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Curriculum – First Grade:
Religion
Students will learn:
that God gives us many gifts
about the life of Jesus
that Jesus teaches us to love
that the Holy Spirit is sent to help them
to celebrate the different feasts, seasons, and people of faith
how Catholics worship, live, and pray
to participate in weekly liturgies
to participate in service projects
Reading and Language Arts
Students will learn:
letter/sound correspondence
sight word vocabulary
decoding skills
comprehension skills
fluency
sentence structure
punctuation
fiction and nonfiction writing
Math
Students will learn:
addition and subtraction concepts and strategies
addition and subtraction facts
fact families
place value to 100
comparing and ordering numbers
to read graphs and tables
solid figures
problem solving strategies
fractions, halves, fourths, thirds
counting and using pennies, nickels, and dimes
telling time to the hour and half hour
Social Studies
Students will learn:
where we live-neighborhoods, communities
where we belong-families and friends
citizenship-making choices, voting
map skills using models, map keys, directions
about needs and wants, people working
about the world’s land and water
caring and using natural resources
our country’s history-the first people in America, Christopher Columbus, Pilgrims
to celebrate American holidays
to make a difference in our world
Science
Students will learn:
kinds of living things
weather and seasons
earth’s land and water
Health
Students will learn:
how to keep fit and healthy
safe and not safe touch
personal safety
conflict resolution strategies