Grade One Curriculum

Math

  • Number Sense
  • Count, read, write, sequence up to 120
  • Identify, read, write ordinal #s, 1st-31st
  • Count by 2s, 5s, 10s
  • Operations
  • Add/subtract within 20
  • Add one and two digit numbers
  • Subtract one and two digit problems
  • Write number sentences using + - =
  • Add/subtract to solve word problems
  • Learn/apply commutative and associative properties
  • Place Value
  • Understand value of 2 and 3 digit numbers
  • Understand value of a digit in the hundreds, tens, or ones place
  • Mentally add/subtract ten from a two digit number

Math (cont.)

  • Measurement of Data
  • Measure/compare length, width, volume using standard and non-standard units of measurement
  • Use tools to measure length, weight, volume, temperature
  • Tell time by the hour and half hour
  • Estimate time
  • Identify coins and their value
  • Find value of a group of coins
  • Identify dollar bill
  • Solve real world money problems
  • Make/interpret charts and graphs
  • Solve problems by using information on charts and graphs
  • Geometry
  • Identify/draw two and three dimensional shapes
  • Identify attributes of shapes
  • Use fractions to identify equal parts of the whole
  • ½, 1/3, ¼

Writing

  • Write four kinds of sentences
  • Capitalization
  • Punctuation
  • Journal
  • Creative writing
  • Narrative
  • Comparison

Grammar

  • Identify nouns/verbs
  • Contractions
  • Possessives; singular and plural
  • Present/past tense verbs

Handwriting

  • Manuscript alphabet, upper and lower case
  • Numbers 1-20
  • Legibility
  • Proper size
  • Spacing
  • Letter formation

Phonics

  • Produce letter sounds
  • Segment, isolate, and blend sounds
  • Consonant sounds
  • Initial, medial, final
  • Short/long vowel patterns
  • Blends, Digraphs
  • Root words
  • Inflectional endings
  • Contractions, Compounds
  • Singular/plural words

Reading

  • Develop/learn sight words
  • Track left to right, top to bottom
  • Develop vocabulary
  • Multiple meanings
  • Synonyms
  • Antonyms
  • Learn/use decoding strategies
  • Develop reading fluency
  • Develop comprehension
  • Inferring meaning
  • Context clues
  • Reading resources
  • Dictionaries
  • Glossaries
  • Table of contents
  • Sequence events
  • Develop oral reading skills
  • Read dialogue
  • Read plays
  • Read fiction, non-fiction
  • Read captions, graphs, tables, maps

Oral Speaking

  • Express ideas in complete thoughts
  • Retell a story with a beginning, middle, end
  • Speak clearly with proper diction and volume

Spelling

  • Vowel patterns
  • Proofreading

Spelling (cont.)

  • Applying skills to daily work
  • Weekly tests

Social Studies

  • Families
  • Similarities and differences
  • Homes
  • Celebrations
  • Need for rules
  • Transportation and technology and the effect on family life
  • Where We Live
  • Communities
  • Map skills
  • Landforms
  • Bodies of water
  • Good Citizens
  • Different groups of people
  • Need for rules
  • Rules and laws establish order
  • Leaders of a community, state, country
  • Qualities of a good leader
  • Characteristics of a good citizen
  • Symbols of national identity
  • Jobs
  • Needs/wants
  • Varieties of jobs

Social Studies (cont.)

  • Responsibilities and characteristics of a good worker
  • Goods/services
  • Americans of Long Ago
  • Native Americans
  • Historical figures; Columbus, Washington, Lincoln, Susan B. Anthony, Martin Luther King Jr., U.S. Presidents
  • Contributions of American heroes and historical figures

Science

  • Life Science
  • Plants, animals, habitats
  • Earth and Space Science
  • Earth landforms
  • Bodies of water
  • Natural resources
  • Four seasons
  • Weather
  • Solar System
  • Night and Day
  • Earth movement
  • Physical Science
  • Matter: solid, liquid, gas
  • Matter changes form
  • Motion: force, speed, gravity

Science (cont.)

  • Simple machines: pulley, lever, ramp
  • Magnets, repel and attract
  • Energy: heat, light, sound, electricity

Religion

  • Jesus teaches us about God’s love
  • God our Father
  • Blessed Trinity
  • Jesus, God’s greatest gift
  • Jesus’ family
  • Teachings of Jesus
  • Jesus’ Great Commandment
  • We are followers of Jesus
  • Jesus invites us to follow Him
  • The Lord’s Prayer
  • Jesus’ death and Resurrection
  • Holy Spirit
  • Church leaders
  • We belong to the Church
  • Parishes
  • Sacraments
  • Forgiveness
  • We celebrate and live our faith
  • Eucharist
  • Celebrate the Mass
  • Share God’s love
  • Mary and the Saints
  • God’s creation

Religion (cont.)

  • Seasons of the Church year
  • Ordinary time
  • Christmas
  • Lent
  • The Three Days
  • Easter
  • Celebrating our faith
  • Daily prayer
  • Attend weekly mass
  • Attend all school masses