NOVA 1st Grade

Reading and Language Arts

In First Grade, we use the Units of Study program for reading, writing, and phonics. These Units of Study focus on building the necessary skills through whole class instruction, small group and independent work. By the end of First Grade, students will be able to:

  • Retell stories using key details
  • Recognize and use features of a sentence-capital letters
  • and punctuation.
  • • Know all letter names, sounds, digraphs, vowel teams
  • • Write opinion, narrative, and informative texts
  • • Acquire and apply taught vocabulary
  • • Read and write sight words

Math

Students will use the Math in Focus program, aligned with the US common core standards. This program uses hands on, real world application of math strategies to deepen understanding of these concepts. By the end of First Grade, students will be able to:

  • Add and subtract to 20 using taught strategies, including word problems
  • • Add and subtract within 100 using multiples of ten
  • • Count to 120 and identify place value
  • • Tell time to the hour and 1/2 hour
  • • Compare and express the length of up to 3 objects
  • • Identify and compose shapes
  • • Partition circle and rectangles into 1/2 and 1/4

International Primary Curriculum

The Circus is Coming to Town

Have you heard the saying ‘laughter is the best medicine’? Laughing and having fun are such an important part of our lives. We all love being entertained and enjoying ourselves. For a very long time, the circus has been a place where people, from many parts of the world, go to be entertained, laugh and have fun.

Buildings

There are structures around us all the time, some of which we barely notice. What are they made from? What is their purpose? What do you notice about their shapes? What can be done to make them stronger? Through this unit you will become builders and discover the secrets to holding up bridges and skyscrapers.

We Are What We Eat

Food plays a vital role in history and culture throughout the world because food is essential to life. By learning about the different types and amounts of food our bodies need, we can plan healthier diets and enjoy longer lives.

I'm Alive

How do we know that you are alive but a fire is dead? A fire can move and grow. We can even ‘feed’ a fire with fuel to make it spread! There are many ways of finding out what is alive and what is dead, as you will discover!

People of the Past

History is one big story, filled with important people who did many great things - scientists, rulers, artists, writers, explorers. By learning about these people and what they did, we can find out more about the qualities that make someone great.

The Stories People Tell

Many of the stories that we enjoy today are influenced by the stories that have been passed down through the ages. By studying older stories, such as myths and legends, we can become storytellers too, writing and performing our own stories to entertain people today.