First Grade

Teacher: Mrs. Fran Henry

Cognitive Development

* Children will understand concepts of and will be able to develop the ability to:

Mathematics

  • Think mathematically
  • Write a number sentence
  • Join and separate groups
  • Count back
  • Subtract on a number line
  • Add and subtract to 18
  • Add more than 2 addends
  • Group 10’s
  • Order numbers to 100
  • Work with money
  • Understand time
  • Add 2-digit numbers
  • Subtract 2-digit numbers
  • Work with shapes and fractions
  • Work with measurements
  • Explore 2-digit numbers

Reading

Decoding and Phonics Skills

  • Consonant (initial, medial and final)
  • Short and long vowels
  • Inflectional endings
  • Plurals
  • Possessives

Comprehension

  • Recall details
  • Main ideas (title and description)
  • Sequence events
  • Compare and contrast

Comprehensive Strategies

  • Build background
  • Predict and preview
  • Form questions
  • Form categories

Vocabulary

  • Instructional
  • Content
  • Context clues
  • Antonyms

Study Skills

  • Follow directions
  • Alphabetical order
  • Parts of a book

Language and Literature Skills

Language

  • Listening skills
  • Sentence structure
  • Capitalization
  • Punctuation
  • Parts of speech
  • Handwriting

Literature

  • Character, plot and theme development
  • Identification of literary forms
  • Creative writing

Science

Earth Science

  • Air and weather
  • Changes on Earth
  • Earth long ago
  • Our Environment
  • Earth in Space

Physical Science

  • Measurement
  • Sound
  • Heat

Life Science

  • Animals
  • Plants

Human Body

  • Growing
  • Keeping healthy and safe

Social Studies

  • Using time lines, calendars and maps
  • Making choices
  • Living in a neighborhood
  • Working together
  • Working for wants and needs
  • Living on Earth
  • America long ago
  • Celebrating America

Handwriting

  • Write neatly
  • Form letters and numbers correctly

In the classroom,…

We are enthusiastically learning about living and non-living things. Our next unit is Science will be on “Animals”. The unit will end with a written and oral report, “My Animal Report”, from each student.

The children are working on writing creative and good “First Grade” sentences!