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In Grade One, students will. . .
RELIGION:· Recognize Jesus as one’s best friend · Speak to Him each day in prayer · Respect oneself and every person as loved by God · Listen to God’s word proclaimed in the Bible and through people who share His love · Know that God is always with us · Be familiar with the symbols of Baptism and what they mean · Know that Baptism gives us God’s life · Participate meaningfully in Mass · Desire to be kind, fair and honest · Ask for forgiveness when one has offended God or one another · Begin to realize that one is responsible for one’s choices and actions · Understand and reverently pray the Sign of the Cross, the Our Father, the Hail Mary, the Morning Offering and the Prayer to the Guardian Angel · Be familiar with the seasons of Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter Text: Christ Our Life: God Is Good (Loyola Press)
MATH · Number recognition 1-100 · Identify and write numbers 1-100 · Addition math facts 1-12 · Daily practice of flashcards at home and in school · Counting by 2’s, 5’s and 10’s · Place Value using ones and tens · Telling time to hour, half hour, quarter hour and minutes · Recognition of and counting money by pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters and dollar bills · Introduction to measurement by inches & centimeters · Recognizing fractions in 1/2, 1/3, 1/4 and equal parts · Problem solving techniques · Attributes of geometric shapes · Constructing/interpreting tables & graphs Text: (Silver Burdette, Ginn)
LANGUAGE ARTS: Reading and Phonics · Read orally at home and in school · Enjoy listening to and reading books · Recognize and recall main idea and sequence in a story · Use of rhyming words · Predict outcomes · Draw conclusions · Identify letters and sounds · Blend words using long and short vowels · Sound out consonant blends · Read words with consonant blends and digraphs Listening · Listen to story · Ask and answer questions about the story · Give main idea of story · Recall details in story Writing · Develop correct formation of letters · Participate in activities which precede writing: drawing, reading, show and tell · Express ideas Textbooks: (Scott Foresman and Modern Curriculum Press)
SCIENCE Animals · Observe mammals · Discover birds · Watch fish · Discover cold-blooded animals · Know parts of insects Plants · Study soil · Observe rocks · Discover plant structure · Care for plants · Recognize plant needs · Know purpose of plants Universe · Study the stars · Compare sun, moon and stars · Watch how the moon changes Study Units (Harcourt Brace and Co.)
HEALTH · Study chart of food pyramid · Proper care of teeth · Develop personal hygiene · Follow rules for safety and first aid STUDY UNIT: (Harcourt Brace)
SOCIAL STUDIES · Understand directions: up, down, left, right · Locate cities, states, continents · Identify land and water on a global map · Understand tables and charts · Respect rules and laws STUDY UNITS:(Silver Burdett Ginn)
MUSIC · Sing by rote with awareness of notes · Develop listening, related visual skills
· Explore rhythm, move to music · Experience live performance
ART · Personal expression · Artistic awareness · Basic art appreciation · Concept of different shapes and uses · Primary colors · Difference between two and three dimensions · Paint and draw · Cut on a fold
PHYSICAL EDUCATION · Emphasis on motor-skill development · Locomotor activities · Rhythmic activities · Simple games, relays · Conditioning activities · Introduce individual and dual sports
TECHNOLOGY BENCHMARKS · Left/right hand position · Practice locating letter and number keys · Understand Return keys · Drill games and exercises from appropriate software · Turn computer On and Off · Type story independently as able · Edit with guidance · File menu: Open, Save and Print · Keys: Delete, Return, Arrow · Use Mouse to insert Curser · Create writing samples · Save to Disc
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