Our mornings are spent in language arts activities. The scholastic Reading Program called Literacy Place , provides the scope and sequence for our school's K-6 language arts program. Each first grader will go through six reading anthologies containing individual published books and poems. Each reading book emphasizes high frequency words which students learn by sight. Phonic skills are also introduced through each story.
Students learn to decode short and long vowel words.
They learn about consonant blends, word endings, contractions, compound words, and other strategies to help them sound-out words. Comprehension skills such as identifying characters, main idea of a story, story setting, and sequencing events are emphasized to help students learn to read for understanding. Students will practice spelling the words they are learning to read. They return for a busy afternoon schedule. Our math program called, Everyday Math , emphasizes hands-on learning.