Curriculum Outline - First Grade

1. Reading
   • Language Analysis
     • Capitalization, punctuation, syllabication, rhyming, compound words, singular/plural, contractions
   • Comprehension
   • Oral Language
   • Written Language
   • Literary Analysis/Appreciation
2. English
   • Developing Grammar Skills: Sentences
     • Types of sentences
     • Sentence structure
     • Sentence parts
   • Developing Grammar Skills: Parts of Speech
     • Verbs
     • Nouns
     • Adjectives
   • Developing Mechanics Skills
     • Capitalization
       • First word of a sentence
       • Names and titles of people
       • Pronoun I
       • Dates
       • Holidays
       • Times of day
     • Periods and End Marks
       • Periods in declarative and imperative sentences
       • Question marks
     • Developing Vocabulary Skills
     • Developing Reading and Study Skills
     • Developing Speaking and Listening Skills
     • Creating Simple Sentences
     • Developing Composition Skills: Reading Literature
   • Spelling
   • Sound and Letter Associations
   • Word Structure
   • Special Categories
3. Mathematics

In our new math book, there are changes to be made for next year:
• Many pages refer to hands-on calculators for each child
• Many pages refer to computers
  • Numbers
  • Whole Numbers
  • Fractions
  • Problem Solving
  • Measurement
  • Geometry
  • Graphs, Statistics, Probability
4. Science
   • Life Science
   • Physical Science
   • Earth Science
5. Health
   • Health
   • Safety
   • Nutrition and Dental Health
   • Responsibilities
   • Feelings
6. Social Studies
   • Geography
   • History
   • Citizenship/Government
   • Economics
   • Sociology