First Grade Curriculum

AVON PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Our First Grade CURRICULUM

Language Arts Units

We have re-designed our Language Arts units to reflect skills from the Common Core. Though our units are thematic based on the seasons, please refer to the link below to view the specific standards that will be covered this year.

Unit 1: Summer- Building Community

Unit 2: Fall

Unit 3: Winter

Unit 4: Spring

Unit 5: Summer

These are the links to view the Language Arts State Standards.

Reading http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RL/1

Writing http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/1

Mathematics Units

*We have “unspiraled” our math curriculum and aligned our math instruction with the Common Core State Standards. We will be utilizing the On Core Mathematics program as well as Everyday Math to teach skills for mastery. Math Homework will include skill sheets to practice our unit work.

Unit 1: Number Sense Within 10

Unit 2: Fluency With Addition Within 10

Unit 3: Fluency With Subtraction Within 10

Unit 4: Geometry: Defining Attributes of 2-D and 3-D Shapes

Unit 5: Fluency With Addition Within 20

Unit 6: Fluency Subtraction Within 20

Unit 7: Measuring: Length With Non-Standard Units/ Time to the Hour and Half-Hour

Unit 8: Counting and Place Value

Unit 9: Fluency Subtraction Exploring Addition and Subtraction Within 100

Science Units

Water

Sunshine & Shadows

Frogs

Plants & Seeds

Below you will find the family letters outlining the Language Arts and Math units bring taught throughout the year.