What will first graders learn nd during the 2 9 weeks?
Reading
Blending letters in 1 syllable words Reading short vowels, long vowels, digraphs like ch, th, wh, sh, and endings like ed, s, and ing Retelling stories including characters, setting, main idea, beginning, middle, and end of a story Recalling 4 or more important details or events from a story By the end of the 9 weeks your student should be reading independently on a level E, F, or above and should know 100 of the 200 first grade sight words
Writing
Generate ides out loud or on paper and develop a writing draft using words Revise writing by adding things to writing Print legibly with correct spacing forming both upper and lower case letters Begin to use correct capitalization and ending punctuation Appropriate spelling based on learned phonetic patterns
Math
Represent and compare numbers up to 100 using base ten blocks, money, and a number line Understand and apply place value for numbers up to 99 Know + and facts up to 12 with fluency Solve word problems with + and up to 12 Counts combinations of coins up to $.50 and combinations of bills up to $20.00 Compare and order the sequence and duration of events (days, weeks, months) Organize info into tally charts, bar graphs, picture graphs AND create questions about those graphs Understand and apply- near, far, below, above, up, down, behind, in front of, next to, left, and right Classify, compare, contrast, and create 2-D and 3-D shapes
Health, Science, & Social Studies
Identify nutritious food and where is belongs on the food pyramid Differentiate between pitch and volume of sounds Demonstrate how magnets attract and repel Identify contributions of Thomas Jefferson, Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea Identify and describe landforms (mountain, valley, plateau, coast, plain, desert)
Technology
Use a graphing program to create and edit a graph