Curriculum Used in First Grade
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SCIENCE: Biology
Unit 1: Animals (20 weeks) Unit overview, habitats, mammals, birds, reptiles, fish, and invertebrates Unit 2: The Human Body (10 weeks) Unit overview, skeletal system, muscular system, nervous system, the five senses, circulatory system, respiratory system, digestive system, urinary system (plus genes), and the Immune system Unit 3: Plants (6 weeks) Unit overview, leaves, flowers, fruits and seeds, non-flowering plants, stems, and roots Social Studies: The Ancients
What terrible secret was buried in Shi Huangdi’s tomb? Did nomads like lizard stew? What happened to Anansi the Spider in the Village of the Plantains? And how did a six-year old become the last emperor of Rome?In first grade, let's find out!
We begin our first year of the four year cycle in Ancient Times (5000 BC to 400 AD). This year your student will hear history as a story, learn to narrate it back, build a timeline and experience hands on projects for nearly every topic bringing the past to life! Topics Covered Include: The Earliest People The Egyptians The First Writing The Old Kingdom of Egypt The First Sumerian Dictator The Jewish People Hammurabi and the Babylonians The Assyrians The First Cities of India The Far East: Ancient China Ancient Africa The Middle Kingdom of Egypt The New Kingdom of Egypt The Israelites Leave Egypt The Phoenicians The Return of Assyria Babylon Takes Over Again Life in Early Crete The Early Greeks Greece Gets Civilized Again Medes and Persians Sparta and Athens The Greek Gods The Wars of the Greeks Alexander the Great The People of the Americas The Rise of Rome The Roman Empire Rome's War with Carthage The Aryans of India |
Phonics and Language:
Exposure to great literature deepens this year as we dive into living books that tie into our history curriculum. A list of books that will be read aloud to our first grade students will be included under history/social studies. Phonics instruction continues as your first grade student builds his or her reading skills. This year reading fluency increases and comprehension skills develop. Building upon what your student already knows, they will also:
Reading Skills will move on from simply sounding out word to reading phrases and complete sentences and comprehending/discussing what is being read. Students will be introduced to:
Grammar instruction will begin this year. In addition to memorizing a minimum of 6 poems, your student will cover:
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Writing skills, Penmanship:
(for information on why we teach cursive, please visit our "about us" or "curriculum" page)
As your student continues their writing instruction, new information learned will include:
Learn formation for remaining 14 capital letters
Paragraphs and poems
Halfway through the year, your student will shift focus and begin work on learning the writing process: read and gather, think and plan, write and rewrite, check and polish, share results,
use proper punctuation and capitalization; simple sentence structure; recognize difference between phrases and sentences; fill in missing words in sentences; write sentences using suggested words; choose titles; develop stories using assigned themes; solving riddles; sequencing; writing a process summary, starting/concluding sentences; writing friendly letters
Compositions include these themes:
Animal, historical, seasonal, character building, plants, school, ocean, "how to"
(for information on why we teach cursive, please visit our "about us" or "curriculum" page)
As your student continues their writing instruction, new information learned will include:
Learn formation for remaining 14 capital letters
Paragraphs and poems
Halfway through the year, your student will shift focus and begin work on learning the writing process: read and gather, think and plan, write and rewrite, check and polish, share results,
use proper punctuation and capitalization; simple sentence structure; recognize difference between phrases and sentences; fill in missing words in sentences; write sentences using suggested words; choose titles; develop stories using assigned themes; solving riddles; sequencing; writing a process summary, starting/concluding sentences; writing friendly letters
Compositions include these themes:
Animal, historical, seasonal, character building, plants, school, ocean, "how to"
Mathematics: Your 123's!
The Lab school of Oklahoma uses Saxon math for it's core math instruction. We believe each student is unique and teach to the individual. Therefore, we supplement with Math-U-See to integrate a more hands on approach with those who would benefit. For more information on Saxon math, please visit our "About Us" page.
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This is a list of new information taught in first grade.
Numbers and Operations Counts by 3’s, 4's Counts by 5’s from any number Compares and orders numbers to 1,000 Uses comparison symbols (<, >, =) Writes numbers using expanded form Rounds to the nearest 10 Identifies ordinal position to twelfth Locates rational numbers on a number line Adds multiples of 10 and 100 Adds multi-digit numbers using mental computation Adds three or more multi-digit numbers Identifies and writes addition and subtraction fact families Subtracts multi-digit numbers with and without regrouping Subtracts two-digit numbers using mental computation Masters basic multiplication facts through 5 Doubles a number Writes number sentences for arrays Divides by 2 Identifies equivalent fractions Identifies numerator and denominator Represents and writes mixed numbers |
Geometry and Measurement
Makes and draws similar shapes and designs Constructs and names lines Constructs and names angles Identifies horizontal, vertical, and oblique line segments Identifies and draws parallel and perpendicular lines Identifies and draws lines of symmetry Identifies right angles Graphs ordered pairs on a coordinate place Measures and draws line segments to the nearest 1/2 in. Measures using feet and inches Estimates linear measures Weighs objects using pounds Compares temperatures Measures temperature using Fahrenheit Measures temperature using Celsius Measures perimeter using inches and centimeters Measures area using non-standard units Measures area using square inches Reads and represents time to five-minute intervals Finds elapsed time Identifies noon and midnight Writes the date using digits Identifies relationships between and among minutes, hours, days, weeks, months, and years Data Analysis Creates and reads a line graph Creates and reads a Venn diagram Conducts an experiment and records the results Conducts a survey Explores concepts of chance and probability |
