Phonics & Reading

• Letter Sounds: Master all short vowels, long vowels, and consonant sounds.

• Word Building: Blend and spell words with digraphs (sh, ch), blends (st, bl), and suffixes (-ed, -ing).

• Syllable Patterns: Read basic closed syllables (like cat) and silent-E words (like bike).

• Trick Words: Recognize and spell roughly 100 common sight words.

Handwriting & Writing

• Letter Formation: Write all lowercase and uppercase letters neatly on lined paper.

• Sentences: Write complete sentences using proper capitalization and punctuation.

• Addition and subtraction facts and strategies within 20

• Addition and subtraction relationships within 20

• Adding and subtracting 2-digit numbers

• Measurement and length: order, compare, measure with ruler using inches

• Place value to 120: ones, tens hundred, expanded form, ordering, comparing numbers

• Graphs: reading and making, tally graphs, picture graphs

• Geometry: attributes of two and three dimensional shapes

• Equal shares: halves, fourths

• Time: telling time to hour and half hour, time patterns

• Money: counting with pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, one dollar

• Problem solving: 1- to 3-step problems

• Grammar

• Sentence sense- making sentences, types of sentences

• Punctuation and capitalization

• Parts of speech: nouns (proper, common, possessive),  verbs (ending in “s”, being verbs, action verbs), pronouns, adjectives, contractions, synonyms,
  
  Writing

• Sentence writing (1-3) and introductory paragraphs

• Personal Narratives

• Friendly letters

• Research reports
  
  The following is implemented through the use of Fountas & Pinnell: Guided & Shared Reading in addition to Fountas & Pinnell Phonics, Spelling, & Word Study Program.
  
  Reading

• Comprehension and fluency

• Ask and answer questions about text

• Retell stories: describe characters, settings, major events and details

• Know the difference between fiction and non-fiction

• Use illustrations to answer questions and retell stories

• Compare and contrast

• Main topic of text

• Use headings and table of contents to locate facts.

• Read various types of prose and poetry

• The Blessed Trinity -God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit

• Creation of the world and people

• Respect ourselves, others, and all life

• Feast Days of Mary and Titles of Mary

• Liturgical Year

• Saints

• Prayers: Sign of Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary, Glory Be, Grace before and after meals, Morning Offering, Angel of God, Introduction of Rosary

• Sacramentals

• Families are special

• Sacraments of Initiation

• Life of Jesus

• Participate in collaborative conversations

• Build on others' talk in conversations

• Ask questions about key details from text and from the speaker

• Group work-(pair learning, guided reading)

• Class jobs (build responsibility)

• Oral speaking presentations 

• Encourage active listening