1. Welcome to First
Grade
Mrs. Steinbeck
2013-2014

2. Daily Schedule
• 7:45-8:00 Broadcast/Attendance
• 8:00-9:00 Writing
• 9:00-9:30 Reading Intervention
• 9:30-10:40 Reading
• 10:40-11:10 Recess
• 11:10 – 11:25 Read Aloud
• 11:25 – 11:55 Lunch

3. Daily Schedule cont.
• 11:55 – 12:00 Bathroom Break
• 12:00 – 1:00 Math
• 1:05 - 2:10 Specials
• 2:10 – 2:35 Social Studies/Science
• 2:30 – 2:45 Pack-up/Dismissal

4. Curriculum Overview -
Reading
• Reading Components:
Read Aloud and Discussion
Mini-lessons – Phonics and Comprehension
Independent Reading
Individual Conferences
Small Group Work
Intervention Groups

5. Phonics Skills
• Short Vowels
• Blends and Digraphs (st, gl, tr, th, sh)
• Long Vowel Patterns (ay, ee, magic e, oa)
• Compound Words and Contractions
(Sunday, can’t)
• Synonyms and Antonyms (child, kid, ugly,
dirty)
• Homonyms (there, their)

6. DECODING/Tricky Word
Strategies
• Break the word into pieces.
• Skip the word, read to the period and go back to the word.
• Read the sentence again.
• Think about what make sense.
• Look at the picture.
• Look for a little word in the big word.
• Try the long and short sound for the vowels.

7. Comprehension Skills
• Analyzing Story Elements
• Comparing and Contrasting
• Making Inferences and Finding Evidence to
Confirm Thinking
• Building and Applying Background
Knowledge
• Visualizing (Movie in Your Mind)
• Determining Main Idea and Supporting
Details

8. Math Components
• Computation Strategies – counting
all, counting on, using known
combinations
• Minilessons (next slides)
• Math Calendar – white binders

9. Math Minilesson
Concepts
• Adding sums up to 18 and their corresponding
subtraction facts
• Memorizing combinations for numbers up to 10
• Telling time to the hour and half hour
(minimum)
• Recognizing and counting coins up to $1
• Counting up to and recognizing the place value
of numbers less than 100
• Identifying fractions (halves, thirds, fourths)

10. Math Minilesssons cont.
• Creating repeating and growing patterns
with numbers, colors, letters and shapes
• Identifying 3 dimensional shapes
• Creating and analyzing data using charts,
Venn diagrams and graphs
• Analyzing data and explaining results

11. Homework
• Nightly Reading – 2 books a night
• Sight Words/Spelling Program
Individualized – Practice Daily
Colored Sheet – Learn to READ
White Sheet – Learn to SPELL
High Frequency Words
Daily Assessment
• Math Fluency Practice – games to practice their
working number 3x a week

12. Behavior Expectation
• Be Safe – walking feet, hands to self
• Be Respectful – listening, kindness,
manners
• Be Responsible – complete work,
follow directions, use time wisely

13. Birthdays/Unbirthdays
• Send snack for the class with your
child in the morning.
• Please make them individual
portions: no cakes or other items that
need cutting.
• Summer birthday – send in May
• Email reminder to me

14. Field Trips
• October 28 – Junie B. Jones stage production at
Samford
• November 1 – American Village – Thanksgiving and
early colonial life
• April - In School Planting Day with 3rd graders
• May - Hoover community helpers (library, fire
station, police station, mayor’s office)

15. SNACK
• Snack Calendar
• Snack choices – individual packs of
crackers, pretzels or goldfish or individual
packs of apple slices or grapes
• Please place fresh fruit in small snack size
ziplock bags
• Other snacks will be sent back home

16. Parent Conferences
• Held twice a year – October and March
• Review progress and areas of opportunity

17. Reminders
• P.E. is everyday – wear tennis shoes –
please no crocs, sandals or dress shoes
• The classroom can be cold – jacket/sweater
• Book orders – send check only; one week
window
• Questions/concerns – email me at
ssteinbeck@hoover.k12.al.us