Grade 1 Curriculum Summary
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My Philosophy of Education
I believe that children should be active learners who are encouraged to love learning.I believe that a classroom should be filled with kindness, respect, encouragement, challenges , strategies and resiliency. I believe that all children can learn and that their individual learning style and uniqueness should be celebrated in the classroom.
Responsive Classroom
A classroom which embraces Responsive Classroom curriculum weaves the emotional and social temperature of students together to create the best academic learning environment for young children.
Ingredients of a Responsive Classroom
Daily Morning Meeting (all year)
Hopes and Dreams activity (beginning of school year)
Student / Teacher created list of classroom rules
Logical Consequences when rules are challenged or broken
Take a Break opportunity for all students and teacher !
Guided Discovery Approach
Academic Choice
Parent / Teacher relationship which fosters best learning for student