To Quickly Find Curriculum Content. Time on the hour and half hour. The first grade uses the Houghton Mifflin Reading program as the core of reading instruction. A sequential phonics program is also an integral part. Children are provided reading materials at their reading level to practice their decoding skills and improve fluency, as well as opportunities to read and enjoy authentic literature.
Writing is a strong component.
Ladybug Trail oStonybrook Nature trail. The five senses. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, Horace Mann, Benjamin Franklin, Abraham Lincoln, George Washington. Maps and geography. Writing is also integrated across the content areas and will be used regularly in science, social studies, and increasingly, in math.