GET READY FOR 1ST GRADE SUMMER SESSION
1ST GRADE
K program…
Mrs. Craven is a licensed educator with over 40 years of classroom experience teaching children in grades Pre-K-2.
BA Tufts University - Child Study and Music
MA Salem State - Elementary Education
Science of Reading training
Experience with Lively Letters
Children will experience the classroom setting with opportunities for cooperative play, participation in literacy and math activities, and support for strengthening fine motor skills. Activities are hands-on, active, and fun.
Entering 1ST GRADE -
Books -
Swimmy by Leo Lionni
Giraffes Can’t Dance by Giles Andreae
The Relatives Came by Cynthia Rylant
Select non-fiction titles
Skills Worked On -
*work cooperatively in a group
*support with listening skills and following directions
*support with strengthening fine motor skills
*review grade level phonics and reading skills
*practice recognition of high frequency words
*phonemic awareness activities
*review proper formation of upper and lower case letters
*practice sentence writing in response to book discussions
*review proper formation of numbers
*review knowledge of addition and subtraction within 10
*practice fluently adding and subtraction within 5
*review knowledge of place value within 20