This grant will provide a circuit-training course that will allow Kindergarten through 4 th grade students to work different parts of the body while on a jogging trail. Each station will be designed to target areas covered in the physical fitness testing such as abdominal strength, arm strength, agility, flexibility, and endurance. Students will have fun as the importance of daily physical activity is reinforced. In first grade, guided reading is the foundation of the literacy curriculum. Moving children from emergent readers to fluent readers is a complex task.
Children learn to read and write by practicing the skills of reading and writing.
The first grade teachers look at four modes of reading support. The modes are reading aloud, shared reading, guided reading, and independent reading. During guided reading, the teacher instructs small groups. While the teacher is giving direct reading instruction and reading practice to one group, the other groups are in reading-based centers. The funds from this grant will be used for a Living Books center.