Curriculum:
Recognition of:
Name, sound and picture for short vowels and consonants.
Formation of:
Vowels and consonants in upper and lower case.
Language development and listening:
Skills include color words, shapes, animals, transportation, countries, community
helpers, health, safety, manners, science.
Numbers:
Simple counting 1-30, Number concepts 1-15.
Spanish
Music
Arts/Crafts
Curriculum:
Language Arts Phonics and Reading:
Recognition of name, sound, and picture of long and short vowels and consonants
Sounding of blends and one- and two-vowel words. Reading of sentences and stories
with one-and two-vowel words.
Poetry:
Twenty-eight poems and finger plays committed to memory.
Language:
Language development and listening skills that include color words, shapes, animals,
transportation, countries, community helpers, health, safety manners, science.
Numbers:
Number recognition and counting 1-100, number concepts 1-20, number before and
after 1-20, numbers largest and smallest 1-20 addition facts 1+1 2+1 3+1 4+1
5+1 6+1 7+1 8+1 9+1.
Spanish
Music
Arts/Crafts
Science/Health
Language Arts Phonics and Reading:
Recognition of name, sound, and picture of long / short vowels and consonants. Sounding of blends. One-and two-vowel words and words with special sounds. Beginning phonics rules and special sounds. Reading of sentences and stories from twelve books containing one- and two-vowel words and special sounds. Recognition of sentences by capital letters and periods.
Poetry:
Thirteen poems committed to memory.
Science:
Plants, Animals, Health and Human Biology, Earth and Space.
Arithmetic:
- Number concepts 1-100.
- Using number words 1-10.
- Addition facts through 10.
- Beginning subtraction.
- One-step story problems in addition.
- Number recognition, counting, and writing 1-100.
- Value of coins and dollar bill.
- Numbers before and after 1-100.
- Numbers largest and smallest 1-100.
- Counting and writing by tens to 100.
- Counting and writing fives to 100.
- Counting and writing by twos to 100.
- Number sequences by ones.
- Telling time.
- Using the calendar.
- Days of the week.
Social Studies:
Community Helpers, Children of the World.
America:
Our Great Country
(map studies, famous Americans, and places).
REMINDER:
Remember to check the bulletin board
outside
of your child's classroom
for
continually updated information.
Language Arts:
Phonics and Reading
Review of vowels, consonants, blends, one – and two-vowel words,
consonant
blends
Recognition and use of all phonics special sounds in reading.
Spelling rules:
doubling consonants, dropping silent e, changing y to i Oral
reading
Cursive Writing:
Review of letter formation
Daily seatwork practice in all academic areas
Spelling and Poetry:
Weekly phonics-based word list
Weekly test with phonics
Reinforcement activities
Eight poems committed to memory
First Grade Language:
Capitalization of first word in a sentence.
Proper names, days of the week, and months of the year
Correct punctuation at the ends of sentences
Recognition of complete sentences
Words using suffixes, prefixes, syllables, compound words,
rhyming words, opposite
words, same meaning words, and contractions
Alphabetizing of words
Writing complete sentences and short stories
Creative writing
History and Geography:
This is My America
My America’s Flag
My America’s Freedom
Symbols of My America
Great People of America
My America Grows
My America Talks
My America Travels
My America Is Beautiful
My America Sings
This Is My World
Mexico, Peru, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, English, the Netherlands,
Norway, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Israel, Egypt, India, China, Australia,
Guam, American Samoa
Science:
Health and Human Biology: Discovering Myself
Energy: Discovering My Toys
Animals: Discovering Animals / Discovering Insects
Plants: Discovering Plants
Seasons: Discovering Seasons
Health,
Safety, Manners:
Health
Eating
good foods
Exercising
Rest
Posture
Care of body, clothes, home
Safety
At home and away from home
On streets, playgrounds,
water
Manners
At home,
school, church, public
Arithmetic:
Number recognition,
counting, and writing 1-1,000Greatest and least
Counting and writing by
tens, fives, twos and threesNumber sequences
First
Grade:
Ordinal numbers
Addition facts through
13 and three-digit addition with carrying Subtraction facts through
13 and two-digit subtraction
Story problems
Numbers before and after
by ones, twos, tens
Between numbers
Counting and combing coins
Telling
time to the nearest fives minutes
Recognizing odd and even numbers
English
and some metric measures
Place value in ones, tens, and hundreds unit,
fractions
Reading a thermometerUsing a ruler
Multiple combinations Concept
of multiplication
Calendars
Reading pictographs and bar graphs
Developing
listening skillsRoman numerals
Bible:
Lessons such as
Salvation Series, Genesis, Life of Christ, Paul (includes memory
verses, hymns/choruses, and Bible doctrine)
Spanish
Music
Arts/Crafts
Curriculum:
Language Arts, Phonics and Reading:
Review or vowels, consonants, blends, one- and two- vowels,
consonant blends
Recognition and use of all phonics special sounds in reading.
