Curriculum
Overview
First
Grade
Language Arts
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Demonstrate comprehension skills by identifying the main idea of a story,
providing details, and retelling the events of a story
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Distinguish and apply the following letter-sound relationships:
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Initial, medial, and final consonant sounds, including “x” and “qu”
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Consonant digraphs (ch, th, sh, ck, wh)
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Inflectional endings (-s, -es, -ed, -ing)
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Distinguish long and short vowel patterns
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Use a variety of strategies to decode text and make meaning
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Recognize a sight word vocabulary based on 80% of the Dolch list (high
frequency words)
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Identify title, author, illustrator, title page, page number, and table
of contents
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Build vocabulary comprehension through formal and informal study
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Alphabetize to the first letter
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Write upper and lower case letters of the alphabet using correct letter
formation
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Write a complete sentence using a combination of invented and conventional
spelling
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Write a simple story with a beginning, middle, and end
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Identify sentence units in print:
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Beginning capitalization
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Nouns
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Verbs
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End punctuation
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Share writing with appropriate audiences
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Demonstrate reading, speaking, and writing ability through a variety of
forms or experiences
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Respond to an audiovisual presentation when given a specific purpose
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Respond to various selections from a chosen children's author, fiction
and nonfiction books, and a variety of multicultural literature.
Math
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Extend and complete patterns, including whole numbers or attributes
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Demonstrate an ability to estimate
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Demonstrate an understanding of place value and magnitude
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Demonstrate an understanding of fractions (1/2 and whole)
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Solve addition and subtraction problems
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Demonstrate a knowledge of creating and combining equal groups
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Create, interpret and describe graphs, tables, and charts
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Solve problems involving time, elapsed time, and calendar
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Demonstrate an understanding of money
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Demonstrate an understanding of the attributes of length, capacity, weight,
mass, area, volume, and temperature
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Identify and draw geometric shapes and figures, including angles and sides
of polygons
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Solve problems involving elementary notions of probability and chance
Science
Units of study include:
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Seed and plant growth
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Soil science
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Properties of matter
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The moon
Social Studies
Units of study include:
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The Earth you live on
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School
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Holidays around the world
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Map and globe skills
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Rules and responsibilities for working together and respecting one another
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Families
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Neighborhoods
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Graph and chart reading
Health
Units of study include:
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Community and environmental health
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Disease prevention
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Mental, emotional, and social health
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Substance abuse prevention
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First aid, safety, and accident prevention
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