Curriculum NightFirst Grade

ELA: Curriculum

Reading

Phonics

Vocabulary

Sight Words

Comprehension

Writing

Spelling

Handwriting

Grammar

Composition

ELA: Instructional Delivery

Read Alouds

Whole Group Reading

Leveled Reading Groups

Close Reading

FundationsLessons

Writer’s Workshop

Journal Writing

ELA: Ways to Help at Home

Read nightly with your child to improve vocabulary and fluency

Practice sight words

Provide opportunities to write

Computer/Tablet Games that support foundational skills

Check over reading homework for accuracy

Check over graded reading assignments to discuss mistakes

Fundations: Curriculum

Phonemic Awareness

Sound Mastery

Phonics

Letter Formation (Handwriting)

Vocabulary

Trick Words

Fluency

Comprehension

Spelling

Punctuation/Capitalization

Fundations: Instructional Delivery

Variety of Learning Activities

Use of Manipulative Tiles

Drills/Repetition

Skywriting

Word Talks

Student Notebooks/Composition Books

Fundations: Ways to Help at Home

Use the letter formation guide to help your child with handwriting

Check your child’s pencil grip (tip, flip, and tuck)

Practice Trick Words

Watch for unit packets from your child’s teacher

Math: CurriculumOperations and Algebraic Thinking (OA)

Addition/Subtraction

Properties of Addition (Commutative and Associative)

Find missing parts or wholes in number sentences

Fluently add/subtract to 20

Numbers and Operations in Base Ten (NBT)

Count to 120 starting at any number

Read/Write Numerals

Understand Place Value of Tens and Ones

Add within 100

Mentally find 10 more or less than a given number

Subtract multiples of 10

Math: Curriculum

Measurement and Data (MD)

Order three objects by length and compare lengths of two objects

Show length of an object as a whole number of length units

Tell/Write Time in Hours and Half-Hours

Organize/Show Data in Graphs

Geometry (G)

Distinguish between defining/non-defining attributes of shapes

Combine 2-D or 3-D shapes to make new shapes

Partition circles/rectangles into two and four equal shares

Math: Instructional Delivery

Hands on Manipulatives

Student Centered Mathematics

Math Partners

Math Journals

Math Talks

Daily Fluency Practice

Daily Math Skills (DMS)

Daily Problem Solving Practice

Reteach/Enrich Lessons

Math: Ways to Help at Home

Talk to your child about math and ask them to explain their mathematic thinking

Ask questions like, “Why do you think that?” or “How do you know your answer is right?”

Have them teach you the strategies that they are learning at school

Practice fluency card games to build basic skills

Online/Tablet games that support math skills and fluency

Check over your child’s math homework for accuracy

Discuss mistakes in math assignments that come home

Science: Curriculum

Human Growth

Characteristics of Living Things

Natural Resources/Earth Materials

Solids/Liquids

Seasons

Classify/Sort Objects

5 Senses

Objects in the Sky

Social Studies: Curriculum

Citizenship

National Symbols/Monuments

Recognize Money

Native Americans/Pilgrims

Lives Past/Present

Timelines

People Who Supported Rights/Freedom

Maps

Science/Social Studies: Instructional Delivery

Hands-on Science Activities

Science/Social Studies Videos

Non-Fiction Read Alouds

Close Readings of Non-Fiction Text in Reading Groups

National Geographic Magazine

Farm Bureau Science Kits

Guest Speakers

Field Trips (Phoenix Zoo)

Science/Social Studies: Ways to Help at Home

Share non-fiction books about a variety of science and social studies topics

Try some hands-on science experiments at home

Discuss holidays as they come up

Read/discuss news articles with your child

Visit museums or historical local places of interest

Questions?