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Welcome to First grade parent Night!!. What is my child expected to learn in first grade?.
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“In this complex world, it takes more than a good school to educate children. And it takes more than a good home. It takes these two major educational institutions working together."-Dorothy Rich, author of Mega Skills
Social Skills • Work independently • Follow directions • Accept responsibility for actions • Practices self-control, follows rules • Respects the rights of others • Listens attentively • Works with others
Reading • Phonemic Awareness • The ability to hear and manipulate sounds in words. • Phonics • Connecting sounds with letters and the ability to blend sounds together to produce the pronunciation of words. • Fluency • Smoothness or flow with which sounds, syllables, words, and phrases are joined together when speaking quickly. • Comprehension • The ability to understand what is read • Vocabulary
Writing • Focus • All sentences should be clearly focused. • 3-4 sentences • Conventions • Capitals, periods, and grammar used correctly • Spelling • A combination of phonetics and conventional spelling throughout the story. • Spacing/Handwriting • Letters written left to right and top to bottom. • Appropriate spacing • Easily recognized letters • Details • Sensory details to enhance writing
Mathematics • Number sense • Addition • Subtraction • Time • Measurement • Collect and Display Data • Patterns • Geometric Shapes • Sort and Classify
Science • Living Organisms • Solid Earth Materials • Properties and the Relationship of Objects • Balance, Motion, and Weight of Objects
Social Studies • Individuals, Families, and Groups • Citizenship • Change in Various Settings • Holidays and Community Days • Geography • Economic Concepts • Technology
PE • Problem solving and decision making • Personal safety • Coping skills • Conflict resolution • Identify a variety of healthy foods from each food group • Recognize heart rate • Demonstration of beginning locomotor, non-locomotor, and manipulative skills • Work cooperatively with others
Art • Reading • Recognizing that mistakes can be turned into creative opportunities • Repetition, pattern, geometric shapes and texture • Telling and recording original stories through art • Observing how artists tell stories through their art
Music • Developing appropriate vocal and instrumental practices • Developing skills in improvising and creating music • Recognizing simple symbols and terms • Reading and notating melodic and rhythmic patterns • Developing skills in listening to, analyzing, and evaluating music • Developing understanding of music in relation to history, culture, and other content areas • Showing respect for the efforts of others