Minooka Community Consolidated School District #201

First Grade Curriculum

A major goal for first grade students is to work independently and in small groups. The first grade child is also becoming more organized, completing daily work, learning new ways, and respecting the rights and properties of others. This compact curriculum guide identifies the content studied at this grade level. The following skills are taught at a first grade developmental level and include a challenging curriculum with enrichment activities. Shared reading experiences are an important part of first grade. Students are involved in reading and talking about stories. They will participate in whole group, small group, and independent activities as they read stories. The student will identify, develop, use, or demonstrate competence in the following skill areas: the alphabet meanings of words in varied applications reading or reciting a poem phonemic awareness literal and interpretive comprehension skills journal writing/sharing sound/letter associations meaning from printed material use of graphic organizer structural analysis of words types of literature and story elements basic sight vocabulary decoding strategies locating information recreational reading comprehension strategies

Reading

Students extend their independent writing skills to complete longer texts that occasionally go through revisions. They will also share their written work with others. The student will identify, develop, use, or demonstrate competence in the following skill areas: rules of capitalization creative writing Six Trait writing punctuation narrative writing writing process spelling skills handwriting writing poetry parts of speech written material representing various cultures listening manners for specific purposes sentence construction stories and their elements speaking techniques word study critical thinking skills

Language Arts

Computer literacy is an integrated discipline, as computer technology will continue to have an impact on many disciplines and vocations. Computers and related technologies are available for school use and will be integrated into the curriculum in an appropriate manner. The student will identify, develop, use, or demonstrate competence in the following skill areas: basic components of a computer system keyboarding skills peoples lives being affected by the various writing activities keyboard as an input device everyday application of computers procedures for using designated software introduction to the Internet

Computers

Mathematics

Mathematics is activity based. Children use manipulatives to explore numbers and the operations of addition and subtraction. The student will identify, develop, use, or demonstrate competence in the following skill areas: whole numbers problem solving strategies basic algebraic concepts adding and subtracting whole numbers up applying problem solving strategies to solve geometric shapes and space figures to 2-digit whole numbers without word problems fractions regrouping telling time to the hour and half hour technology as a tool doubles a calendar symmetry estimation money graphs and tables number sciences measurement greater/less than

Social Studies

The emphasis of study is on community and how each person has a role within the community. A focus on the importance of family, school, and neighborhood helps the student understand that decisions often affect others. The students will begin to understand the information that can be found using a map or globe. The student will identify, develop, use, or demonstrate competence in the following skill areas: locating Illinois on a map of the United States families living near one another make up cause and effect as it relates to responsible maps and globes a neighborhood decision making cardinal directions similarities and differences of people learning occurring in school as well as a map of the classroom businesses being part of a neighborhood within the home and community geographic terms goods and services current events each family is special and like no other why people work important people from Americas past family occupations citizenship families interacting and having importance of responsible decision making significance of the Pledge of Allegiance responsibilities as citizens explaining a symbol of America

Science

Science is a time for discovery. The students will investigate living things, experience how object move, and study matter, magnets, weather, and climate. Students will be involved with hands-on activities, observations, and discussion about many topics. The student will identify, develop, use, or demonstrate competence in the following skill areas: basic plant growth the earth is made up of many things solar system parts of a plant changes from day to night the four seasons and weather conditions five senses the sun is a source of heat and light changing with each season color, shapes, and sizes to describe many three forms of water responsibility for his/her own good health things around them magnets conclusions based on data animal habits measurements live cycle of a chicken fabric exploration food pyramid

Art

Students participate in many art activities. They learn about five elements of art: line, shape, color, texture, and space. The principles and skills of art will also be emphasized. The student will identify, develop, use, or demonstrate competence in the following skill areas: texture, space, materials, and mood lines and techniques in the creation of visual creating artwork from Western and non equipment safety procedures, techniques, arts Western culture and materials aesthetic values through analysis and history and culture creating a variety of artwork criticism of art safety aspects demonstrating various shadowing artistic elements to portray a personal idea mixing colors to create specific new ones techniques

Music
music.

In music class, students interact with music in many ways. Students participate by singing, playing, and listening to many different types of

The student will identify, develop, use, or demonstrate competence in the following skill areas: music vocabulary listening as aural perception musical parts as same or different skills needed for singing and playing music styles and country of origin from musical locomotor movements that are used in examples conjunction with musical examples melody, rhythm, tone color, dynamics, performing form, and beat

Learning activities are designed to be success oriented and allow for creativity and self-discovery. Students learn to control their physical activities through experience and practice. Students begin to develop an understanding of the positive effects of physical education. The student will identify, develop, use, or demonstrate competence in the following skill areas: components of physical fitness games, sports, and lifetime activities to balance flexibility and range of motion achieve and maintain a fitness level basic locomotor and non-locomotor skills cardio-respiratory endurance bouncing a ball with the right and left hand individually and in combinations arm, shoulder, and abdominal strength throwing and catching rhythm leg strength, endurance, power, and agility striking an object nutrition leg and lower back flexibility coordination heart, muscle, and bone activities dribbling a ball with right and left foot or introductory wellness concepts hand

Physical Education

Health
Students learn the importance of taking care of their own body. This includes physical exercise and eating right. Students learn about safety at school, home, and play. The student will identify, develop, use, or demonstrate competence in the following skill areas: safety procedures health care practices sensory organs contribute to learning a school nurse, a dentist, and a doctor consumer health and safety, including ways to keep clean promote good health environmental health basic food groups and the value of positive importance of a clean environment dental health physical exercise feelings and self-esteem medicines and methods to help prevent physical development and functions of appreciating ones own uniqueness and control disease the human body food helps bodies grow and become safety rules for medicine emergency procedures and basic life strong saying no when confronted about drugs saving activities and/or bad situations skeletal system

We should teach what children need to know, both content and process, in a manner that mirrors life interwoven, interrelated, and compacted. The mission of Minooka Community Consolidated School District #201 is to provide each child in the community with a safe, caring, learning environment that addresses the educational needs and potential of each student in a manner that encourages lifelong learning.