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1st Grade has a one hour block of instruction for core concepts that begins with whole group instruction in problems and investigation and transitions to small group and individual work to practice new concepts. There is second, 20-30 minute block of instruction which focuses on pattern recognition and concept development through daily routines. The year is broken into 8 units of core instruction with 4 modules in each of those 8 units. The first unit begins with a focus on the development of number sense emphasizing the importance of mathematical models.
Module 1: In the first unit students will spend time counting forward and backward using 1s, 2s and 5s while establishing routines and norms that will help them throughout the school year. They will also begin working with data and discuss patterns within sets of data.
Module 2: Students will be introduced to the ten-frame and the number rack, which will help them visualize numbers, number relationships and combinations. They use these models to help continue mastery of basic addition and subtraction facts.
Module 3: In this module students focus on recognizing quantities up to 10 without having to count them. They also explore part-part-whole relationships and begin working with measurement of length using nonstandard units.
Module 4: Students continue working on part-part-whole relationships with the addition of missing numbers in equations. They extend their "quick look" activities with numbers up to 20 and continue working with measurement.
Unit 2 continues to build ons tudents ability to subitize numbers using dot cards, dice, and dominoes to represent numbers. Students are introduced to the commutative property and begin to see the equal sign as a symbol of equal value rather than as a symbol of "the answer."
Module 1: The first module works on students ability to count and compare numbers. They will match numbers using dominoes, write equations and be introduced to inequality statements.
Module 2: Students will continue to work on addition and subtraction equations with a focus on solving for an unknown number. They will beginto generate equation fact families and create their own story problems.
Module 3: Using different strategies to solve addition and subraction problems will be focused on during this module. Students will learn how to double numbers and record results of work on graphs.
Module 4: Students work to become efficient counting by 5s and make a quilt using a count-by-5s pattern. Games are introduced where students use pennies, nickels and dimes to reinforce counting strategies.
Unit 3 emphasizes mastery of key facts and strategies for single digit addition and subtraction. Students will then move into addition combinations to 20 and develop an understanding of a difference model.
Module 1: The first module is strongly focused on single digit number facts and uses number racks to model story problems. Students also discuss even and odd numbers and how that can help them solve addition problems.
Module 2: Combinations with the number rack continue to emphasized as students work on addition and subtraction facts as well as their ability to subitize numbers. Games in this module help build student's confidence with number combinations from 0-10.
Module 3: In this module students begin to focus on "10 and some more" and they revisit their work with place value. Students will also be introduced to the game Fifty or Bust! as they make different number combinations to get closest to fifty without gong over.
Module 4: Students will work on writing addition expressions comparing equations that go from 0 to 120. They will also begin to solve subtraction problems with missing numbers.
Unit 4 emphasizes the use of the number line as students explore closed and open number lines to help with addition and subtraction problems. Students learn to skip jump and use multiples of 5 and 10 as they work with number lines from 0-120.
Module 1: Students begin by using a life sized number line that allows them to identify numbers and model addition and subtraction problems. Later they use frogs as models to help them with skip counting and deepen their understanding of the relationship between additiona nd subtraction.
Module 2: In this module, students critical thinking abilities are challenged as they determine missing numbers along number lines. They will contineu to use frogs to navigate the number line while skip counting.
Module 3: Students will continue to deepen their knowledge on skip counting, working on counting both forward and backward along the number line. They will specifically focus on skip counting by 1, 5, and 10 as they develop a conceptual understanding of our number system.
Module 4: In the last Moduel of the unit students turn their focus to measurement. They will take a pretend trip to Antarctica and measure their snow suits for the trip as well as graph their results. Students will compare numbers, find differences and write inequality statements in activities throughout the module.
Unit 5 topics center around geometry with two and three-dimensional objects. Students will identify, draw, sort, and compare shapes as well as learn how to cut them into different fractions.
Module 1: The Unit begins with two-dimensional shapes and identifying attributes as students work on developing problem solving strategies. Students will then use pattern blocks to create shapes and practice drawing the different shapes each day.
Module 2: Students are now introduced to three-dimensional shapes as they identify, describe, and compare them. Later students will identify these shapes in their environment and sort them by their attributes.
Module 3: Students will create a mini quilt by composing small squares into larger ones. They will then shift their focus to breaking those squares into fractions as they fold, cut and decompose shapes into halves, thirds, and fourths.
Module 4: Finally, students bring all of their knowledge on shapes together to solve mysteries and create graphs using all the shapes defining attributes. They will use problem solving skills such as brainstorming, breaking problems into small parts and utilize the process of elimination.
Unit 6 emphasizes addition and subtraction up to 20. Students actively use their number racks to help with strategies and learn how to write and solve equations with unknown numbers. Students also learn amazing habits of penguins as they are often the subject of story problems throughout this unit.
Module 1: Students begin the unit by working with number combinations up to 10 and learn strategies to solve equations up to 20. They use taking away, finding the difference, and using familiar facts to solve related probelms.
Module 2: In this module the focus turns more to equations up to 20 as students make double-flap dot cards and picture cards to help visualize problems. Students are alos introduced to a game, Pick Two to Make Twenty, as they are challenged with different number combinations.
Module 3: Students focus is on story problems during this module as they solve equations with unknown numbers in all three spots in the equation. Students also learn a new game where they have to draw cards and arrange them to form true equations.
Module 4: The final module revisits some measuring activities originally learned in Unit 4. Students are given more opportunities to work with measurement and comparing heights of penguins as well as counting by 2s and identifying pattersn.
Unit 7 returns a focus on place value as students continue to work with number 0-120. They will estimate, count, compare, and add and subtract utilizing various modules and strategies.
Module 1: Students will work with numbers up to 100 in this first module. They will group and count using bundles of 10 as well as add and subtract within 100.
Module 2: In this module students move beyond 100 and up to 120. The fairy tale, Hansel and Gretel is used to mark paths and skip count by 10 and give students opportunities to start from different points along their path.
Module 3: Students continue to use the Hansel and Gretel path to count by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s as they create different paths. Later, they play a game where they have to spin different numbers for steps and race to finish the 120 step path.
Module 4: In module 4 students use pennies and create groups of 10 and turn groups of 10 into 100. Students will compare amounts of money and be introduced to coordiante grids.
Unit 8 finishes the year by blending some math and science. Students discuss how things change and are introduces to seconds, minutes, and hours as they begin to learn to tell time.
Module 1: This module begins with what the meaning of time is and allows students to explore durations of time. Students begin to get a sense of time passed as they play different games and add 2-digit numbers using a clock face.
Module 2: Students will investigate the concept of functions as they work with a T-chart and learn about inputs and outputs.
Module 3: This module contains a full science experiement as students fold paper gliders and experiment with different ways to create their planes and then practice measuring the distance they fly. Students collect and analyze data and make modifications to their gliders before collecting and analyzing a second round of data.
Module 4: In the final module students will investigate how they have changed since birth. They will create a life timeline and complete a gallery walk of each student's timeline. Students then examine ways they may change in a minute, a day, and a year.
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