First Grade

List of 12 items.

• Reading & Literature

  • Recognize features of a sentence
  • Spoken words, syllables, and sounds (phonics)
  • Strengthen decoding and comprehension through guided reading
  • Read with sufficient accuracy and fluency to support comprehension
  • Build stamina with daily independent silent reading
  • Demonstrate understanding of the organization and basic features of print

• Writing & Language Arts

  • Focus on a topic
  • Respond to questions and suggestions from peers
  • Add details to strengthen writing as needed
  • Participate in shared research and writing projects (e.g., explore a number of "how-to" books on a given topic and use them to write a sequence of instructions)
  • Recall information from experiences
  • Gather information from provided sources to answer a question

• Social Studies

  • Community- self, family, larger community
  • Conflict resolution and friendships
  • RAD Women A-Z
  • People Power Skills

• Mathematics

  • Number formation and number sense to 100
  • Identify odd and even numbers
  • Addition and subtraction to 20
  • Measurement: non-standard and standard
  • Estimation and prediction
  • Money: identifying and counting coins
  • Telling time to the hour and a half hour
  • Identifying 2D and 3D shapes
  • Problem-solving

• Science

  • Blossoms, bees, and seeds- life cycles
  • Engineering (Candles and Light)- How do human-designed objects work?
  • Solar system- observing patterns

• Spanish

  • Songs for vocabulary development
  • Pronunciation and speaking
  • Comprehension practice
  • Spark students’ desire to become multilingual
  • Learn about cultures in our increasingly transnational society.

• Technology

  • iPad use - unique passwords/passkeys and intellectual property

• Visual Arts

  • Line, shape, texture, and color
  • Watercolor and tempera painting
  • Decoupage
  • Papier mâché
  • Oil pastels
  • Weaving
  • Collage
  • Drawing
  • Cross-curricular projects

• Music

  • Chorus K-2
  • Group singing and pitch recognition
  • Continued solfège singing
  • Rhythm work with percussion
  • Movement and drama games

• Physical Education

  • Traveling and changing direction quickly
  • Engaging in sustained physical activity to increase heart and breathing rates
  • Modeling good sportsmanship
  • Playing cooperative games
  • Swimming: exploration and confidence

• Library

  • Parts of a book
  • Fiction vs nonfiction
  • Introduction to chapter books
  • Identify character traits in the story
  • Biographies
  • Choosing books for practicing reading
  • Community inclusion and looking at the world from someone else's perspective
  • Holidays- immigrant traditions/experiences

• Community Engaged Learning

  • Pollinator Posse: native pollinating plants project
  • Local RAD Women connection