physical world. Matter with which we interact exists in three fundamental states: solid, liquid, and gas. In this module first graders have introductory experiences with two of these states of matter, solid and liquid.
Students are expected to:
- Develop curiosity and interest in the objects that make up their world.
- Investigate materials constructively during free exploration and in a guided discovery mode.
- Recognize differences between solids and liquids.
- Explore a number of liquids.
- Observe and describe the properties of solids and liquids.
- Sort materials according to properties.
- Combine and separate solids of different particle sizes.
- Observe and describe what happens when solids are mixed with water.
- Observe and describe what happens when other liquids are mixed with water.
- Use information gathered to conduct an investigation on an unknown material.
- Acquire the vocabulary associated with the properties of solids and liquids.
- Use written and oral language to describe observations.
Social Studies
Maps
First graders learned about maps in January. After listening to a story about an escaped mouse, they helped create a map of the story setting. Then the children practiced reading a map and finally learned to create a simple map of a classroom on their own.
First graders learned about maps in January. After listening to a story about an escaped mouse, they helped create a map of the story setting. Then the children practiced reading a map and finally learned to create a simple map of a classroom on their own.
Winter Celebrations
In December, we learned about various holiday celebrations, such as Diwali (Hindu), Hannukah (Jewish), Las Posadas (Spanish/Mexican), Christmas, Kwanzaa (African-American) and Chinese New Year.
The children are also sharing special traditions from their family!
In December, we learned about various holiday celebrations, such as Diwali (Hindu), Hannukah (Jewish), Las Posadas (Spanish/Mexican), Christmas, Kwanzaa (African-American) and Chinese New Year.
The children are also sharing special traditions from their family!
My School and Family
The lessons in Social Studies introduce the structures of schools and families. Students learn how to get along with classmates, follow school rules, and identify people who work at a school.
School Rules
Our initial lessons in Social Studies have been focusing on Rules. We have been talking about rules at home and rules at school and students played a game without rules to discover why rules are needed. They then read about reasons for school rules and talk about the consequences of not following them.
Our three classroom rules are: Be Safe, Be Respectful and Be Responsible.
The lessons in Social Studies introduce the structures of schools and families. Students learn how to get along with classmates, follow school rules, and identify people who work at a school.
School Rules
Our initial lessons in Social Studies have been focusing on Rules. We have been talking about rules at home and rules at school and students played a game without rules to discover why rules are needed. They then read about reasons for school rules and talk about the consequences of not following them.
Our three classroom rules are: Be Safe, Be Respectful and Be Responsible.