Curriculum in First Grade

Religion – This is our Faith

Creation

Story of Jesus – birth, death, and resurrection

The Church – Mass, Seasons of the Church year, our parish church,

helping others, forgiveness

Rosary during October

Saints of the Church

Prayers – Our Father, Hail Mary, Sign of the Cross, Meal Prayers,

Guardian Angel Prayer, Short Morning Prayer

Bible Stories – Parables, Miracle stories

Daily Gospel reading from Children’s Daily Prayers

Phonics – Sadlier

Letter recognition

Beginning and Ending consonant sounds

Short and long vowel sounds

Consonant blends and digraphs

Compound words

Contractions

Reading – Scott Foresman

Read silently and orally

Comprehension through guided reading and questions

Skills practiced with Skills Practice Book

Phonics taught as part of reading program

Write sentences and stories

Journal writing

Book reports

Reading books from library and classroom book cart

Math – Silver Burdett Ginn

Understanding addition and subtraction facts 0 to 18

Graphs and charts

Measurement

Money

Time

Problem solving

Place value

Two digit addition and subtraction

Handwriting – Zaner-Blazer Writing

Correct posture for writing

Correct position of pencil, paper, and hand

Learning correct formation of manuscript letters

Writing words and sentences

Spelling – Scott Foresman

Consonant and vowel sounds

Learning to spell short and long vowel words

Learning to spell basic sight words

Learning to spell words with blends and digraphs

ABC order

Adding ‘s’ to nouns

Spelling tests – second quarter

Social Studies – Silver Burdett Ginn

Maps and globe

Directions

Families around the world

Our country

Holidays

Famous Americans

Science – Macmillan Big Books

Plants

Animals

Insects

Food

Senses

Magnets

Weather