Reading

We will cover phonemic awareness, phonics, word work, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. We will use Raz Kids A-Zreading and Epic Books.

Writing

We will utilize The Six Traits of Writing as well as Empowering Writers and cover spelling, sentence structure, ideas, organization, word choice, and voice. We will cover opinion, expository/informative, research, narrative, and book analysis as well as poetry and story writing.

One of my amazing students

Autumn has worked with me for the past three years.  Here she is reading her own poetry.

  • It was an honor, and a pleasure, for my son to have Mr. Bertsch for a first grade teacher during the 2020/2021 academic school year.  Mr. Bertsch was always compassionate, and at the same time, passionate about doing his best to balance a very new and difficult remote learning environment. It had been said… ”remote learning may not be the best scenario for many students”.  Mr. B embraced this challenge.  His hard work and dedication proved that there was a way to keep his students focused.  He made things fun and interesting resulting in a successful and educational school year.  Not only did Mr. B accomplish these goals, he taught his students to always be kind to others.  He referred to this as, “ kindness ripples”.  We continue to use this in our home on a daily basis.  My son will always remember to spread kindness through his school years and into his adult life.  Owen always says “Mr. B will always be his Favorite teacher”.

    Sara C.

Materials Checklist

These links go to Amazon for your convenience.  I have researched these items and have found that they are consistently up to the task for homeschooling and online learning.

  • Dry Erase Board and Markers

  • LOTS OF DRY ERASE MARKERS

  • Letter Magnets – Big Box

  • Lined Notebooks 1 each for: math, writing, words, handwriting

  • Pencils

  • Crayons

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