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Mrs. Steidley - Curriculum WELCOME TO THE FIRST GRADE CURRICULUM PAGE!
Read all about our goals for this year! READING GOALS Reading Strategies Reading strategies are tools that good readers use to enhance their reading comprehension. Students will learn to apply the following strategies while reading. Students will be able to: -Make Predictions Students will learn to preview text and predict what the story they are about to read may be about. They will also learn to use clues throughout the text to predict what may happen next in a story. -Infer Authors do not come right out and say everything about a character or an event in a story. Students will learn to use the author's clues to figure out a character's motives or feelings in a story. -Summarize Students will learn to stop and summarize while reading as a way to monitor their comprehension. -Monitor and Clarify Often children will read a whole book and then struggle to retell main events. This year, students will learn to monitor their own reading, so that when they come to a word or concept they do not understand, they stop and clarify it, instead of blindly moving on. -Question Students will learn to stop and pose questions while they are reading. They will learn to ask factual questions, as well as "I wonder..." questions that lead to a deeper understanding of text. -Make Connections Students will become aware of all the connections that can be made while reading. They will learn to connect the information that they read to their prior knowledge and experiences. Reading Skills
Reading skills are taught to help make reading meaningful. Our goal is for first graders to aquire these skills by the end of the year. Students will be able to: -Sequence Students will be able to order the main events of a story. -Compare and Contrast Students will be able to compare and contrast the events and characters of two different stories as well as the differences between characters in the same story. -Identify Cause and Effect Students will be able to recognize the relationship between cause and effect events in a story. -Identify Main Idea and Details Students will be able to state the main idea of a story and point out details that support the main idea. -Identify Fantasy and Realism Students will be able to categorize stories and events in stories as either fantasy or realistic.
PHONICS/SPELLING GOALS
Students will be able to: -identify consonant sounds -identify short vowel sounds -identify long vowel sounds -blend consonant sounds to decode words -recognize consonant blends and use them to represent sounds in writing -recognize short vowel patterns (consonant – vowel – consonant) -recognize long vowel patterns (consonant-vowel-consonant-silent e) -segment sounds in words -segment sounds in words and use vowels and vowel patterns to represent sounds when writing -recognize base words and the word endings s, ing, ed -read and write words with sh, th, wh, ch, and tch -read words with soft g and c -read and write contractions -read and write high frequency words -read and write words with r-controlled vowels(ar, er, ir, or, and ur) -read and write words with vowel pairs (ee, ea, ai, ay, oa, ow, oo, ew, ue, ou, igh, ie, oi, oy, aw, and au) -read and write words with y as a vowel __________________________________________________
ENGLISH/WRITING GOALS Students will be able to: -use proper spacing between letters and words -use capitalization when writing a name, or beginning a sentence -identify a telling, asking, and exclaiming sentence -use the correct punctuation mark (period, question mark, exclamation mark) at the end of a sentence -recognize nouns and verbs -use spelling strategies, phonetic spelling and resources in the classroom to spell unknown words -spell high frequency words and words with simple patterns correctly when writing -compose text that has a simple introduction, supporting sentences, and an ending -compose a writing that has complete sentences -compose a writing that stays on topic -follow a writing process that includes these steps: 1. brainstorm 2. choose a topic 3. compose a draft 4. edit (with help) 5. revise 6. publish -compose a narrative, descriptive, and expository writing, as well as a friendly letter -keep a daily journal to develop writing fluency _______________________________________________
HANDWRITING GOALS Students will be able to : -write letters according to the Zaner-Bloser style of print -print letters legibly
______________________________________________ MATH GOALS Text: Progress in Mathematics (Sadlier/Oxford) Numbers, Number Words, and Ordinals Concepts: students will… Learn numbers 1-12 Learn one fewer, one more for numbers 1-12 Learn to count on, count back and to order numbers Learn to compare Learn ordinals 1st-10th
Addition Strategies and Facts to 12 Concepts: students will… Learn addition sentences Learn sums through 12 Learn related addition facts Learn addition using number lines and patterns Learn doubles and how to add using three addends
