Subject Specific Cirriculum
Welcome | Supply List | Parent Reminders | Parent Classroom Information |
Subject Specific Cirriculum | Educational Sites | Newsletters
Reading and Phonics
READING Decoding Strategies Oral Reading for Fluency Vocabulary Words Oral and Silent Comprehension PHONICS Letter Recognition Beginning and Ending Consonants Rhyming Words Short and Long Vowels (A, E, I, O, U, and sometimes Y) Consonant Blends (br, st, bl…) Consonant Digraphs (th, sh, ph…) Vowel Dipthongs (oi, ou…) Compound Words
**Please go to "Nightly Reading" to read more information about reading in first grade.
Math
Number Recognition Time and Money Shapes Addition and Subtraction Facts to 12 Counting and Writing to 100 (by 2, 5, 10) Measurement Patterns and Designs Place Value (Ones, Tens, Hundreds) Collecting and Organizing Data Problem Solving Fractions (1/2, 1/3, 1/4)
Spelling and English
SPELLING Included in the Reading Series (no separate book) Weekly words and tests Lists will be provided ENGLISH Good Listening/Speaking Skills Following Directions Daily Oral Language (D.O.L.) Synonyms/Antonyms/Homonyms ABC Order Complete Sentences Capital Letters/Question Marks/Periods/Exclamation Points Nouns/Verbs/Adjectives Contractions
Handwriting and Writing
HANDWRITING Letter and Number Formation Neatness Legibility of Letters and Numbers WRITING Inventive spelling to get ideas on paper Ideas are about the same topic Story events in sequence Using complete sentences
Science
Investigating Properties -using 5 senses -sorting -classifying -ordering -grouping
Investigating Plant and Animal Life -plants -apples -penguins -bears
Earth Science- land, water, air
*Several experiments will be included as well.
Social Studies
Our Families
Neighborhoods
People at Work/Jobs
Our World/Government
First People in America
Holidays
*Integrated Units involving these subjects will also be incorporated into the curriculum.
Religion
Reinforcement of Hail Mary and Our Father Sign of the Cross God is Our Good Father/Creator of All Things Jesus is Our Good and Loving Savior The Holy Spirit is our Helper *Feasts, Saints, and Bible Stories will also be included.