  {"id":8606,"date":"2016-09-15T17:19:45","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T17:19:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress-806601-2764940.cloudwaysapps.com\/?page_id=8606"},"modified":"2023-09-07T12:37:24","modified_gmt":"2023-09-07T12:37:24","slug":"grade-1","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.milton.edu\/k8\/lower-school\/academics\/grade-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Grade 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#f8991d&#8221; transparent_background=&#8221;off&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.25&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; header_font=&#8221;|600|||||||&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Grade 1<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;3_5,2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;3_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243; text_font_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Grade 1 year is designed to support children\u2019s rapidly expanding understanding of community. Students conduct investigations to learn how communities work and what they need to function effectively. They study communities beyond our school and translate what they are learning about these broader communities to their own classroom learning community. Not only do they study communities, but they also construct them, whether in the block building area or in the co-creation of classroom expectations. Thanks to our small class sizes, we can provide individualized learning experiences for each of our students; this is especially true during our phonics and reading classes, where we use research-based, scientific approaches to support each child on their individual reading journey. Hands-on learning is a key part of the Grade 1 year, as children channel many of the skills that they learn during play towards solving meaningful problems that interest them.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_5&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;Image&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.4.5&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15853 alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.milton.edu\/k8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/first-20608-ES-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.milton.edu\/k8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/first-20608-ES-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.milton.edu\/k8\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/first-20608-ES-1-300x226.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.22&#8243; 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