First Grade
Art
- » Explore media
- » Expand on language of art
- » Exposure to recognized artists
- » Develop hand-eye coordination
- » Recognition of shape & form
- » Self-portraiture and figures
- » Color-mixing, emotion
- » Pattern-making, print-making
- » Cultural identity (Chinese brush painting)
Language Arts
Reading/Literature
- » Story components: characters, main ideas, and sequence
- » Poetry
- » Reading Center
- » Class play
- » Journal writing
- » Writer's workshop
- » Name writing
- » Small motor skills
- » Oral presentations
- » Sharing
- » Audience etiquette
- » Following two-step directions
- » Class play
Language
- » Grammar
- · Complete sentences
- · Punctuation
- » Spelling
- · Words their Way
- · Vowel oriented
- · Sight words
- » Phonics
- · Decoding
- · Long/short vowels
- · 2-letter blends
- · Read, Write, & Type
- » Vocabulary
- · Sight-word spelling
- · Compound words
- · Word meanings in literature
Library
- » Terminology of authors & illustrators
- » Alphabetical order on bookshelves
- » Book parts
- » Fiction & nonfiction
- » Using the library catalog
- » Literature through puppets, flannel boards, dramatics, story time
Mathematics
Operations- » Addition/subtraction to 18
- » Problem solving with tangrams, shapes, patterns, tiles, graphing
- » Place value to 100
- » Skip counting by 2's, 3's, 5's, 10's
- » Adding 10's
- » 100's grids
- » Sequence
- » Identifying coins
- » Shopping project
- » Telling time in 5-minute increments
- » Standard measurement: inch, centimeter, ounce
- » Nonstandard measurement: paperclips, unifix clubes
- » Number and word problems
- » Pattern puzzles
- » Math models
Music
- » Listen & respond to music
- » Learn to sing in pitch by ear training, solfeggio tones, singing, & games
- » Develop rhythmic dexterity by echoing rhythm & melodic patterns
- » Learn music notation
- » Learn musical terms
- » Recognize patterns of quarter notes & rests
- » Play Ostinato patterns on rhythm & Orff (xylophone-like) instruments using both hands simultaneously
- » Play pentatonic patterns on Orff instruments
- » Coordination from moving to music
- » Act-out songs
Outdoor Education
Trip
- » Elkus Ranch
- » Hiking
- » Following directions
- » Food preparation and clean-up
- » Cooperative activities
- » Teamwork
- » Farm chores
Reflection
- » Writing/reflection on activities
- » Farm life
Physical Education
- » Follow rules, directions
- » Control of the body: balance, directionality, space awareness
- » Play with a partner, take turns
- » Fine motor activities: Sign language, threading yarn, tying a bow
- » Creative movement: Chicken Dance, Tony Chestnut, Hokey Pokey
Science
Process/Skills
- » Classification
- » Finding patterns in nature
- » Life cycles & butterflies
- » Garden plants & animals
Earth Science
- » What's in the garden soil?
- » The Sun, moon, & stars
- » Properties of matter
- » Magnets
Self-Science
- » Who am I?
- » Likes & dislikes
- » Strengths, weaknesses
- » Meeting people
- » Joining games
- » Problem solving
- » Being healthy
- » Learning about others
Social Studies
Topics
- » Mexico: land, people, culture
- » All about me: self-discovery & sharing
- » Holidays
Skills/Process
- » Map skills, interpret maps, follow a route, identify N, S, E, W on a compass rose, draw map of classroom
- » Identify personal qualities and preferences
- » Create self-portraits, learn about families and share about differences
Spanish
- » Numbers 1-20
- » Face parts
- » Animals
- » Alphabet
- » Colors
- » Classroom objects
- » Pets
- » Calendar
- » Simple questions
- » Polite words & introductions
- » Games
- » Songs
- » Traditional Hispanic celebrations
Technology
- » Beginning keyboarding
- » Fluency in computer basics
- » Integration with curriculum
- » Fluency with KidPix, Clicker, and Read, Write & Type