First grade is an amazing grade. Students learn so much from August to June. Students come in as 5 year olds and then they leave as independent 6 year olds. In first grade, so much teaching has to deal with teaching independence and getting our students to believe in themselves. I was able to create a classroom with extremely high expectations to foster this independence.
These are the goals that I set for my first grade students:
- Students will be independent learners.
- Students will push to work hard in every lesson.
- Students will be able to collaborate with each other.