Dear First Grade Parents,

In first grade we work hard all year learning new skills. We use workshops and small groups to help students get the attention they need to progress. We believe that all children can be successful in first grade and we work together as a team to make sure this happens.

Sincerely,

First Grade Teachers

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Mathematics

• Unit 8 Money
  • 27 exchange equivalent coins
  • 28 identify & exchange bills
• Unit 9 Equal Sharing
  • 44 divide collections into equal parts
  • 45 share objects equally
  • 47 identify & relate halves and fourths
• Unit 10 Number Sense
  • 21 estimate, compare to 100
  • 22 represent #s less than 100
  • 25 compare small sets (>, <, =)
  • 26 represent ordered sequences to 100
  • 34 identify more, less
  • 40 use addition facts to 18( and sub)
• Unit 11 Measurement
  • 55 measure quantitative attributes
  • 56 compare using direct comparison
  • 57 compare length, weight, capacity of concrete objects
  • 58 est. and measure non-standard
  • 59 measure with a “ruled” tool

Science

• Light and Shadows
  • 10 investigate the properties of light and sound
  • 10a identify various sources of light
  • 10b explain how shadows are made
  • 10c observe sources of light and variations in shadows
  • 10c1 locate sources of light causing shadows
  • 10c2 observe how shadows change as the light source location changes
• Sound
  • 10 investigate the properties of light and sound
  • 10d explain the role of vibrations in sound production
  • 10d1 demonstrate how vibrating rubber bands produce sound
  • 10e differentiate between various sounds in terms of pitch (high or low) and volume (loud or soft) 10f identify emergency sounds and other sounds that help us stay safe

Social Studies

• Skills 1-9
  • 33 identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other
  • 34 explain that people have to make choices about goods and services because of scarcity
  • 35 analyze how people are both producers and consumers
• Harriet Tubman
  • 22 read about and describe the life of Harriet Tubman
  • 23 analyze the cultural and geographic systems associated with Harriet Tubman
  • 24 describe how Harriet Tubman displayed positive character traits of fairness, respect for others, respect for the environment, conservation, courage, equality, tolerance, perseverance and commitment
• Theodore Roosevelt
  • 25 read about and describe the life of Theodore Roosevelt
  • 26 analyze the cultural and geographic systems associated with Theodore Roosevelt
  • 27 describe how Theodore Roosevelt displayed positive character traits of fairness, respect for others, respect for the environment, conservation, courage, equality, tolerance, perseverance and commitment
• George Washington Carver
  • 28 read about and describe the life of George Washington Carver
  • 29 analyze the cultural and geographic systems associated with George Washington Carver
  • 30 describe how George Washington Carver displayed positive character traits of fairness, respect for others, respect for the environment, conservation, courage, equality, tolerance, perseverance and commitment

Language Arts

• Reading
  • 11 retell stories read independently/ partner
  • 12 identify the cause/effect
  • 14 identify the main idea/details
  • 19 follow one-step directions
  • 23 identify beginning/end of paragraph
• Word Study
  • 29 automatically segment one-syllable words
  • 33 automatically generate sounds
  • 37 read words containing r-controlled vowels (ar,er,ir,or,ur)
  • 43 identify words that have similar meanings (synonyms) 44 recognize multiple meanings
  • 46 read contractions
  • 47 read words with inflectional endings (–ing, -ed, -s, and -es)
  • 48 begin to use dictionary/glossary
• Writing - Informational
  • 42 use new words
  • 56 use correct end punctuation (question mark / exclamation)
  • 58 use commas in a date/series
  • 59 use apostrophes in contractions
  • 65 use dictionaries/glossaries
  • 75 begin to use a variety of resources to gather information
  • 80 stay on topic
  • 81 use details to expand
  • 82 begin to use organizational structures (steps, chronological)
  • 83 begin to use graphic features
• Reference/Study Skills
  • 91 alphabetize to first letter
  • 92 recognize the table of contents
  • 93 use page numbers
  • 94 use the media center and technology as sources of information