Concepts of Print

• discriminate between letters, words and sentences
• match oral words to print
• identify punctuation in text (.?!)

Phonological & Phonemic Awareness

• identify words with same beginning, middle and ending sounds
• blend syllables and phonemes to make words
• segment words into syllables/phonemes

Phonics and Spelling

• write letters to represent spoken sounds of all letters of alphabet in random order
• identify and pronounce consonants, consonant blends, digraphs and vowel patterns
• use letter patterns to decode words
• write sounds heard in words in correct order

Fluency

• read grade level text - 40 wpm at 95-100% accuracy
• read 4 word phrases using intonation, expression and punctuation clues
• read with automaticity, approximately 100 high frequency sight words

Vocabulary

• learn and apply 1st grade level vocabulary
• use endings to change meanings to root words
• use context to determine word meaning

Comprehension

• use reading strategies (make connections, predictions and inferences, ask questions and draw conclusions)
• identify topic/main idea and details
• retell important events and details in sequence
• identify beginning, middle, end, characters, setting and problem/resolution
• identify and discuss different genres: nursery rhymes, fairy tales, poems, realistic fiction, fantasy and fables
• identify information from pictures, captions and diagrams
• identify facts
• complete rhymes

Writing

• produce a complete sentence correctly (punctuation, capitalization, etc.)
• use proper formation of letters

1st Grade Mathematics Expectations

By the end of the year each student should be able to:

Number Sense & Operations Key

• recognize and write numbers 0-100
• know numbers in ones and tens column up to 99
• know zero represents an empty set or a placeholder
• identify numbers one more or one less from 1 to 99
• identify numbers ten more or ten less from 1 to 99
• know greater than, less than, or equal to when comparing sets or numbers
• add and subract to 20 using zero
• use objects to model part/whole, adding to, taking away from and comparing to show meaning of addition and subtraction

Patterns

• sort and classify objects by 1 or 2 characteristics (color, size, etc.)
• identify and predict patterns (ABC, AB...)
• skip count by 2's to 20, 5's and 10's to 100

Geometry

• name, draw, and sort: circles, triangles, rectangles, rhombuses, trapezoids, parallelograms, hexagons, and squares
• use and demonstrate words to describe distance (closer, farther)
• divide geometric shapes into equal parts (halves, fouths)
• identify 3 dimensional shapes: cube, sphere, cone

Measurement

• name tools use for measuring length, weight, volume, temperatures and time
• name and identify the values of penny, nickel, dime, quarter and dollar
• read-tell time to the nearest half-hour on a face clock
• name the seasons and months of the year in order
• determine the value of money using the same coins up to $0.25 (5 nickels=$0.25, 14 pennies=$0.14, etc.)

Data Organization

• interpret data using tables, tally marks, pictographs and bar graphs

1st Grade Behavior Expectations

By the end of the year each student should be able to:

Oral Language

• listen attentively and follow multi step directions
• speak clearly in complete sentences with expression
• use quiet voices

Classroom Behaviors

• follow classroom procedures and rules
• stay in seat during seat time
• sit appropriately on floor during floor time
• keep hands, feet and other objects to self
• keep personal space
• raise hand ask questions
• use classroom equipment appropriately
• holds pencil correctly
• be responsible for cleaning own area

Recess Behavior

• use equipment correctly
• keep snow and rocks on the ground
• wait for their turn to play on the equipment

Assignment Behavior

• stay on task
• work independently
• complete assignments
• return homework