1st Grade

Curriculum

Bloom with Books

This interdisciplinary unit includes lessons for each grade level 1-5 connected to different children’s books, selected for their rich use of language and high interest for advanced readers. The activities are based upon a variety of content areas, including language arts, math, science, and social studies.  

Students will be able to independently use their learning to…

• Develop an appreciation of reading by selecting and reviewing texts.

• Comprehend and explain a variety of texts.

• Make connections to real-life experiences.

Students will show that they really understand by evidence of…

• Rating and recommending books through book talks. 

• Reviewing books organized by grade and genre.

Be Creative

This unit is designed to introduce first grade PACE students to research based creative thinking techniques and logical thinking strategies.  Different types of logic problems and science experiments will allow students to begin to develop logical skills such as deducing, comparing, ordering, and drawing conclusions.

Students will be able to independently use their learning to…

• Apply critical, creative, and logical thinking to different situations and problems.

Students will show that they really understand by evidence of…

• Designing new superheroes using SCAMPER. 

Microworlds  Pro

Students are taught basic logical programming skills using Logo programming. Students learn the language of the program and put together smaller programs to complete a larger, more complicated program.

Students will be able to independently use their learning to…

• Understand and explain the importance of computer coding.

• Diagnose and solve problems using logical reasoning

• Create innovative products from newly acquired coding skills.

Students will show that they really understand by evidence of…

• Completing required criteria in final project.