What We Learn

This is our First Grade Curriculum

This year, your child will learn to read, write, add, subtract and problem solve as aligned to the Arizona State Standards. Our district is also beginning to implement Curriculum Mapping.... changes will be forthcoming.
Reading

Phonetic DevelopmentVocabulary:
Initial/medial/final consonant lettersand sounds
Short/long vowels sounds
Consonant blends
Consonant digraphs
Word families/word patterns
Blend sounds into words

Vocabulary Development:
Sight words
Compound words
Contractions
Antonyms
Rhyming words
Word ending
Context clues

Comprehension Strategies:
Use picture clues
Retell story
Sequence events
Identify details
Identify main ideas
Respond to story
Distinguish between make-believe/real
Compare and contrast
Make logical predictions
Literary Elements

Characters:
Plot
Setting

Reading Forms:
Fiction
Folklore
Picture books
Poetry
Non-fiction

Reading Behaviors:
Show interest inbooks
Begins to read independently

Math

Number Sense
Recognize names and symbols of numbers
Use materials to represent a given number
Identify simple fractions based on a picture
Read and write whole numbers to 100
Order numbers smallest to largest and largest to smallest
Count money using coins
Use pictures and numbers to represent addition and subtraction
Solve word problems

Data Analysis and Probability
Construct a simple graph from personal experience
Answer questions based on a graph

Patterns, Algebra, and Functions
Create a pattern using a model
Recognize the repetition of objects in a pattern
Make predictions based on a given pattern
Identify the pattern in skip counting and determine the next number

Geometry
Draw and identify two-dimensional shapes by name and attribute

Measurement
Determine measurable characteristics of an object
Tell time to the hour and half-hour
Measure objects using non-standard units

Last Updated: April 9, 2006

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