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Generally September is spent getting to know your students and finding out what they know. I spend most of September to November reviewing all the letter sounds and introducing sight words, sentence patterns, etc., I like to do a daily center time through the first few months - 1) it helps with the transition from kindergarten to grade one and 2) it gives me time to do one on one testing with my students. - I test them on their letter names and sounds Then during activities I also make observations on Then I can adjust my plans accordingly and teach my class what they need to learn. Some schools and classes have students who are very ready for grade 1 which is so nice to have. Where I teach however I expect about 1/2 my class if not more still not knowing all the letter names and knowing only a few letter sounds so I have to concentrate more on phonics at the beginning of the year just to get over that hurdle.
If you can find another grade 1 teacher in your area try to get a copy of their year plans as that can also help you with your planning. Have fun Grade one can be a lot of work and even mystifying at times, but it is a great grade to teach
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