First Grade

Weekly Curriculum:

Math:

• Number Sense 1-20
• Tally marks to 30
• Comparing numbers in tally marks

Reading: Unit 1: Week 2:

• Phonemic Awareness: (sounds in words)
  • blend sounds in short i words
  • segment sounds in a word /c/ /a/ /t/
  • change first sound in words to make new words
• Phonics: (matching letter to the sounds in words)
  • blend and decode CVC and VC words (consonant-vowel-consonant, and vowel-consonant)
  • Spelling patterns using short a. (Spelling Words: if, pin*, rip*, is, fit)
  • *remember these words are going to be used on the spelling test following the similar spelling phonics pattern. Example: If you can spell sat, then you should be able to spell cat, mat, fat...etc. and the same for man.
• High Frequency Words: (quick words that should be known fluently by sight)
  • Reviewing kindergarten sight words (he, have, for, what, look, too)
• Anchor Text: (Main text read throughout the week)
  • Comprehension Strategy: Predicting
  • Informational Text: Realistic Fiction, Understanding Characters
  • The Storm

Writing:

• Grammar:
  • Possessive Nouns: 's to show ownership
• Writer's Workshop:
  • Writing is telling a story on paper by drawing illustrations, labels, and writing words.
• building writing stamina to work and write the whole time

Social Studies: Whole Body listening

• Ears are listening
• Body is facing the speaker
• Brain is thinking about what is being said
• Eyes are looking
• Mouth is quiet
• Hands are down and still
• Heart is caring
• Feet are down and still

Science:

• Balance and Motion
  • Balance Crayfish, arch, triangle and pencil
  • What is balance?
  • How do we balance?
  • What makes something balance?