We Look forward to an exciting year filled with learning and making new friends. In first grade the children will be reading literature as well as non-fiction selections which will teach them about story structure, point of view and genre, increase their vocabulary, teach them about the world and support their learning in the content areas. Through journal writing, which began in Kindergarten, the children learn about the writing process.
Students engage in story writing and writing about content in math, science and social studies.
The science program uses a hands-on approach. First graders learn about the five senses, weather, and plants and how they grow using materials that they are able to handle and experiment with. Science lessons are supported by laser disk technology and computer software. Our first graders learn addition, subtraction, place value, skip counting, fractions, measurement, money, time, and much more. First graders participate on field trips to White Post Farm, the Long Island Children s Museum and Sweetbriar Farm.