I can...

The first grade team will be working together each week to create learning targets. These targets are developed from the learning objectives from our first grade curriculum. As teachers, we are well aware of these objectives and use them in planning our lessons and instruction. We thought it would be most useful for parents AND the first graders to be made aware of these objectives. If you are looking for additional things you can work on at home, these targets will help guide you. I will discuss the targets at the beginning of the week with the children, and then we can assess our week as a classroom of learners as we review the targets at weeks end to see how we did. You will see that the language is positive ("I can...") and written in first person. The learning targets will be posted on this blog right above the spelling words starting next week. This week they are front and center. :)

Reading

I can…

-read and spell words with short a sounds.

-identify parts of a sentence.

-identify character and setting of a story.

Writing

I can…

-always start my sentences with a capital letter.

-always end my sentences with punctuation.

-brainstorm ideas.

-write a personal narrative with a beginning, middle, and end.

Math

I can…

-use a number grid.

-write my phone number and address.

-identify compliments of 10.

-label my answer.

-practice my math facts.

Social Studies

I can…

-perform my classroom job to the best of my ability.