First Grade Curriculum Overview
Literacy (also known as Balanced Literacy): Study skills, listening, speaking, reading, and writing will mainly be taught through balanced literacy. It uses a multi-sensory approach. Students see, say, hear, and write daily. They learn through interactive games, dictation, spelling, sounding and blending, reading, and writing. Students will develop the skills of sequencing, proofreading their own work, taking dictation and practicing comprehension skills.
We will be using a balanced literacy approach which will incorporate word study, independent reading, guided reading, and writing.
Math We use a math program called enVision 2.0. You will notice some different terminology and methods. The program is hands-on, student-centered, and requires the student to explain their answer. The teacher becomes a facilitator. Skills we will be learning this year are: recognizing and using numbers from 1-120, adding and subtracting to 20, skip counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s, identifying shapes, fractions, sorting and classifying objects, telling time to the hour and half hour, and interpreting graphs. A vital focus will be on problem solving. We will also have Math Workshop to allow students to individually or in partner pairs practice math skills on their present level with their working number.
Social Studies Our social studies standards will be met through shared reading as we study history, geography and environmental literacy, economics and financial literacy, civics and government, and cultures.
Science We will explore Force and Motion, Earth Science: Earth and the Universe, Earth Science: Earth Systems, Structures and Processes, Life Science: Ecosystems, and Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Organisms. We will use shared reading to complement the science labs during specials, so we meet the NC Science Standards
Literacy (also known as Balanced Literacy): Study skills, listening, speaking, reading, and writing will mainly be taught through balanced literacy. It uses a multi-sensory approach. Students see, say, hear, and write daily. They learn through interactive games, dictation, spelling, sounding and blending, reading, and writing. Students will develop the skills of sequencing, proofreading their own work, taking dictation and practicing comprehension skills.
We will be using a balanced literacy approach which will incorporate word study, independent reading, guided reading, and writing.
Math We use a math program called enVision 2.0. You will notice some different terminology and methods. The program is hands-on, student-centered, and requires the student to explain their answer. The teacher becomes a facilitator. Skills we will be learning this year are: recognizing and using numbers from 1-120, adding and subtracting to 20, skip counting by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s, identifying shapes, fractions, sorting and classifying objects, telling time to the hour and half hour, and interpreting graphs. A vital focus will be on problem solving. We will also have Math Workshop to allow students to individually or in partner pairs practice math skills on their present level with their working number.
Social Studies Our social studies standards will be met through shared reading as we study history, geography and environmental literacy, economics and financial literacy, civics and government, and cultures.
Science We will explore Force and Motion, Earth Science: Earth and the Universe, Earth Science: Earth Systems, Structures and Processes, Life Science: Ecosystems, and Life Science: Structures and Functions of Living Organisms. We will use shared reading to complement the science labs during specials, so we meet the NC Science Standards