Subtraction Strategies and Facts to 12 Concepts: students will… Learn subtraction sentences Learn to subtract through number 12 Learn to subtract using rules, patterns and number lines Learn fact families and check by adding Learn to find missing addends
Data and Graphs: Using Operations Concepts: students will… Learn Venn diagrams, tally charts, real graphs, picture graphs and bar graphs Learn surveys, range, mode and median Place Value to 100 Concepts: students will…
Learn numbers through 100 Learn to identify the ones and tens place Learn to estimate to the nearest 10 Learn expanded form, one less, one more, before, inbetween, and after Learn to compare and order numbers Learn 10 less and 10 more Learn to count by 2s, 5s, and 10s
Concepts: students will… Learn to add and subtract through 20 Geometry Concepts: students will… Learn open and closed figures Learn sides, corners, plane figures, solid figures, and comparing figures Learn roll, stack, slide, flip, and turn Learn congruency and symmetry Money and Time Concepts: students will… Learn pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars Learn the value of each coin and counting mixed coins Learn hours and half hours Learn elapsed time, estimated time, and time patters Learn to order events and ordinals Measurement Concepts: students will… Learn length, height, and perimeter Learn to estimate and compare lengths Learn units of measurement (feet, inches, centimeters, cups, pints, quarts, pounds, liters, kilograms) Learn seasons and temperature Addition of Two-Digit Numbers Concepts: students will… Learn to add ones and tens Learn to add money Learn to estimate sums Learn to regroup _____________________________________________________
RELIGION GOALS Text: Blest Are We “Faith comes from what is heard, and what is heard comes through the word of Christ.” - Romans 10:17 Our focus is our faith, what it means, and how we practice it in our everyday lives. We will come to find that we are a community of believers and through our Baptism we enter into a new life with Jesus. Our inspiration is the four pillars of the Catechism of the Catholic Church. They are What Catholics Believe, How Catholics Worship, How Catholics Live, and How Catholics Pray.
Students will study: 1. Belonging to the church 2. Gathering to celebrate Mass 3. Learning through God’s word 4. Giving praise to God 5. God as our loving father 6. Baptism 7. God made us to be good and holy 8. Giving thanks and praise to God 9. Jesus is the son of God 10. The gift of the Eucharist 11. Forgiveness 12. Praying 13. The Holy Spirit 14. Being followers of Jesus 15. Celebrating Pentecost 16. Helping others
We will celebrate the following feasts and seasons:
As first graders, we will be attending mass every Wednesday morning at 8:45 and celebrating Eucharistic Adoration every Thursday. _________________________________________ _________________________________________ SCIENCE GOALS Students will: -Investigate motion
-Measure and compare the mass of objects using a balance -Measure and compare the temperature of objects using a thermometer -Describe changes in temperature and identify the cause of that change -Investigate the characteristics and relationships between living organisms -Keep a weather log throughout the year -Use the weather log to identify common patterns and trends in weather -Distinguish between man-made and naturally occurring objects -Recognize how inventors have solved problems Immacolata will be receiving kits from the MySci Program again this year. Our kit is entitled What's Beneath Our Feet. We will have the kits in our classroom for about three weeks. During that time our science focus will be on exploring soil, caves and rocks. _________________________________________________ _________________________________________________
SOCIAL STUDIES GOALS
Explore communites Recognize community leaders Identify important jobs in a community Understand the need for cooperation, laws and the responsibility of citizens in a community Appreciate the power of voting in a community Recognize the needs and wants of people in a community Explore how our basic needs are met
Recognize basic symbols of the United States Learn the Pledge of Allegience Recognize the United States flag Identify George Washington and Abraham Lincoln
Recognize and appreciate different cultures and traditions Study Christmas traditions around the world
Learn basic map skills Identify the difference between a map and a globe Identify the different purposes of maps Read a map using the title, symbols, key and compass rose
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