First
Graders: Fun lovers
First Grade is committed to
preparing each student with the academic and social skills that will enable
the child to become a good citizen and make good choices in life. |
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Reading/ Language
Arts
 Grade
one students increase their reading decoding and comprehension skills,
use process writing as a means of communication and as a learning tool,
write legibly in manuscript, identify elements of literature, apply appropriate
language usage, spelling, mechanics and other conventions on final written
drafts, and develop and use work processing skills. |
Math (to
top)
The
standards and expectancies for first grade provide opportunities for students
to compare numbers to 20 and represent them in different ways through addition
and subtraction. Students group objects by tens and ones and use
equations to summarize a story about objects. Students organize information
and present data using pictures and symbols, describe patterns in a variety
of ways, use nonstandard units to measure and compare lengths, and describe,
collect and classify pictorial representations of geometric shapes, and
predict outcomes of games of chance. As strong emphasis on mathematical
concepts and understanding also supports the development of problem solving.
While learning mathematics, students will be actively engaged through the
use of concrete materials and appropriate technologies such as calculators
and computers. Students should be encouraged to use, represent, and
explain the concepts, skills, symbols, and vocabulary. |
Science
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The
first-grade standards continue to stress basic science skills in understanding
familiar objects and events. Students are expected to conduct simple
experiments and be responsible for some of the planning. Students
are introduced to the concept of classifying plants and animals based on
simple characteristics. Emphasis is placed on the relationships among
objects and their interactions with each other. Students are expected
to know the basic relationship between air, sun and water and between plant
and animal activities. Students also will begin to develop and understanding
of moving objects and how people move things. |
Social Studies
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The
standards for the students in pre-kindergarten through second grade include
the basic concepts of the individual, family and neighborhood. Instruction
centers on the similar and different ways that individuals and groups address
human needs and concerns. Students learn vocabulary associated with
time such as past, present, future, and long ago. Students use maps
and globes to identify and locate some places and geographic features.
They learn the concepts of self-control, fairness, and leadership.
Citizenship education emphasizes following rules and respecting the rights
of people. Students build time lines, identify the purpose of government,
and use ecomonic concepts. They also explore ways that language,
art, music, and other cultural elements lead to global understanding.
(DoDEA Mannuel 2000.4-1
Sept. 1998)
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