FIRST GRADE

Language Arts

Oral Language

1.1 The student will continue to demonstrate growth in the use of oral language.

• Listen and respond to a variety of media, including books, audiotapes, videos, and other age-appropriate publications.
• Tell and retell stories and events in logical order.
• Participate in a variety of oral language activities.
• Be able to express ideas orally in complete sentences.

CT SOL 5.3

Activity: Collect books written by authors such as Eric Carle, Jan Brett, and Dr. Seuss. Go to the Website and "Get to Know Your Favorite Authors".

Favorite Authors

1.2 The student will continue to expand and use listening and speaking vocabularies.

• Increase oral descriptive vocabulary.
• Begin to ask for clarification and explanation of words and ideas.
• Give and follow simple two-step oral directions.
• Use singular and plural nouns.
• Begin to use compound words in oral communication.

1.3 The student will adapt or change oral language to fit the situation.

• Initiate conversation with peers and adults.
• Follow rules for conversation.
• Use appropriate voice level in small-group settings.
• Ask and respond to questions in small-group settings.

1.4 The student will orally identify and manipulate phonemes (small units of sound) in syllables and multisyllable words.

• Count phonemes (sounds) in syllables or words with a maximum of three syllables.
• Add or delete phonemes (sounds) orally to change syllables or words.
• Create rhyming words orally.
• Blend sounds to make word parts and words with one to three syllables.

Reading/Literature

1.5 The student will apply knowledge of how print is organized and read.

• Read from left to right and top to bottom.
• Match spoken words with print.
• Identify letters, words, and sentences.

CT SOL 5.2, 5.3

Activity: Spell Check Game - Identify misspelled words and correct. Spell Check Game

CT SOL 5.2

Activity: Provide each student with a copy of the keyboard (hard copy). Have students locate and color the letters in their name. Using a real computer keyboard, call out letters and have kids lay colored marshmallows or fruit loops on various letters and you locate them.

1.6 The student will apply phonetic principles to read.

• Use beginning and ending consonants in decoding single- syllable words.
• Use vowel sounds in decoding single-syllable words.
• Blend beginning, middle, and ending sounds to recognize and read words.
• Use word patterns.

CT SOL 5.2, 5.3

Activity: Memory game very similar to Concentration.

Memory Game

1.7 The student will use meaning clues when reading.

• Use pictures.
• Use knowledge of the story and topic to read words.
• Reread and self-correct.

CT SOL 5.2, 5.3 Activity: Games Fish, Memory/Matching game, Tangram Game, Connect the Dots, Tile Puzzle, Plank Jumper, Hangman, What's Inside?, Simon Says, Secret World II. *Needs Macromedia Plug In

Reading Games

1.8 The student will use language structure when reading.

• Use knowledge of sentence structure to read words.
• Reread and self-correct.

Computer Technology SOL 5.2, 5.3

Activity: Have students visit site to see photos which show and explain computer terms such as "net" and "mouse" in a storybook format.

Computer Terms (yahooligans website)

1.9 The student will integrate phonetic strategies, meaning clues, and language structure when reading.

• Preview the selection.
• Set a purpose for reading.
• Read with accuracy and self-correct when necessary.

1.10 The student will read familiar stories, poems, or passages with fluency and expression.

1.11 The student will read and comprehend a variety of fiction and nonfiction selections.

• Relate previous experiences to what is read.
• Make predictions about content.
• Ask and answer questions about what is read.
• Identify characters and setting.
• Retell stories and events, using beginning, middle, and end.
• Identify the theme or main ideas.
• Write about what is read.

CT SOL 5.3

Activity: This is an encyclopedia written by kids on a variety of topics.

Encyclopedia

Writing

1.12 The student will write to communicate ideas.

• Generate ideas.
• Focus on one topic.
• Use descriptive words when writing about people, places, things, and events.
• Use complete sentences in final copies.
• Begin each sentence with a capital letter and use ending punctuation in final copies.
• Use correct spelling for frequently used words and phonetically regular words in final copies.
• Share writing with others.
• Use available technology.

CT SOL 5.2, 5.3

Activity: Visit the website "Wacky Tales". This is a site that allows children to complete a story by inserting nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. The children discover parts of speech and what they mean. You may want to read Many, Luscious Lollipops (from a series of books about parts of speech).

Wacky Tales

CT SOL 5.4

Activity: Children may write and publish their own stories or read stories written by other students from locations around the world.

Children as Writers

CT SOL 5.2, 5.3

Activity: Send greeting cards for different occasions.

Greeting Cards

CT SOL 5.3, 5.4

Activity: To go along with writing lessons, access "Billy Bear's Animated Storybooks". Allow the children to create storybooks, e-mail characters, etc.

