First Grade Academic Objectives

        Bible:

        The student will be able to-

-        Recite weekly Bible verse

-        Memorize the Lord’s Prayer and the 10 Commandments

-        Memorize the books of the New Testament in sequence

-        Retell and apply learned Bible stories

-        Pray independently

 

Math:

The student will be able to-

-        determine the value of money collections and find money equivalencies using dime, penny, nickel, quarter, and dollar

-        compare and identify 2D and 3D shapes

-        order 2D shapes by number of corners and sides

-        Identify locations on a pictorial map

-        Draw lines of symmetry

-        Sequence numbers up to 100

-        Use letters to describe a created pattern

-        Identify place value to the hundreds

-        Use ordinal numbers up to 20

-        Identify odd/even numbers

-        Count to 1,000 by 100s

-        Skip count by 2s, 3s,  4s, 5s, 10s, and 25s

-        Add and subtract 2 digit numbers without regrouping

-        Memorize addition and subtraction facts up to 10

-        Describe and compare fractions (1/2, 1/3, ¼, and 1/8)

-        Tell time using 5 minute intervals

-        Use manipulatives to multiply up to 5s

-        Compare, sort, and group objects by several attributes

-        Identify more, less, equal, greater than, and less than

-        Compare objects based on weight, length, and volume

-        Measure length with non-standard units of measurement and to the whole inch/centimeter

-        Sequence days of the week and months of the year

-        Solve story problems with 1 step solutions

       

    Reading:

    The student will be able to-

-        Read short/long vowel words with and without consonant blends

-        Read multi-syllabic words

-        Read vowel diagraphs and diphthongs

-        Alphabetizes words by the first letter

-        Begins to read and write verb tenses and plural nouns

-        Reads independently for 20 minutes

-        Can retell a story read independently

-        Ask questions, make predications, make connections, and draw conclusions from texts read aloud

-        Identify main idea and cause and effect

-        Can read and follow 1 step written directions

-        Identify character, setting, and main events

-        Distinguishes between fiction and non-fiction

-        Reads in a variety of genres

-        Uses personal or picture dictionaries

-        Memorizes simple poems

 

Science:

The student will be able to-

DAY 1: in the beginning

- Identify God as the creator and sustainer of all life

DAY 2: SKY AND SEA

-        Illustrate and describe the common types of weather

-        Examine the observable properties of water

-     Illustrate and describe types of clouds

-        Memorize the names of the world’s oceans

-        Compare the affects of wind

-      Identify and describe constellations

DAY 3: EARTH and PLANTS

-        Explore and describe the properties of rock, sand, and soil

-        Identify God as the creator and sustainer of all life

-        Identify the needs of plants for life and growth

-        Illustrate major plant structures

-        Classify plants

-        Summarize the plant life cycle

-     Explore the affects of gravity, magnetism, friction, and force

DAY 4: SUN AND MOON

-        Compare day and night

-        Recognize sun as source of light and heat for Earth

-     Describe seasonal changes

-        Illustrate the moon cycle

-     Measure temperature

DAY 5: CREATURES OF THE SKY AND SEA

 -        Explore ocean plants and animals

    Illustrate and observe local species of birds

DAY 6: ANIMALS AND PEOPLE

-        Identify characteristics of humans through life (infant, child, adult, elderly)

-        Recall and demonstrate ways to stay healthy through nutrition, exercise, and personal hygiene

-     Sort animals that live only in hot or cold regions

-     Sort farm, wild, and domestic animals

-     Explore the properties of sound

 

Social Studies:

The student will be able to-

-      Summarize ways in which people are both alike and different from one another in different regions of the world, including their culture, language, and jobs.

-      Illustrate major events from Creation through the fall of Rome on a time line.

-        Compare the daily life of families b/n past and present —including the roles of men, women, and children; typical food, clothes, and style of homes; and the ways the families earn their living.

-        Uses the basic map symbols and the cardinal directions to read world maps

-     Identifies the seven continents and 4 oceans on a world map

-     Label and create maps of the ancient world

-        Recall the contributions made by missionaries to reach un-reached people groups

-    Describe the culture contributions and historical events of Ancient Israel, Egypt, China, Babylon, Greece, and Rome

-    Define the role of archeologists

-    Ask geographic questions

-     Create maps, tables, graphs, and diagrams to demonstrate an understanding of historical concepts

 

Writing:

The student will be able to-

-        Properly form all upper and lowercase letters

-        Identify synonyms, antonyms and homonyms

-        Use correct capitalization and ending punctuation in a sentence

-        Identify and use contractions (I’m, can’t, don’t, doesn’t, and didn’t)

-        Identify parts of speech: noun (common and proper), verb, adverb, adjective, preposition, and pronoun

-        Write a 3 sentence story with a beginning, middle, and end

-        Use prewriting strategies

-        Revise/edit work with teacher support

-        Write in a variety of genres: poetry, narrative, friendly letter, and informational

-        Uses conventional spelling more frequently

-        Spell sight words correctly