First Grade

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Mrs. Jennifer Brown .	Mrs. Kelly Thomas .

In first grade we strive to help children grow academically, spiritually, emotionally and physically. Each child’s learning style is taken into consideration and instruction is adjusted to fit the child. The first grade language arts program is designed to foster the development of strategies and skills in oral and written language in order to learn to read through phonemic awareness. In math, students learn to develop many mathematical skills using a wide variety of hands-on and critical thinking strategies. Students practice multiple skills on a daily basis. In the science curriculum, first grade students use their senses to explore, observe, and classify. Social studies teaches first graders to become aware of the differing communities and their diversities. The total curriculum facilitates knowledge and skills, analysis of tasks, generation of strategies for problem solving, and motivation to persevere and succeed.

LANGUAGE ARTS

Phonics and reading:

• Reading with a variety of materials - basic readers, trade books, AR books, magazines, poetry, signs
• Phonetic based program - phonemic awareness, decoding skills, word recognition
• Vocabulary - prefixes, suffixes, compound words, homonyms, synonyms, antonyms
• Comprehension skills – sequencing, drawing conclusions, plot, setting, character traits, predicting outcomes, cause/effect, main idea, details, real/fantasy
• Oral reading – fluency, inflection, comprehension

Language and spelling:

• Language mechanics – capitalization and punctuation
• Grammar usage – nouns, pronouns, verbs
• Spelling – phonetic, strategic context rules

Writing:

• Manuscript and cursive
• Creative writing – original sentences, paragraphs, and journals

MATH

• Numbers 0 – 1000
• Addition to 14
• Subtraction to 13
• Adding and subtracting 2 to 3 digit numbers
• Renaming in addition
• Counting by 1’s, 2’s, 3’s, 5’s, 10’s, and 25’s
• Tally marks
• Roman numerals to 10
• Ordinal numbers to 20
• Cardinal numbers to 20
• Place value to hundreds
• Problem solving with story problems
• Time to 5 minutes
• Geometry
• Graphing – pictographs and bar graphs
• Calendar math
• Measurement (English and metric)
• Fractions
• Money
• Greatest and least
• Reading thermometers
• Number sequences, patterns, and classification
• Concept of multiplication

SOCIAL STUDIES

• Holidays
• Safety/social participation
• Citizenship/civic affairs
• Communities
• Study of historical figures
• Basic economic concepts
• Maps and globes
• Technology and communications
• Problem solving and decision making

SCIENCE

Life Science:

• Mammals
• Sea life

Physical Science:

• Weights and measures
• Motion and energy

Earth Science:

• Plants
• Rocks and soil
• Seasons

Scientific process:

• Investigations and projects

HEALTH

• Manners
• Safety rules
• Human biology
• Personal hygiene

Textbook List

READING
A BEKA
A Handbook for Reading by McCary, Hicks, and Sleeth
Publisher/Copyright Date: Pensacola Christian College © 1995

A BEKA
Fun with Pets, 1.1 by Hicks and Rowinson
© 1994

A BEKA
Tiptoes, 1.2 by Hicks and Hedquist
© 2004

A BEKA
Stepping Stones, 1.3 by Hicks and Hedquist
© 2005

A BEKA
Secrets and Surprises, 1.4 by Hedquist
© 2004

A BEKA
The Bridge Book, 1.5 by Shimmin
© 2004

A BEKA
Animals in the Great Outdoors, 1.6 by Shimmin
© 2004

A BEKA
Kind and Brave, 1.7 by Hicks
© 2005

A BEKA
Aesop’s Fables, 1.8 by Hicks
© 1995

A BEKA
Strong and True, 1.9 by Hicks
© 1995

A BEKA
Down by the Sea, 1.10 by Shimmin
© 2004

A BEKA
Primary Bible Reader 1 - 3 by Howell
© 1995

PHONICS
A BEKA
Letters and Sounds 1 by Sleeth, DeKok, and Conrad
© 1995

A BEKA
Letters and Sounds 1, Tests by Sleeth, DeKok, and Conrad
© 1995

WRITING
A BEKA
Writing with Phonics 1 by Rigsby
© 2005

LANGUAGE
A BEKA
Language 1 by Sleeth, Rigsby, and Conrad
© 1995

SPELLING
A BEKA
Spelling and Poetry 1 by Ashbaugh and Beck
© 1995

ARITHMETIC
A BEKA
Arithmetic 1 by Howe
© 1993

A BEKA
Test and Speed Drill Book by Howe
© 1993

SCIENCE
A BEKA
Discovering God’s World by Hicks and Sleeth
© 1995

HEALTH
A BEKA
Health, Safety, and Manners 1 by Shimmin
© 1995

HISTORY
A BEKA
Community Helpers by Johnson and Sherwin
© 1993

A BEKA
My America and My World by Moore, Hedquist, and Sleeth
© 2005

ART
A BEKA
Art Projects 1 by Bradley and Sleeth
© 1995

ADDITIONAL
Weekly Reader
Publisher/Copyright Date: Weekly Reader Publishing