1st Grade

RELIGION

Students will:

• Explore the world in order to learn about and respect God’s creation. We are all people of God

• Retell Scripture in their own words, through art and creative expression

• Participate in Liturgical/Sacramental celebrations and Catholic traditions

• Pray formally and informally alone and with others

• Contribute to service/justice projects locally and globally

• Demonstrate knowledge of simple liturgical gestures

• Experience the faith community of the classroom, school, parish and neighborhood

• Learn doctrine through the understanding of grade level ACRE (Assessment of Catechesis in Religious Education) vocabulary

• Understand God as loving Father and Trinity as central mystery

 

FAMILY LIFE

Students will:

• Recognize that all people are unconditionally loved by God

• Relate that God cares for everything He created and we must also care for it

• Tell how family members help and show their love for one another

• Identify special gifts given by God in each family member

• Show how trust is part of friendship

 

VIRTUS

Students will:

• Participate in Lesson 3: Touching Safety

• Participate in Lesson 4: Virtus: Lesson 4 Telling Someone You Trust

• Participate in Lesson 7: Internet Safety

• Participate in Lesson 8: Creating and following family rules

 

MATHEMATICS

Students will:

• Think clearly and solve problems in math (classify, compare, etc.)

• Talk and write clearly about math (present, explain, etc.)

• Make careful plans and use them (brainstorm, organize, etc.)

• Use math to solve daily life problems (observe, collect data, etc. )

• Sort objects by simple attributes

• Recognize and extend patterns

• Use data to create tables, picture and bar graphs, etc.

• Compare and measure length, weight and volume with standard tools

• Use manipulatives (clocks, coins, shapes, etc.) or drawings to model problems

• Read, write and compare numbers to 100

• Count to 100 by 1s, 2s, 5s and 10sand make reasonable estimates

• Understand the place value of ones, tens and hundreds

• Add and subtract combinations to 20 using various strategies

• Add and subtract two digit numbers without regrouping

• Add a series of 3 single digit numbers

• Write a number sentence to solve a word problem

• Identify and describe common plane and solid geometric objects

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LANGUAGE ARTS

Students will:

• Decode letter patterns and know how to translate them into spoken language by using phonics, syllabication, and word parts

• Apply the basic features of written language to achieve fluent oral and silent reading

• Read and understand grade-level-appropriate material by drawing upon a variety of strategies: answering questions, making predictions, drawing conclusions, comparing information, etc.

• Read and respond to a wide variety of significant works of children’s literature

• Read independently and share personal reading choices with others

• Write clear and coherent sentences and paragraphs that develop a central idea while considering their audience and purpose

• Pre -write, draft, revise and edit

• Write compositions that describe and explain familiar objects, events, and experiences

• Write and speak with a command of standard English using proper sentence structure, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, and spelling.

• Listen critically and respond appropriately to oral communication

• Speak in a manner that guides the listener to important ideas by using correct phrasing, pitch, and modulation

• Deliver brief recitations and oral presentations on familiar experiences or interests.

 

SCIENCE

Students will:

• Think and talk about science

• Make plans and use them

• Answer questions using the scientific method

• Use science equipment safely and effectively

• Identify the five senses and use them to learn about science

• Draw and label the human body

• Classify living and non-living things

• Describe animal and plant life

• Distinguish the three states of matter (solid, liquid, gas)

• Recognize simple forms of energy (sound, light, heat)

• Identify the four seasons and note the effects on our daily lives

• Predict the consequences of weather changes

• Observe changes in the land, sky, and water

• Preserve the earth by reducing, reusing and recycling

 

SOCIAL STUDIES

Students will:

• Understand how families are similar and different

• Compare and contrast everyday life in different times and places around the world

• Describe and recognize simple land forms and bodies of water

• Find the location of continents and oceans on a map and globe

• Know and understand the symbols, icons, and traditions of the United States

• Describe the rights and individual responsibilities of citizenship

• Discover the cultural heritage of American citizens

• Identify the differences between goods and services

• Understand basic economic concepts and individual choice

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Students will:

Music

• Recognize and produce melody and rhythm

• Move to different styles of music

• Appreciate multicultural music and songs

• Perform music skills appropriately

Art

• Recognize and use the basic elements of art

• Find patterns in the environment

• Use a wide variety of art media safely and appropriately

• Develop an appreciation and respect for multicultural art

 

PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Students will:

• Participate in activities that promote physical fitness, good sportsmanship, and the development of motor skills

• Learn about healthy nutrition

• Participate and learn the fundamentals of organized games

• Use a variety of sports objects and equipment.