Tri-Village Elementary
1st Grade Curriculum Map
2014-2015
Month / Word Work / Writing / Math / Phonics / ReadingSeptember / · Word families
· Categorize words
· ABC order (all year)
· Sight words (all year) / · Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom
· Brown Bear
· Rosie’s Walk
· The Hungry Thing / · Read/write/count #s – 25
· Number words
· 1-1 corr. 0-10
· Patterns
· Topic 3 – Five and Ten Relationship
· Topic 1 – Understanding Addition / · Phonics Dance alphabet first week
· Hunks & chunks
o Week 2
§ Sh
§ Ch
§ Th
o Week 3
§ All
§ Ing
§ Wh
o Week 4
§ Ar
§ Or
§ Ay / · Decode using letter-sound matches (word attack skills)
· Role of author & illustrator
· Sequence of events
October / · Word families
· Categorize words / · Begin WW
· Intro - paper, name, date stamp, folder
· Spaces
· Complete thoughts
· Stretch out words
· Word wall words
· Telling more
· Reread-touch words
· 1 sent. is not a story
· Speech bubbles
· What to do when you're done
· Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid / · Read/write/count #s – 50
· Ordinal numbers
· Sequencing numbers
· Count by 5’s & 10’s
· Topic 2 – Understanding Subtraction
· Topic 4 Addition and Subtraction Facts to 12 / · Hunk & chunks
o Week 1
§ Oy
§ Oa
§ Ow (how)
o Week 2
§ Oo (look)
§ Ee
§ Aw
o Week 3
§ Ir
§ Ur
§ Er
§ Oo (food)
o Week 4
§ Ea
§ Ai
§ Ow (snow) / · Decode using letter-sound matches (word attack skills)
· Visualization
· Predicting
· 5 W's (who, what, where, when, why, which)
· Characters & setting
· Retell story (rest of year)
November / · Syllables / · Expanding small ideas
· Gravel – and
· Scattered capitals
· One foot read (proofread)
· Spaces
· Complete sentences – beginning capitals and ending punctuation / · Read/write/count #s – 75
· Count back from 10
· Count by 5’s & 10’s
· Topic 7 – Counting and Number Patterns to 120
· Topic 8 – Tens and Ones / · Hunks & chunks
o Week 1
§ Ew
§ Ace
§ Ice
o Week 2
§ Sneaky E
§ Ou (out)
§ Oi
o Week 3
§ Ph
§ Kn
o Week 4
§ Wr
§ Tricky Y / · Predicting
· 5 W's (who, what, where, when, why, which)
· Comprehension questions (rest of year)
December / · Nouns
· Verbs
· Pronouns / · Gravel – and, then
· Capital letter and periods
· Descriptive words
· Adding details-small steps
· Complete sentences – beginning capitals and ending punctuation / · Read/write/count #s – 120
· Count back from 20
· Count by 2’s, 5’s, & 10’s
· Topic 9 – Comparing and Ordering
· Topic 5 – Addition Facts to 20 / · Hunks & chunks
o Week 1
§ Ew
§ Igh
§ Ed
o Week 2
§ Au
§ Tion
§ Sion
o Week 3
§ Eigh
§ Aught / · Predicting
· Main idea & detail
January / · Main idea & detail
· Capitalization
· Punctuation / · Adding details-small steps
· Capital letters – I, beg. of sent., names, people, months, days, holidays
· Beginning, middle, end
· Using carrots / · Read/write/count #s – 120
· Count back from 20
· Count by 2’s
· Place value
· Numbers to 100
· Topic 6 – Subtraction facts to 20
· Topic 10 – Adding with Tens and Ones / · Review hunks & chunks (rest of year)
o word work
o find hunks & chunks in text
o brainstorm words w/hunks & chunks
o spelling practice / · Context clues
· Visualization
February / · Nouns
· Verbs
· Adjectives / · Sequence events
· Story vs. journal
· Beginning, middle, end
· Write a response to story or scenario
· Using carrots / · Read/write/count #s – 120
· Count back from 50
· Count by 2’s
· Place value
· Topic 11 – Subtracting with Tens and Ones
· Topic 12 - Length / · Review hunks & chunks (rest of year)
o word work
o find hunks & chunks in text
o brainstorm words w/hunks & chunks
o spelling practice / · Context clues
· Compare texts
March / · Commas
· Context Clues / · Interviews
o Write questions with a partner
o Interview a person
· Fiction & planning sheet / · Read/write/count #s – 120
· Count back from 100
· Measurement (in./cm./ft./non-standard)
· Topic 13 – Time
· Topic 14 – Using Data to Answer Questions / · Review hunks & chunks (rest of year)
o word work
o find hunks & chunks in text
o brainstorm words w/hunks & chunks
o spelling practice / · Fluency/expression
· Main idea & detail
· Graphic organizers
April / · Root words
· Pre/Suffixes / · Editing checklist
· Gravel – and, then, so, soon, first, but, next, after a while, later, at last, finally, after that, now, when, while, suddenly, a little bit later
· Inside story – I want, wish, hope, wonder, thought, know, think
· Poetry / · Read/write/count #s – 120
· Add/subtract to 20+
· Topic 15 – Geometry
· Topic 16 – Fractions of Shapes / · Review hunks & chunks (rest of year)
o word work
o find hunks & chunks in text
o brainstorm words w/hunks & chunks
o spelling practice / · Fluency/expression
· Compare texts
· Graphic organizers
May / · Non-fiction text features / · Editing checklist
· Friendly letter
· Research
o Vote on animal
o Gather facts
o Write 5/6 topics
o Summarize
o Share / · 2nd Grade Readiness
· Add/subtract two-digit numbers (carrying??)
· Multiplication & division
· Review / · Review hunks & chunks (rest of year)
o word work
o find hunks & chunks in text
o brainstorm words w/hunks & chunks
o spelling practice / · Fluency/expression
· Non-fiction text features