{"id":305,"date":"2013-02-10T04:29:45","date_gmt":"2013-02-10T11:29:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stpetercatholicschool.com\/newsite\/?page_id=305"},"modified":"2019-08-19T09:53:33","modified_gmt":"2019-08-19T15:53:33","slug":"first-grade-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.stpetercatholicschool.com\/newsite\/curriculum\/first-grade-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"1st Grade Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ENGLISH \/ LANGUAGE ARTS<\/p>\n<p><i>Reading<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Match oral words to printed words.<\/li>\n<li>Create and state a series of rhyming words.<\/li>\n<li>Listen and distinguish long and short vowel sounds in words.<\/li>\n<li>Blend and separate sounds in words.<\/li>\n<li>Use letter sound knowledge to sound out unknown words.<\/li>\n<li>Read high frequency words (end of year goal of 1-100).<\/li>\n<li>Read appropriate grade level text aloud with accuracy.<\/li>\n<li>Read appropriate grade level text independently.<\/li>\n<li>Can read between 35-65 correct words per minute by the end of the year.<\/li>\n<li>Listen to or read a wide variety of text (fiction, non-fiction, poetry, magazines, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate comprehension of text through discussion of stories read aloud or individually.<\/li>\n<li>Notice when an error is made in independent reading and self-correct for meaning.<\/li>\n<li>Understand, learn and use new vocabulary.<\/li>\n<li>Use context to understand word and sentence meaning.<\/li>\n<li>Obtain information from printed material.<\/li>\n<li>Describe new information gained from reading or listening to an informational text.<\/li>\n<li>Retell the main events of a story in sequence (beginning, middle and end).<\/li>\n<li>Relate prior knowledge and \/ or personal experiences to a story.<\/li>\n<li>Predict what will happen next in a story.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Writing<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Print legibly and space letters, words and sentences appropriately.<\/li>\n<li>Correctly write and punctuate a simple sentence.<\/li>\n<li>Use knowledge of letter sounds to spell independently.<\/li>\n<li>Use resources around room to assist in spelling (examples: word wall, personal dictionary).<\/li>\n<li>Correctly spell short vowel words.<\/li>\n<li>With support, explore other types of writing (reports, expository descriptions, directions, etc.).<\/li>\n<li>Write a brief story that describes an experience (beginning, middle and end).<\/li>\n<li>With assistance, compose a reasonable first draft using some parts of the writing process (planning, reading for meaning, some self-correcting).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Listening &amp; Speaking<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Listen attentively and ask questions to clarify understanding.<\/li>\n<li>Stay on topic when speaking.<\/li>\n<li>Share a personal experience in a logical sequence.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b>Literature<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify a story\u2019s sequence of events.<\/li>\n<li>Make predictions based on clues from a work.<\/li>\n<li>Reach logical conclusions.<\/li>\n<li>Distinguish between fact and opinion, fiction and nonfiction.<\/li>\n<li>Listen to and identify classics and award winning books.<\/li>\n<li>Identify where an item may be located in the library.<\/li>\n<li>Use the library for selecting recreational reading materials.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>RELIGION<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Explore the world in order to learn about and appreciate God\u2019s creation.<\/li>\n<li>Thank God for His creation\/make up thank you prayers.<\/li>\n<li>Listen\/respond to Scripture stories.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in liturgical\/sacramental celebrations.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in daily prayer experiences.<\/li>\n<li>Participate in service opportunities.<\/li>\n<li>Visit the parish church.<\/li>\n<li>Know the Pastor\/Pastoral Ministers by name.<\/li>\n<li>Demonstrate knowledge of simple liturgical gestures: genuflecting, making the Sign of the Cross, using holy water.<\/li>\n<li>Articulate learning of doctrine\/lesson presented.<\/li>\n<li>Ask questions about the Faith.<\/li>\n<li>Experience the faith community of the classroom\/school\/parish\/community.<\/li>\n<li>Know and recite prayers appropriate to grade level.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>MATH<\/p>\n<p><i>Calculations &amp; Estimations<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Read, write, order and identify whole numbers less than 100.<\/li>\n<li>Identify, order, and compare coins by making equivalent amount up to 25 cents.<\/li>\n<li>Count by 5 and 10 to 100.<\/li>\n<li>Find sums and differences less than 18.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Statistics &amp; Probability<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify \u201chow many more or less\u201d and \u201chow many altogether\u201d from pictographs and bar graphs.<\/li>\n<li>Gather, sort and classify data and represent data using concrete objects and pictographs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Algebraic Relationships<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sort and classify objects using one or more attributes.<\/li>\n<li>Supply missing element in or extend number patterns.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the meaning of equals and use the = symbol.<\/li>\n<li>Construct and solve simple number sentences with sums and differences up to 10 with fluency.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Measurement<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify days of the week, months and interpret calendar information.<\/li>\n<li>Tell time to the nearest hour \/ half hour using analog and digital clocks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Geometry<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify, describe and classify basic shapes.<\/li>\n<li>Create repeating geometric shapes using manipulatives (example: two triangles can make a square).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>SCIENCE<\/p>\n<p><i>Physical Science<\/i><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Describe objects (sinking and floating, shapes).<\/li>\n<li>Recognize evaporation.<\/li>\n<li>Understand gravity.<\/li>\n<li>Understand that the sun warms the Earth.<\/li>\n<li>Understand the need for recycling and its impact on the environment.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Life Science<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognize physical characteristics, how people use their senses, and what they need to survive.<\/li>\n<li>Understand that traits are passed from parent to offspring.<\/li>\n<li>Describe a life cycle.<\/li>\n<li>Describe composting as recycling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Earth &amp; Space Science<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Know that the Earth is made up of rock, soil, water and air.<\/li>\n<li>Watch daily changes in weather.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Inquiry<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make observations.<\/li>\n<li>Follow a list of steps.<\/li>\n<li>Describe simple observations.<\/li>\n<li>Describe data from a graph.<\/li>\n<li>Ask follow up questions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unifying Concepts &amp; Processes<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Know that things may not work if they are missing parts.<\/li>\n<li>Observe and describe changes in the world.<\/li>\n<li>Ask questions about the world around you.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>HEALTH<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recognize the six groups on the food guide pyramid.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the connection between food and good health.<\/li>\n<li>Practice healthful personal care behaviors.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the five senses and their functions.<\/li>\n<li>Identify ways germs enter the body.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the differences between use and misuse of anything.<\/li>\n<li>Identify the positive ways to cope with emotions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SOCIAL STUDIES<\/p>\n<p><i>Civics &amp; Government<\/i><b><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Understand the need for laws and authority to provide security, order and conflict resolution.<\/li>\n<li>Apply traits of a good citizen (examples: fair play, good sportsmanship, helping others, self-control, responsibility for own actions, valuing truthfulness, voting).<\/li>\n<li>Identify American songs and symbols.<\/li>\n<li>Identify similarities and differences among countries and nations.<\/li>\n<li>Understand family rules and responsibilities.<\/li>\n<li>Identify voting as a decision-making tool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Economics\/ Geography<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify services that people provide for each other (examples: farmer grows food, dentist cares for teeth, barber cuts hair).<\/li>\n<li>Recognize how people are both producers and consumers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Know ways to save money. 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