What Can First Graders Do?

READING: 

Students will be able to

• decode words

• retell a story

• answer questions

• develop sight word vocabulary

• read with fluency

WRITING AND LANGUAGE ARTS:

Students will be able to

• write in complete sentences

• start sentences with a capital letter

• end sentences with the appropriate punctuation

• write in sequence

• write across different genres (narrative, informational, opinion, realistic fiction)

MATH:

Students will be able to

• fluently add and subtract facts to 10

• recognize and write numbers to 120

• solve addition and subtraction problems using different strategies

• solve word problems

• become familiar with place value

• skip count by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s

• add and subtract double digit numbers

• read and answer questions about graphs

• identify plane shapes and solid figures

• measure objects using nonstandard units of measurement

• recognize coins and their value

• tell time to the hour and half hour

SOCIAL STUDIES:

Students will be able to

• learn the importance of rules and responsibility

• learn about families

• learn about their community

• understand needs and wants, goods and services (economics)

SCIENCE:

Students will be able to

• understand patterns and cycles of the sun, moon and stars

• understand the relationship of light and sound

• learn about life science