First Grade

• Think Mathematically
• Write a number sentence
• Join and separate groups
• Use a Number Line
• Add and subtract to 20
• Add 3 addends accurately
• Group 10's
• Order number to 100
• Work with money
• Understand time
• Add and Subtract 2-digit numbers
• Work with measurements
• Develop word problem skills
• Learn place values
• Use Graphs
• Work with fractions

Reading

• Decoding and Phonics Skills

• Consonants (initial, medial and final)

• Short and long vowels

• Inflectional endings

• Plurals

• Possessives

• Comprehension

• Recall details

• Main ideas (title and description)

• Sequence events

• Compare and contrast

• Comprehensive Strategies

• Build background

• Predict

• Form categories

• Vocabulary

• Instructional

• Content

• Context clues

• Antonyms

• Contractions

• Compound words

• Study Skills

• Follow directions

• Alphabetical order

• Parts of a book

language and literature

• Language

• Listening skills

• Sentence structure

• Capitalization

• Punctuation

• Parts of speech

• Handwriting

• Spelling

• Learn to spell words phonetically and from spelling lists

• Literature

• Character, plot and theme development

• Identification of literary forms

• Creative writing

science

• Earth Science

• Earth long ago

• Land around us

• Earth and Space

• Physical Science

• Observation

• Magnets

• Life Science

• Animals

• Plants

• Living things

• Human Body

• The body

• Keeping healthy and safe

SOCIAL STUDIES

• Using calendars and maps
• Using cardinal directions
• Families
• Needs and wants
• Places we live
• Our county's history
• Special Americans

HANDWRITING

• Write Neatly
• Form letters and numbers correctly