1st Grade Curriculum
Religion
Text: Silver Burdett-Ginn
Topics
- Our Church Community: Belonging to Jesus’ Church, Mass, God’s Word
- Our Loving God: God is our Loving Father, Baptism
- God’s Son Jesus: Jesus is God’s Son, Gift of Eucharist
- Holy Spirit: Beginning of the Church, Pentecost
Seasonal
- Advent
- Christmas
- Lent
- Holy Week
- Easter
- Rosary
Holy/Special Days
- September 8-Mary’s Birthday
- September 29-St. Michael and Archangels
- October 2-Guardian Angels
- October 4-St. Francis
- November 1-All Saint’s Day
- December 8-Immaculate Conception
- March 17-St. Patrick
- March 19-St. Joseph
- March 25-Annunciation
- May-Ascension
Math
Text: Macmillan/McGraw-Hill
Data and Numbers
- Exploring Data
- Number Sense
- Number Relationships
- Exploring Addition and Subtraction
Addition and Subtraction Concepts and Facts to 10
- Addition Concepts
- Addition Facts to 10
- Subtraction Concepts
- Subtraction Facts to 10
Addition and Subtraction Facts to 12 and Graphs
- Addition Strategies
- Subtraction Strategies
- Relating Addition and Subtraction
- Data and Graphs
Place Value and Money
- Place Value and Number Patterns
- Number Relationships and Patterns
- Money Concepts
- Using Money
Addition and Subtraction Facts to 18 and Time
- Addition Strategies and Facts to 18
- Subtraction Strategies and Facts to 18
- Telling Time
- Time and Calendar
Measurement and Geometry
- Estimate and Measure Length
- Estimate and Measure Capacity and Weight
- Exploring Shapes
- Spatial Sense
Fractions, Probability, and Operations
- Fraction Concepts
- Fractions and Probability
- Addition and Subtraction to 20
- Exploring 2-Digit Addition and Subtraction
Language Arts
Reading
Text: Companion Reading, HBJ Treasury of Literature
- Basic Sight Words
- Phonemic Rules: consonants, short and long vowels, double vowels, silent e, r-controlled words
- Word families
- Suffixes: -s, -es, -er, -ed, -est, -ing
- Silent consonants
- Multiple syllable words
- Picture books
- Chapter books
Spelling
- Assigned words
- Uses correct spelling in written work
Writing
- Zaner-Bloser Handwriting: Alphabet, Numerals, Punctuation
- Sentence structure: Telling (statement) and Asking (question) Sentences
- Capital letters
- Punctuation: . ? !
- Short story writing
- Creative writing
Theme-Science/Social Studies
Text: Foss Science Kits, Scholastic News, Other Current Resources
Themes
America
Johnny Appleseed
Personal and Fire Safety
Columbus Day
Weather
Thanksgiving: Pilgrims and Native Americans
Multi-Cultural Holidays
Martin Luther King, Jr.
Magnets
Dental Health
Presidents
Animals
Environment and RecyclingSeasonsMatterRocks & FossilsMapping skills
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