First Grade

Throughout our student's First Grade year, we aim to have them successfully complete the following: 

Reading/Language Arts Goals:

• Orally blend and segment single syllable words
• Fluently read grade level words
• Use conventional spelling for words with common spelling patterns
• Write a sentence using correct capitalization, spacing, and end punctuation
• Describe characters, settings, and major events in a story
• Ask and answer questions about key details in a text

Math Goals:

• Count on from any given number to 120
• Write numbers 0-120
• Add and subtract fluently within 10
• Identify how many 10s are in a number
• Represent a 2-digit number using 10s and 1s
• Compare 2-digit numbers
• Add and subtract within 20 using a variety of strategies
• Tell and write time to the hour and half hour on both digital and analog clocks

Science/Social Goals: 

• Describe how groups of people are alike and different
• Describe symbols, songs, and traditions that identify our state and country
• Show understanding of patterns of the sun, moon, and stars
• Describe how animals use their external parts to help them survive