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1st Grade Teachers
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Mrs. Crissy Stubbs Mrs. Johnson
In first grade we tap into the natural curiosity of six and seven year olds by giving them opportunities to learn by doing. First grade is the year when most children begin reading fluently. They also strengthen math concepts begun in Kindergarten, and they become budding authors. Most importantly, we emphasize the joy of becoming more like Jesus as we grow.
Our Bible curriculum gives us an overview of the Bible by beginning with the story of creation, walking us through the Bible chronologically, and ending with the second coming of Christ. We use flannel graphs as well as dramatization to help make the stories come alive for the children. The students memorize an applicable Bible verse each week.
Our reading curriculum is Bob Jones, which emphasizes phonetic principles as well as introducing sight words. The students meet with the teacher in small groups during reading instruction to maximize opportunities for individual attention.
Bob Jones also publishes a separate phonics program which we use to help strengthen phonetic awareness. Weekly spelling word lists are taken directly from the phonics principles learned that week. The phonics curriculum also offers many opportunities for the students to write stories.
Our first grade students learn to write using the D’Nealian handwriting method. This style of manuscript allows for an easier transition to cursive writing in second grade.
We use Saxon Math, which incorporates many manipulative tools for hands-on learning of math concepts. We move from the concrete to the more abstract as the year progresses. Students are assessed each week to ensure that they have grasped the taught concepts.
The ACSI curriculum is used to teach our students science concepts. The students perform various experiments as they learn about life science (animals and the human body), physical science (movement and simple machines), and earth and space science.
First grade students get an overview of history, geography, and the world around them with the aide of the ABeka social studies curriculum.
Combine all that with the fun of learning centers and exciting resource classes, and you’ll see that there is a “whole lot of learning going on” when you enter the first grade classrooms at FCS!
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