The first grade curriculum will develop cognitive readiness with attention to the children’s social, emotional, physical and spiritual development.  Seven key areas of learning will be in focus as the children are prepared to enter the second grade.

Phonics & Spelling

  • Short vowels
  • Digraphs (sh, ch, th, wh, kn, ck, wr, ph)
  • L, S, R blends
  • nk, ng
  • Lazy e
  • Tricky  y
  • ff, ll, ss
  • R vowels
  • Vowel teams
  • Diphthongs (ow, ou, aw, au)
  • Suffixes ed, es
  • Hard and soft Cc, Gg
  • High frequency words

Reader’s Workshop

  • Looking closely at a book
  • Making connections
  • Looking at characters and setting
  • Visualization
  • Inferences
  • Retelling the story
  • Making predictions
  • Opinion writing
  • Problem/solution
  • Character examination
  • Cause/effect
  • Vocabulary
  • Grammar (nouns, pronouns, proper nouns, verbs, adjectives, contractions, compound words, possessive nouns)

Writer’s Workshop

  • Our pictures tell a story
  • Writing personal narratives
  • How-To writing
  • Writing for a reason
  • Informational texts
  • Small moments
  • Fiction writing

Math

  • Addition and subtraction
  • Word problems
  • Making 10
  • Composing and decomposing numbers
  • Comparing numbers
  • Counting on
  • Measurement
  • Time
  • Data Analysis
  • Geometry
  • 3 digit numbers
  • Fractions

Science (STEM)

  • Will it roll?
  • Invisible art project
  • Exploring liquids and solids
  • Exploring oxidation
  • Sound vibrations
  • Making snow
  • Exploring insulation
  • Build a structure

Social Studies

  • Citizenship
  • Current events
  • Our world
  • Animal kingdom
  • Machines
  • Nutrition
  • Climates
  • Industries
  • Languages

Bible

  • Creation
  • Noah
  • Abraham
  • Moses
  • Samuel
  • David
  • Ruth
  • Esther
  • Daniel
  • Jesus
  • Miracles of Jesus
  • The Parables
  • Peter
  • Paul