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First Grade
Curriculum
First Grade Language
Arts
First grade students
extend their
understanding of the
enabling skills of
phonemic awareness
and decoding and
word recognition
while they extend
their comprehension
and use of
conventions for
written language.
They read a variety
of texts, listen to
literature, and
respond to books,
poetry, plays,
age-appropriate
expository texts,
environmental print,
and self-selected
reading materials.
They expand their
oral language skills
and their knowledge
about recording oral
language to express
themselves clearly.
As they participate
in discussing texts
and constructing
texts, they expand
their store of
words. They begin to
use new vocabulary
and formats for
their written
products as a result
of their examination
of models of
speaking and
writing.
First grade students
will 1:
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Read a variety
of texts in
different
settings.
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Respond to texts
in different
ways.
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Use
conversational
and literary
language to
express
themselves.
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Begin to develop
effective
listening and
speaking skills.
The learner will
develop and apply
enabling strategies and
skills to read and
write.
The learner will
develop and apply
strategies and skills to
comprehend text that is
read, heard, and viewed.
The learner will
make connections through
the use of oral
language, written
language, and media and
technology.
The learner will
apply strategies and
skills to create oral,
written, and visual
texts.
The learner will
apply grammar and
language conventions to
communicate effectively.
First Grade
Mathematics
Major Concepts:
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Addition and
subtraction
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Spheres, cubes,
cylinders, and
cones
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Time
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Describe and
compare objects
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Patterns
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Gather,
organize, and
display data
Computational Skills
to Maintain:
The learner will
read, write, and
model numbers
through 100 and
compute with whole
numbers.
The learner will
recognize, describe
and identify simple
geometric shapes and
forms, and exhibit
skills in using
measurement.
The learner
will demonstrate an
understanding of
classification,
patterning, and
seriation.
The learner
will demonstrate an
understanding of
data collection,
display, and
interpretation.
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First
Grade Science
Living and Nonliving
Objects
The
focus for first
grade is on students
using their senses
to make observations
based on their own
rules for
classification, and
on experimenting to
discover the
properties of living
and nonliving
objects. The strands
provide a context
for teaching the
content goals
Students will
actively be involved
in:
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Exploring a
variety of
materials.
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Using observed
data to classify
objects.
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Identifying
properties of
common objects.
The learner will
build an
understanding of the
needs of living
organisms.
The learner
will build an
understanding of
solid earth
materials.
The learner
will build an
understanding of the
properties and
relationship of
objects.
The learner
will build an
understanding of the
actions of objects.
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First Grade:
Neighborhoods
and Communities
Around the World
Students
continue to
develop
concepts,
generalizations,
and skills
introduced in
kindergarten as
they learn about
their
neighborhood and
community, and
extend their
knowledge of
others
throughout the
world. They
examine a
variety of
neighborhoods
and recognize
the multiple
roles of
individuals and
families.
Students explore
characteristics
of the local
government while
expanding their
understanding of
justice,
authority, and
responsibility.
They analyze and
evaluate the
effects of
change and
become more
aware of
diversity and
cultural
traditions
throughout
communities.
The learner
will analyze how
individuals,
families, and
groups are
similar and
different.
The learner
will identify
and exhibit
qualities of
good citizenship
in the
classroom,
school, and
other social
environments.
The learner
will recognize
and understand
the concept of
change in
various
settings.
The learner
will explain
different
celebrated
holidays and
special days in
communities.
The learner
will express
geographic
concepts in real
life situations.
The learner
will apply basic
economic
concepts to
home, school,
and the
community.
The learner
will recognize
how technology
is used at home,
school, and in
the community.
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