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Scope and Sequence - First Grade

Science -

Life Science

Living things and their environments

• Plants and animals live in environments to which they are suited
• Different habitats (forests, meadows, deserts) and their inhabitants
• Food chain
• Characteristics of oceans (Salt water, currents, landscape of the ocean floor)
• Great diversity of ocean life (tiny plankton, giant whales)
• Effects of habitat destruction (pollution)

The Human Body

• Overview of major body systems (skeletal, digestive, circulatory) and their basic parts(skull, stomach, heart)
• What germs and diseases are, and preventing illness (importance of vaccinations)

Science - Physical Science

Matter

• Idea that everything is made of matter
• Basic concept of atoms; all matter is made up of parts too small to see
• Three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas
• Measuring properties of matter (in units such as centimeters, quarts)

Introduction to Electricity

• Introduction to static electricity
• Basic parts of simple electrical circuits (battery, wires, bulb, switch)
• Difference between conductive and nonconductive materials
• Safety rules for electricity (never touch a switch with wet hands)

Earth Science

Astronomy

• Basic structure of the solar system (sun and nine planets)
• Phases of the moon (full, half, crescent, new)
• Earth’s place in the solar system (orbits the sun, rotates on axis every 24 hours)

Earth

• Geographical features of the earth’s surface (continents, poles, equator)
• Inside the earth (temperatures high enough to melt rocks)
• Volcanoes and geysers
• Introduction to some different rocks and minerals

Math

Patterns and Classification

• More practice … classifying … size, shape, fraction
• Define sets by shared attributes of its numbers
• Identify items that belong or do not belong in a set
• Recognize and extend patters ( 2,4, 6, 8 …)

Numbers and Number sense

• Write, read, and count 0 – 100
• Count by 2, 5, 10
• Count forwards and backward
• Identify ordinal position 1st – 10th
• Learn place value ones, 10s, 100s
• Use more or less
• Use compared quantities <, >, =
• Learn simple fractions ½, 1/3, ¼
• Make and read simple picture graphs and bar graphs
  

Money

• Read, write amounts using dollars, cents and decimal points
• Show different amounts of coins = same amounts of money

Computation

• Learn addition and subtraction facts to 12
• Study the inverse relation between addition and subtraction
• Add and subtract 2 digit numbers
• Solve one step story and picture problems
• Sole simple equations ( __ + 2 = 7, 5 - __ = 3)

Measurement

• Take simple measurements (length, weight, volume, temperature)
• Practice measuring in standard units (inches, centimeters, pounds)
• Tell time to the half hour

Geometry

• Identify and draw basic figures (square, rectangle, triangle, circle)
• Identify basic solid figures (sphere, cube, cone )
• Terms describing location

Bible*

*(These objectives are under review and will be reconstructed during this year)

ACSI Bible Curriculum

• General Bible stories each week
  

Language Arts

Reading

In addition to kindergarten objectives,

• Continue phonics work; count the syllables in a word, identify letter sounds in word, blend letter sounds to make words
• Sound out short words
• Apply reading strategies to unfamiliar words when reading
• Recognize common sight words
• Read simple stories and beginning reader books – silently and aloud
• Predict what will happen in stories and later discuss whether prediction was right
• Discuss who, what, when, where, how, why, and what-if questions about readings
• Read and understand simple instructions
• Read aloud with someone outside of school at least ten minutes daily

Literature

• Read and listen to poems
• Read and listen to stories, including fables fairy tales, and legends
• Learn some folk tales from around the world
• Learn some basic literary terms (character, hero, and heroine)
• Read and listen to nonfiction prose (history books, books about art)
• Take part in a class play
• Learn some conventions and terms of drama (actors, scenery, props, and stage)
• Practice telling and writing their own stories
  

Other Language Arts

• Spell words dictated by teacher
• Correctly spell short words
• Learn simple spelling rules reflected in phonics
• Capitalize the first word of a sentence, names of people, and pronoun “I”
• Use periods, questions marks, and exclamation points at ends of sentences
• Make words plural by adding s

Writing

In addition to kindergarten objectives,

• Practice writing brief compositions, narrative and expository
• Learn the writing process (planning, drafting, revising, proofreading, and publishing).
• Proper capitalization, proper end punctuation, proper use of spaces between words, and correct spelling of word wall words.
• Write a paragraph with a beginning, middle and an end, using detailed sentences

Technology

• Mouse Basics Review
• Computer Basics – Working online (supervised), following computer rules, lab rules
• Introduction to additional keys on the keyboard
• Introduction to touch-typing (second semester)
• Publisher Introduction
• Internet websites using classroom topics

Social Studies*

*(These objectives are under review and will be reconstructed during this year)

• Community
• Families
• Community
• Florida
• Vocations
• Famous Americans

Geography

• Map Skills