Welcome
North Bend Elementary
Curriculum Night
Jen Holmkvist
B.A.E.D. from Central Washington University.
M.A.E.D. from American College of Education.
Fourth year teaching first grade in the Snoqualmie Valley School District.
Technology Integration Trainer/Leader for the Snoqualmie Valley School District.
First Grade is a year of growth and learning new skills.
Learning is a continuous and developmental process.
Hands-on activities and interactions are critical to young learners.
Understanding takes time and practice.
Balanced LiteracyDaily 5 literacy
practice:
Read to Self
Read to Someone
Listen to Reading
Word Work
Writing
Reading instruction focused on 3 key
areas:
Decoding/Accuracy
Fluency
Comprehension
Daily 5 Reading
Read to Self – “The best way to
become a better reader is to practice
each day, with books you choose, on
your just right reading level.”
Read to Someone – “Reading to
someone allows for time to practice
strategies, helping you work on fluency
and expression, check for
understanding, hear your own voice,
and share in the learning community.”
Listen to Reading – “We hear
examples of good literature and fluent
reading. We learn more words, thus
expanding our vocabulary and
becoming better readers.”
Daily 5 Writing
Journaling – “Just like reading,
the best way to become a better
writer is to practice writing each
day.”
Writing – Prewrite, Rough Draft,
Edit, Revise, Final Draft, Publish,
Share.
Word Work - Teach children to
read, spell, and use high-
frequency words. Teach word
family patterns which allow
children to read and spell many
other words.
How you can help your child become a reader:
Read to your child daily.
Have your child read to you.
Take your child to the library.
Read signs and other text with your child at home and in the community.
Model your love of reading!
Homework
20 minutes of reading daily.
Enrichment Activities –
Optional/encouraged
opportunity for students to
practice the skills they have
learned in class.
MathNumber Sense - Counting
Computation – Addition, Subtraction
Data – Tables, Graphs
Geometry – 2D Shapes, 3D Shapes
Measurement, Time
Patterns – AB, ABC, ABCD
Fractions
Story Problems
Math Facts
Science
Sun and Moon
Collecting and Examining Life
Motion
Social StudiesSocial Skills –
Expected & Unexpected Behaviors
Communities
Families
School
Needs and Wants
Traditions
Specialist ScheduleMonday: PE
Computer Lab
Tuesday: Music
Wednesday: PE
Thursday: Library Music
Friday: Computer LabCounselor
Building SuccessIt Takes All of Us to Build Success
ChildTeacherParent
Communication is the KeyQuestionsConcernsCelebrations
Class Website:
www.msholmkvistfirstgrade.weebly.com