Spelling rules:
doubling consonants, dropping silent e, changing y to I
Oral reading
Cursive Writing:
Review of letter formation
Guided creative writing
Creative writing journal
Daily seatwork practice in all academic areas
Spelling and Poetry:
Weekly phonics-based word list
Vocabulary words and definitions second semester Weekly test
Reinforcement activities
Spelling glossary
Seven poems committed to memory
Language:
Capitalization of first word in a sentence,
days of the week, months of the year, special holidays, people, and places
Correct punctuation at the ends of sentences
Complete sentences, questions, and exclamations
Words using suffixes, prefixes, abbreviations, compound words, rhyming words, opposite words, same-meaning words, singular and plural words, singular possessive words, and contractions
Alphabetizing words and other dictionary skills
Word usage rules
Writing of complete sentences, questions, exclamations, and short stories
Writing letters and thank-you notes
Creative writing
History and Geography:
America, Our Home
Our Flag
Our Patriotic Holidays
Our Songs
The People Who Built America
The Separatists
America’s Indians
The Colonists
America’s Cowboys
The New Americans
Tomorrow’s America
Science:
Plants: Enjoying the Plant World
Animals: Enjoying the Animal World
Health and Human Biology
Enjoying Myself and Others
Earth and Space
Enjoying our Earth and Sky
Enjoying the Air Around Us
Energy: Enjoying the Air Around Us
Enjoying Things That Move Conversation
Enjoying Things That Work Together
Health, Safety, Manners:
Health
Posture
Nutrition
Exercise
Rest
Cleanliness
Diseases
Safety
At home and away from home, On streets, Around water, During bad weather
Manners
Politeness, Kindness, Cheerfulness, Respect, Thoughtfulness, Thankfulness, Patience, Table and telephone manners
Arithmetic:
Number recognition, counting and writing 1-10,000 and beyond
Numbers greatest and least
1-1,000 Counting and writing to hundreds, thousands, three to 36, fours to 48
Ordinal numbers
Addition facts through 18, column addition, four-digit addition facts throught 18, column addition, four-digit addition with carrying Subtraction facts through 18, four-digit subtraction with borrowing
Multiplication facts 0-5
Division facts 1-5
Story problems
Multiple combinations
Estimation
Rounding Numbers before and after by ones, twos, threes, fours, fives, and tens
Counting and combining coins and bills
Telling time to the nearest minute
English and some metric measures
Drawing and measuring lines to one-half inch
Developing listening skills
Calendars
Place value to thousands
Unit fractions
Making change
Reading a thermometer
Reading pictographs, bar graphs, and line graphs
Roman numerals
Bible:
Lessons such as Salvation Series, Life of Moses, Tabernacle, Joshua, Judges, Ruth, Jonah (includes memory verses, hymns/choruses, and Bible doctrine)
Curriculum:
Language Arts, Phonics and Reading:
Review of all phonics rules
Oral reading
Reading comprehension
Cursive Writing:
Review of cursive writing formation ¾-space high
Creative
Spelling and Poetry:
Weekly phonics-based word list with vocabulary
Sentence dictation using spelling words
Reinforcement Activities
Nine poems committed to memory
Language:
Writing Process
Complete sentences
Punctuation and capitalization rules
Creative writing, friendly letters
Grammar:
Recognition of simple nouns, subjects, verbs, adjectives
Word usage
Forming plurals and common contractions
Recognition of antonyms, shomonyms, synonyms
Dictionary skills
History and Geography:
Continents and oceans of the world
Study of world greography
States of the United States
Study of our American heritage through the lives of great people
Columbus, John Smith, Pocahontas, Squanto, William Penn, Ben Franklin, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Daniel Boone, Noah Webster, John Greenleaf Whittier, Robert E. Lee, Abraham Lincoln, Clara Barton, U.S. Grant, Louisa May Alcott, Booker T. Washington,
George Washington Carver, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Billy Sunday
Science:
Plants: Exploring the Plant World
Animals: Exploring the Word of Vertebrates,
Exploring the World of Invertebrates
Health and Human Biology
Wonderfully Made
Earth and Space
Exploring the Ocean
Exploring the Weather
Conversation:
Exploring the Desert, the Ocean, the Pond, the Forest, the Farmer’s Field
Health Safety Manners:
Health
Posture, Excerise
Nutrition, Diet
Cleanliness
Fighting disease
Safety
Fire, Water safety, Home, Play safety, Street safety
First aid
Manners
Hospitality
Proper introductions
Telephones manners
Courtesy and respect
Arithmetic:
Recognition of the place value of numbers
Addition facts and checking subtraction problems with borrowing
Multiplication table 0-12 and multiplication problem with carrying
How to show a multiplication fact six ways
Division tables 1-12 and working and checking a division problem
Terminology for four processes
English and metric measures
Telling time
Roman numerals 1-1,000
Using a ruler
Solving story problems with up to four steps
Recognizing and solving numbers sentences
Converting measure and solving measurement equations
Recognizing and working with greater than (>) and less than (<)
Counting money and solving money problems using the decimal point correctly
Solving problems containing parentheses
Fraction terminology and basic understanding of fractions
Averaging numbers
Reading a thermometer
Recognizing geometric shapes
Finding the unknown number in an equation
Bible:
Lessons such as Salvation Series, Parable, Samuel, David, Elijah, Elisha, Daniel, Ezra/Nehemiah, Esther (including memory verses, hymns/choruses, and Bible doctrine)