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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

         St. Anthony School Curriculum  Guide