I have spent the last 20 amazing years teaching the fabulous students at Franklin Avenue School. I have two adorable children, Taylor and Cody. Taylor is a 9th grader and loves spending time with her friends and wants to be a teacher too. Cody is a 6th grader and loves hockey and baseball. We have the most adorable little puppy, Marley May. Marley is mischievous and always causing trouble. She loves to go for walks and rides in the car. I attended Westfield State University and Elms College to study education. I love spending my days teaching first graders to read, write and solve math problems. Franklin Avenue School is the HEART of Westfield and I'm so happy to be a part of it! Play Teach Your Monster to Read at Home! Here is the class link! https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/u/471137https://www.teachyourmonstertoread.com/u/471137 ​ ​ ​ Math is so much fun! Here are our topics for Math! Math Topics for First Grade Topic 1: Understanding Addition Topic 2: Understanding Subtraction Topic 3: Five ans Ten Relationships Topic 4: Addition and Subtraction Facts to 12 Topic 5: Addition Facts to 20 Topic 6 Subtraction Facts to 20 Topic 7: Counting and Number Patterns to 120 Topic 8: Tens and Ones Topic 9: Comparing and Ordering Numbers to 100 Topic 10: Adding with Tens and Ones Topic 11 Subtracting with Tens and Ones Topic 12: Length Topic 13: Time Topic 14: Using Data to Answer Questions Special topic: Money Topic 15: Geometry Topic 16: Fractions of Shapes Check out these math websites! http://www.funbrain.com/ http://www.kidsites.com/sites-edu/math.htm http://www.mathplayground.com/ Our Reading Program!!!!!! We have four centers in our classroom! Teacher Table Phonics Center Fluency Center Writing Center
My Favorite Authors http://www.janbrett.com http://robertmunsch.com http://marcbrownstudios Diane DeGroat
Room 4 first Graders love Gilbert stories!
Reading strategies for first graders!
Science Curriculum Observations of the sun, moon and star
Seasonal patterns
Plant and animal life cycle
Light interactions
Sound and vibrations
Social Studies Curriculum Rural, suburban and urban communities Community--roles and responsibilities Representations of the Earth Identify own street address, town, state and country Cultural differences Prominent United States historical figures
This is our HEART Board. We keep our hearts that we earn in our cup! We love to show Heart Behavior! We send Many thanks to Mrs. Hatton for being a volunteer in our classroom. Mrs. Hatton joins us on Friday mornings to read with our students!