Susan Brant – 1st Grade

Mrs. Brandt received her B.A. degree from Concordia University, Chicago.
She is currently working on her Masters Degree in Literacy from Concordia University, Nebraska. Mrs. Brandt has been teaching for the last 24 years from 2-Year olds through 8th grade. Mrs. Brandt doesn’t have much time for hobbies these days! However, when she does, she loves to jog, travel, snorkel, hike and spend time with her family.

Her favorite Bible passage is Romans 8:38-39 “For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God, that is in Christ Jesus.”

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First Grade Curriculum:

Bible Study: The first grade uses "Voyages" by CPH. The curriculum covers the Old Tesament from the beginning through the faithful leaders for God's people up to the time of Jesus birth. The New Testament portion of the curriculum covers the birth of Christ, His ministry and the beginning of the church. Throughout the year, the children are taught that God loves them, sent His Son to die on the cross for their sins and to know we have eternal life with Him.

Phonics: The Phonics program we use is Modern Curriculum Press. It covers beginning, middle and ending consonant sounds, long and short vowels, consonant blends, diagraphs, and contractions. Phonics is also interwoven in the Reading Curriculum.

Spelling: Spelling is part of our Houghton Mifflin Reading Cirriculum as well. The words follow various spelling patterns that are introduced each week as part of their reading.

Reading: The reading curriculum we use is Houghton Mifflin. It consists of instruction in phonemic awareness, phonics, reading strategies, comprehension, fluency, grammar, writing, spelling, vocabulary and information and study skills. We also use Accelerated Reader to promote reading and comprehension.

Math: The first grade uses Saxon Math for their instruction. We cover number sense and numberation, addition, subtraction, fractions, money, time, calendar, weight, graphing geometry measurement, temperature, number sequence, comparing numbers and estimation.

Science: Our Science curriculum is Scott Foresman. The units covered are: Life Sciences - Plants and Animals: Physical Science - Solids, Liquids and Gasses, Sound, Heat and Light and How Things Move and Simple Machines; Earth Science - The Earth, The Sky and Weather; and Human Body - Sences, Growing and Changing and Taking Care of Your Health.

Social Studies: The Social Studies curriculum is Scott Foresman. The units covered are School Routines and Rules, Communities, Jobs, Needs and Wants; our Earth and Resources, Our Country and Our World.

Art: Our Art curriculum of Art History and instruction in the Art Elements. The children are given opportunities to use a variety of mediums and explore Gods world around them.

*All curriculum is taught from a Christian standpoint, recognizing that God is the author and creator of all.

Mrs. Brandt loves SOTD because; “I love the family atmosphere and the relationships with the families. I also cherish being able to share the love of Jesus with my students and watch them grow in their faith.”