First Grade
Ms. Miller
| Literature The Tale of Peter Rabbit Pelle's New Suit The Tale of Benjamin Bunny The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin The Tale of Mrs. Titlemouse Reading Development of the Mental Image Development of Vocabulary Phonics Consonant Blends Long-Vowel Words Short-Vowel Words ce, ci, cy; ge,gi,gy Reading Sentences Rhythmic Reading Answering Comprehension Questions Identification of the Keyword Classification of the Keyword Recalling the Story Language Arts Comprehension Techniques Verb Forms Who + Doing Who + Doing + What Sentence Analysis Grammar Nouns Verbs Parts of the Sentence Spelling Using Phonics Cursive Book I Arithmetic Addition Subtraction Learning the Pairs Solving Word Problems Addition Pattern Subtraction Pattern Number Needed Pattern Time Money Measurement |
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Before beginning her teaching career, Mrs. Miller worked in a local leather store whose owner often shared his passion for his previous career in teaching. Mrs. Miller was particularly inspired by the love and joy that sparkled whenever he talked of his days as a teacher. It was that experience that brought her into teaching.
Mrs. Miller holds a BA in African American Studies and her Multiple Subject Teaching Credential from UC Davis. She began her career teaching the “At Risk Program” at Carpinteria Middle School for 7th and 8th Grades. Next she taught multiple grade levels for over six years in local Carpinteria public schools and an independent school in Boulder Colorado where she began teaching the Carden Curriculum that is also used at Howard. “I feel how a professional athlete must feel,” Mrs. Miller says. “I am doing what I love the most, and what I was put on this earth to do. I wake up in the morning thinking how much I love my job.” How does she feel about The Howard School? “The family feel, support and love between students, parents, teachers, and administration are parallel to none. The children from preschool through 8th grade not only thrive academically, but they have a solid sense of self-worth, respect for others and a love for their school and peers.”
