First Presbyterian Church & School | Elementary
Welcome to the Sprouts classroom, where growing independence, meaningful relationships, academic discovery, and collaborative projects come together throughout the school day.
Welcome to Sprouts
In first grade, children build foundational academic skills while finding new ways to express their ideas, collaborate with classmates, and connect their learning to the world around them. Our daily rhythm balances focused instruction with art, movement, outdoor play, and shared projects.
Our Daily Rhythm
Each part of the day offers opportunities to practice skills, build relationships, and discover something new.
The Sprouts begin their day by greeting friends and teachers, catching up, and sharing stories about their lives. This relaxed time helps children reconnect with their classroom community. Children may also enjoy a snack if they are hungry.
We gather as a class to begin the day together. Alternating between English and Spanish each day, children practice phonics, letter sounds, and Spanish vocabulary while developing their language skills.
Our first exploration alternates between athletics and art. Through athletics, children develop coordination, balance, strength, and teamwork. During art, they investigate drawing, painting, and other hands-on materials while strengthening fine motor skills and creative expression.
Children explore Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science through teacher-led lessons, group experiences, and individual work. They practice academic skills, encounter new concepts, ask questions, and share their thinking.
It's time to head outside! Children run, play games, explore the playground, and enjoy fresh air with their classmates. Outdoor play offers opportunities for movement, friendship, and physical development.
Through singing, acting, and movement, children discover new ways to express themselves. These experiences build confidence, strengthen communication, and encourage teamwork.
Lunch is a chance to eat, visit with friends, and take a break before the afternoon begins.
Children return to Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science, building on their morning discoveries through lessons, practice, and classroom activities.
A second outdoor period gives children time to move, choose how they play, spend time with classmates, and return to the classroom refreshed.
During our final academic rotation, the Sprouts continue investigating Math, Language Arts, Social Studies, and Science, strengthening skills and extending concepts explored earlier in the day.
Our class comes together to work on one of four project cycles throughout the year: Community Helpers, Marketplace, Theater Play, and Art Show. Every child has opportunities to contribute ideas, collaborate, and help bring a shared project to life.
We wrap up our day and say goodbye, ready to return for another day of learning and discovery.
Learning Made Visible
Throughout the year, the Sprouts collaborate on four shared projects. Project time invites children to contribute their ideas, work together, and see how their individual efforts become part of something larger.
Exploring the people and roles that help a community function.
Investigating how people exchange goods, services, and ideas.
Bringing imagination, storytelling, and collaborative expression together.
Sharing creativity and celebrating children's artistic expression.
In the Sprouts classroom, every conversation, investigation, creative experience, and shared project contributes to a day filled with meaningful learning.
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