A Brief Overview of the First Grade Curriculum

2023-2024

Reading/Language Arts
● Word Building
● Spelling
● Phonemic Awareness
● High Frequency/Sight Words
● Fluency
● Vocabulary
● Reading Comprehension
● Grammar
● Writing

Mathematics
● Solve Addition and Subtraction Problems to 10
● Fluently Add and Subtract within 10
● Use Strategies to Add and Subtract within 20
● Work with Addition and Subtraction Equations
● Represent and Interpret Data
● Extend the Counting Sequence
● Understand Place Value
● Compare Two-Digit Numbers
● Use Models and Strategies to Add and Subtract Tens and Ones
● Measurement (standard and nonstandard units)
● Time
● Geometry, Shapes, and their Attributes (2-D and 3-D shapes)
● Fractions

Science/Social Studies
● August: Kindness and Community Building
● September: Community Building and Weather
● October: Weather, Fire Safety, and Fall/Halloween
● November: Thanksgiving, Turkeys, and Thankfulness
● December: Holiday Traditions and Celebrations Around the World
● January: Winter Animals and Martin Luther King Jr.
● February: Dental Health, Black History Month, and President’s Day
● March: Maps, Nutrition, and Women’s History
● April: Living & Nonliving Things (Plants)
● May: Living & Nonliving Things (Animals)
● Second Step lessons that focus on dignity and respect will be taught throughout the year.
● We will also engage in STEAM lessons in the learning lab consistently throughout the year.