First Grade

First Grade Objectives

SCIENCE (E.C.A.)

Earth Science

·        Describes weather features

·        Reads a thermometer

·        Organizes weather data on a graph

Life Science

·        Identifies the 5 senses

·        Understands organisms’ needs

·        Understands the wide variety of living things on earth

Physical Science

·        Describes solids, liquids

·        Describes properties of solids and liquids

MATHEMATICS (A Beka)

·        Understands addition and subtraction

·        Computes problems with 2 to 4 addends

·        Performs carrying to tens place

·        Classifies shape, color, size

·        Counts by 1’s, 2’s, 5’s, 10’s, 25’s, 50’s

·        Identifies fractions of 1/2, 1/3, 1/4

·        Measures objects by inch and centimeter

·        Counts and recognizes penny, nickel, dime, quarter, half dollar, dollar

·        Knows odd and even numbers

·        Uses place value to hundreds place

·        Solves story problems

·        Knows terms sum and difference 

·        Reads time to hour, half hour

SOCIAL STUDIES (A Beka)

Map Skills

·        Knows north, south, east and west on compass rose

·        Identifies globe hemisphere, equator

·        Locates Michigan

Geography

·        Identifies Atlantic and Pacific Oceans

·        Knows many national landmarks

·        Aware of other countries and cultures

History

·        Understands the meaning of flag

·        Knows Pledge of Allegiance

·        Knows of pilgrims and their struggles

·        Knows about Washington and other U.S. presidents

·        Knows about many historical documents

LANGUAGE (A Beka)

·        Knows phonetic rules for spelling

·        Writes a complete sentence

·        Places capitals and punctuation in sentences

·        Uses capitals for names, months, places, days

·        Defines and uses homonyms, synonyms, and antonyms

·        Uses verbs correctly

·        Uses apostrophes in contractions

·        Alphabetizes up to 3 letters

·        Writes dictated words and sentences

·        Forms proper D’Nealian letters

·        Writes a series of sentences about a topic

·        Writes simple stories from given clues

READING (Open Court)

·        Blends consonant and vowels to form words

·        Recognizes compound words and contractions

·        Uses rhyming words

·        Develops a sight word vocabulary

·        Understands syllabication

·        Uses correct verb tense

·        Understands short and long vowels

·        Draws conclusions, makes inferences

·        Follows oral and written directions

·        Identifies story elements

·        Answers comprehension questions

·        Understands various types of literature

·        Knows sounds of digraphs, diphthongs, and consonant clusters

BIBLE (A Beka)

·        Knows God’s love for mankind

·        Knows Bible stories of Adam and Eve, Noah, Jacob, birth and resurrection of Christ

·        Knows God’s guidance of mankind

·        Knows God gave us leaders

·        Knows God’s mission for mankind

·        Knows how to love one another

·        Knows God gave us His church

·        Memorizes various Bible verses