Through an integrated approach consisting of phonics and whole-language principles, students learn to read. Students are surrounded with books to read. Teachers utilize the E-VSC Traveling Library to enhance the basal reading program and classroom libraries include numerous books written at various levels of difficulty. Students are introduced to the Accelerated Reader Program and encouraged to take tests over books they read. Establishing a love for reading is a major goal of first grade teachers.
Students are active participants in math.
Their Way program are incorporated into daily mathematics instruction. Students learn about patterns and place value, addition and subtraction facts to 18, measurement, how to count money, tell time, calendar skills, beginning geometry and simple fractions. Students draw pictures to illustrate their creative solutions to math problems. Problem-solving skills are integrated into other curricular areas. Science, Social Studies, and Health are important areas of the curriculum, too.