What Will My First Grader Be Learning This Year?

Get a glimpse of what we're going to learn in first grade!

Reading/Language Arts

  • Consonant Sounds

  • Long and short vowel sounds

  • Blends

  • Digraphs

  • Compound words

  • Inflected endings

  • Decoding unfamiliar words

  • Predicting

  • Main idea

  • Retelling

  • Drawing conclusions

  • Compare and contrast

  • Fiction vs. non-fiction

Writing

  • Formal handwriting instruction

  • Complete sentences

  • Parts of sentences

  • Parts of speech

  • Past and present tense

  • Ending punctuation

  • Creative Writing

  • Prompt Writing

Math

  • Identifying numbers and number patterns 0-120

  • Patterns

  • Addition facts and strategies

  • Subtraction facts and strategies

  • Addition of one and two digit numbers

  • Subtraction of one and two digit numbers

  • Tell time to the hour and half hour

  • Identify 2-D and 3-D shapes

  • Measurement

  • Place value

  • Interpret graphs and data

  • Fractions

  • Word problems

Science

  • Sound & Light

  • Weather & the Sky

  • Plants & Animals

Social Studies

  • Classroom Community:Making Good Decisions

  • Business and Workers in Our Community

  • Making a Difference

  • American Folklore