How Writing Develops

Just like learning to talk or walk, learning to write is a process that happens in stages — and every child moves through those stages at their own pace. Writing development reflects a child’s growing understanding of letters, sounds, words, and how we use them to...

Week 7 in 1B

This week in Grade 1, we deepened our exploration of Who We Are by thinking about the choices we make and how they shape our classroom community. In math and literacy centers, students rotated through hands-on tasks that built confidence in reading, writing, number...

Week 7 in Grade 1A

This week, our students continued developing their understanding of numbers up to 20. Many of them can now count independently. We took the next step by learning about even and odd numbers. What do these words mean, and how can we tell if a number is even or odd? We...