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Elementary School Parent Handbook
Curriculum - First Grade Skills Emphasis
First
Grade Skills Emphasis | Second
Grade Skills Emphasis | Third
Grade Skills Emphasis | Fourth
Grade Skills Emphasis | Fifth
Grade Skills Emphasis
Language
Arts
Phonics
and Reading:
Review
of vowels, consonants, blends, one- and two- vowel words, consonant
blends
Recognition and use of all
phonics special sounds in reading
Spelling rules: doubling
consonants, dropping silent e, changing y to i
Oral reading
Manuscript
writing:
Review
of letter formation
Daily seatwork practice in
all academic areas
Language:
Capitalization
of first word in a sentence, proper names, days of the week, and
months of the year
Correct punctuation at the
ends of sentences
Recognition of complete
sentences
Words using suffixes,
prefixes, syllables, compound words, rhyming words, opposite words,
same meaning words, and contractions
Alphabetizing of words
Writing complete sentences
and short stories
Creative writing
Social
Studies:
This
is My America
My America's Flag
My America's Freedom
Symbols of My America
Great People of America
My America Grows
My America Talks
My America Travels
My America is Beautiful
My America Sings
This is My World: Mexico,
Peru, Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, England, the
Netherlands, Norway, France, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Israel,
Egypt, India, China, Australia, Guam, American Samoa
Science:
Discovering
Myself
Discovering My Toys
Discovering Animals
Discovering Insects
Discovering Plants
Discovering Seasons
Mathematics:
Review
all skills introduced in K5
Count by 2's, 25's, and
100's
Count by 10's from any
number
Read and write numbers to
1000
Compare and order numbers to
100
Identify how many more or
less
Identify one more, one less,
ten more, ten less
Identify the value of a
digit in a number
Identify place value to
hundreds'
Identify ordinal position to
the sixth
Identify evens and odds
Identify pairs
Identify properties of
addition and multiplication
Identify multiples, factors,
products, addends, sums, differences, quotients, dividends, and
divisors
Identify numbers and
patterns on a hundred number chart
Draw pictures and write
number sentences to solve story problems
Use mental computation and
estimation strategies
Recognize the relationship
between operations
Master basic addition facts
Identify missing addends for
sums of 10
Add 10 to a two-digit number
Add two multi-digit numbers
with or without regrouping
Add three or more
single-digit numbers
Master basic subtraction
facts
Subtract 10 from a two-digit
number
Check subtraction answers
Find half of a set
Identify and count pennies,
nickels, dimes, quarters, and dollars
Name and draw polygons
Construct and name line
segments
Identify angles
identify geometric solids
Measure and draw line
segments to the nearest centimeter
Measure using feet
Identify equivalent
customary and metric linear units
Estimate the weight of
objects
Weigh objects using
non-standard units
Find the volume of
containers in cups
Identify gallon, liter, and
quart
Compare temperatures
Read and represent time to
the half hour
Create and read a bar graph
Write observations from a
graph
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