First Grade

First grade students will become fluent readers, writers and problem solvers by learning and applying the skills and concepts taught to them.

In communications, students learn to apply reading strategies for decoding, as well as comprehension strategies that help them understand what they are reading. Examples of phonetic rules that are learned are: sounds made by consonant letters, vowel sounds, blends and diagraphs, which assist students to sound out, spell and write words. Students learn to understand and comprehend text by studying the meanings of words (vocabulary) and building background. These skills also strengthen a student's ability to retell and respond to stories they read.

The focus on math concepts and processes is presented in a way which students are encouraged to build number sense by using hands-on materials and activities, learn to problem solve using specific strategies, and understand spatial and relational shapes and the attributes that identify them. These foundational skills will form a basis for future learning.

The curriculum is reviewed and Student Performance Expectations are created to help parents, teachers and students be aware of what is expected for the nine week period.

Student Performance Standards :: Second Nine Weeks

Math

• Identify and write numbers in sequence 1-100
• Read and utilize number line
• Recognize number families
• Identify greater than/less values for numbers 0-50
• Use problem-solving strategies for everyday situations
• Identify fractional parts of a whole
• Recognize that shapes can be put together and taken apart
• Understand spatial relationships, symmetry, and reflections
• Identify 2-D shapes, 3-D shapes and their attributes
• Create designs with 2-D and 3-D shapes
• Group shapes according to common characteristics
• Become familiar with calendar features
• Read, follow and give directions on simple maps
• Solve story problems using pictures, words and number sentences

Communications

• Begin to use capitalization and punctuation in writing
• Write personal narratives
• Write informational reports
• Use developmentally appropriate spelling
• Read, write and spell words with consonant blends, diagraphs, clusters, and short/long vowels
• Respond to literature by reenacting and retelling stories
• Read and respond to stories in writing
• Read at least one hour independently at home per week
• Recognize 150 high frequency words in and out of text
• Expected reading level of D or above by the end of the quarter
• Identify genre for reading material
• Read and comprehend on level nonfiction text
• Use multiple reading comprehension and decoding strategies
• Read and understand poetry