Our Curriculum in First Grade

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Math

Our school will be using Harcourt-Brace Math this year. 

First graders are expected to:

 

  • skip count by 1's, 2's, 5's, and 10's
  • compare and order numbers
  • identify place value to 100
  • identify ordinal position to tenth
  • identify a sorting rule
  • identify and extend patterns
  • solve routine and non-routine problems
  • master all basic addition facts and most of the basic subtraction facts
  • add and subtract two-digit numbers without regrouping
  • use comparison symbols
  • picture and name fractions
  • identify a fractional part of a set
  • measure using inches, feet, and centimeters
  • compare volume, mass, and area
  • tell time to the half hour
  • order events by time
  • count pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters
  • identify and draw polygons
  • identify geometric solids
  • tally
  • identify events as certain, likely, or impossible
  • create, read, and write observations from real graphs, pictographs, and bar graphs

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Language Arts

We use the Four-Blocks ® framework for literacy. The components of this balanced literacy program include guided reading, writing, self-selected reading, and working with words (phonics). In addition to this model, we also do Saxon Phonics. 

Saxon Phonics Grade 1 students will:

  • participate in daily phonemic awareness skill building activities

  • learn a new letter, letter cluster, or spelling concept every day
  • participate in daily reviews of previously taught concepts to ensure sufficient exposure to, and mastery of, each concept
  • begin blending sounds to read and unblending sounds to spell after learning two letters
  • learn to spell by applying spelling rules rather than by relying only on memorization
  • learn common suffixes and selected prefixes
  • develop fluency by reading text (fluency readers) written with high-frequency words
  • receive explicit handwriting instruction (print)
  • be assessed regularly to monitor progress in phonics and spelling
  • participate in games and activities that motivate, reinforce, and remediate

(We will not begin formal spelling tests until second quarter)

For more information about Four-Blocks, please visit our 4B page. For more information on Saxon Phonics, please visit their website.

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Science & Social Studies

All of our science and social studies units are integrated into our language arts program. Through our literature units and activities, we study the following themes:

Science:

  • Apples

  • Habitats (ponds, oceans, forests, deserts, polar regions)

  • Gardens/Health

  • Weather

  • Magnets

  • Simple Machines

Social Studies

  • Community

  • Friendship

  • Holidays (Columbus Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Traditions, ML King Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Earth Day)

  • Famous Americans

  • Our Country, Our State, Our Town: A Study of Symbols

  • Our Neighbors: Canada & Mexico

Please see our units page for more information.

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Bible

We complete the 1st book in the 4-year SDA LIFE Bible series. 

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In addition to the curriculum taught inside the classroom, the following courses are taught by other highly-qualified teachers:

  • Spanish

  • PE

  • Music

  • Computer

  • Library Skills

We believe children learn best as they experience the world around them. Your first grader will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of activities within our own community, including the following:

  • Apple Orchard//Firehouse Field Trip in the fall

  • Chattanooga Nature Center visiting our school

  • Junior Achievement lessons

  • DARE lessons

  • Outdoor Education at Griffin's farm

  • Various community guest speakers

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  • TN Aquarium/Discovery Museum Trip in spring

  • Classroom Chaplains

  • SonRise Easter Pageant

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