CURRICULUM BY GRADE

First Grade
Below are the standard courses and curriculum topics for First Grade.


Reading/Literature 1 Math 1 Continued

• Daily reading of classic literature from our • Addition of two digit numbers
library or yours • Subtraction of two digit numbers
• Log and track your progress • The Metric System
Language Arts 1 • Telling time
• Sentence structure History/Social Studies 1
• Syllables • Rights and responsibilities of citizenship
• Long and short vowels • Places and people in different times
• Blending sounds and consonant blends • Everyday life in different times and places
• Phonics • U.S. symbols, icons, and traditions
• Word endings • Backgrounds of American citizens
• Common, proper, and possessive nouns • Basic economic concepts
• Singular and plural nouns • My state
• Pronouns Science 1
• Past, present, and future tense verbs • Materials can be solids, liquids, and gases
• Adjectives • Materials can change when they are mixed
• Conjunctions • Plants and animals inhabit different
• Prepositions environments
• Opinion writing pieces • Food chain ecosystems
• Narrative writing pieces • How things work
• Writing using basic research skills using a • Investigations and experiments
dictionary and thesaurus Visual/Performing Arts 1
• Writing using a word processor • Dance, music, art
• Spelling and vocabulary • Drawing and coloring
Math 1 • Connect-the-dots
• Basic addition and subtraction • Hands on crafts
• Basic addition and subtraction word Physical Education 1
problems • Calisthenics
• Basic addition with very basic algebraic • Stretching and calisthenics techniques
concepts (10 + X = 14) • Discovery the history of calisthenics
• Count by twos, fives, and tens • Log and track your progress
• Greater than, less than or equal comparisons
• Very basic place value

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