Language Arts
- Oral language expression
- Listening activities
- Rhythm patterns and predictions
- Sight word recognition and use
- Expression in writing Spelling and phonics activities
- Experiences with literature
- Exploring the language of literacy
- Handwriting
Our program includes reading aloud, shared reading, guided reading, independent reading and Writer’s Workshop
Math
- Patterns and relationships
- Addition with answers to 20
- No carrying
- Subtraction with answers from 18
- No borrowing
- Mathematics as problem solving
- Mathematics as communication
Mathematics as reasoning
- Mathematical connections
- Estimation
- Number sense and numeration
- Concepts of whole number operations
- Whole number computation
- Geometry and spatial sense
- Measurement
Math concepts are learned through the concrete, symbolic, conceptual, and abstract approach, using manipulatives.
Science and Health
- Plants (Spring & Fall Observations)
- Matter: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
- Geology: Fossils, Dinosaurs
- Human Body: Nutrition, Skeleton, and Five Senses
- Careful with Strangers, Being Healthy
Science and Social Studies are taught across all curriculum areas.
Social Studies
- Safety
- Manners
- Holidays around the World
- Maps and Globes
- School and Community
- Family
Homework Policy
Monday and Wednesday evenings for 15 minutes
Grade 1 Curriculum Links
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