Billy Bear

1.13 The student will print legibly.

• Form letters.
• Space words and sentences.

Research

1.14 The student will alphabetize words according to the first letter.

• Use a picture dictionary to find meanings of unfamiliar words.
• Make a personal dictionary or word list to use in writing.

CT SOL 5.2

Activity: Label computer parts. Provide labels for actual computer parts (monitor, keyboard, mouse, etc). Have child stick labels onto corresponding computer components.

Computer Parts

Mathematics

Number and Number Sense

1.1 The student will count objects in a given set containing between 10 and 100 objects and write the corresponding numeral.

1.2 The student will group concrete objects by ones and tens to develop an understanding of place value.

1.3 The student will count by twos, fives, and tens to 100.

1.4 The student will recognize and write numerals 0 through 100.

1.5 The student will identify the ordinal positions first through tenth, using an ordered set of objects.

1.6 The student will identify and represent the concepts of one-half and one-fourth, using appropriate materials or a drawing.

1.7 The student will count a collection of pennies, a collection of nickels, and a collection of dimes whose total value is 100 cents or less.

Activity: Change Maker - Money and making change. Student is given a problem concerning the cost of an item and amount paid and the student must make change.
Change Maker

Computation and Estimation

Activity: Addition, subtraction baseball game. Child gives correct answer to amth problem. Hits a single, double, triple, or homerun depending on difficulty of problem. If child gets the problem wrong, it is an out. Three outs - end of game. Good graphics.
FunBrain
1.9 The student will solve story and picture problems involving one-step solutions, using basic addition and subtraction facts.

Measurement

1.11 The student will tell time to the half-hour, using an analog or digital clock. 1.12 The student will use nonstandard units to measure length and weight.

1.13 The student will compare the volumes of two given containers by using concrete materials (e.g., jelly beans, sand, water, and rice).

1.14 The student will compare the weight of two objects using a balance scale.

Geometry

1.16 The student will draw and describe triangles, squares, rectangles, and circles according to number of sides, corners, and square corners.

1.17 The student will identify and describe objects in his/her environment that depict geometric figures: triangle, rectangle, square, and circle.

Probability and Statistics

1.19 The student will interpret information displayed in a picture or object graph using the vocabulary: more, less, fewer, greater than, and less than.

Patterns, Functions, and Algebra

1.21 The student will recognize, describe, extend, and create a wide variety of patterns, including rhythmic, color, shape, and numeric. Patterns will include both growing and repeating patterns. Concrete materials and calculators will be used by students.

Science

Scientific Investigation, Reasoning, and Logic

• differences in physical properties are observed using the senses and simple instruments to enhance observations (magnifying glass);
• objects or events are classified and arranged according to attributes or properties;
• observations and data are communicated orally and with simple graphs, pictures, written statements, and numbers;
• length, mass, and volume are measured using standard and nonstandard units;
• inferences are made and conclusions are drawn about familiar objects and events;
• predictions are based on patterns of observation rather than random guesses; and
• simple experiments are conducted to answer questions.

Force, Motion, and Energy

• objects may have straight, circular, and back and forth motions;
• objects vibrate;
• pushes or pulls can change the movement of an object; and
• the motion of objects may be observed in toys and in playground activities.

Matter

1.3 The student will investigate and understand how different common materials interact with water. Key concepts include

• some common liquids (vinegar) mix with water, others (oil) will not;
• some everyday solids (baking soda, powdered drink mix, sugar, salt) will dissolve, others (sand, soil, rocks) will not; and
• some substances will dissolve easily in hot water rather than cold water.

Life Processes

1.4 The student will investigate and understand that plants have life needs and functional parts and can be classified according to certain characteristics. Key concepts include

• needs (food, air, water, light, and a place to grow);
• parts (seeds, roots, stems, leaves, blossom, fruit); and
• characteristics: edible/nonedible, flowering/nonflowering, evergreen/deciduous.

1.5 The student will investigate and understand that animals, including people, have life needs and specific physical characteristics and can be classified according to certain characteristics. Key concepts include

• life needs (air, food, water, and a suitable place to live);
• physical characteristics (body coverings, body shape, appendages, and methods of movement); and
• characteristics (wild/tame, water homes/land homes).

Activity: This site probides detailed lesson plans on subjects such as penguins, ocean life, animal habitiats, and human body.Core Knowledge
Activity: Find and print coloring pages of the oilfe cycle of the monarch butterfly.Butterflies

Interrelationships in Earth/Space Systems

• the sun is the source of heat and light that warms the land, air, and water; and
• night and day are caused by the rotation of the Earth.

Earth Patterns, Cycles, and Change

1.7 The student will investigate and understand the relationship of seasonal change and weather to the activities and life processes of plants and animals. Key concepts include how temperature, light, and precipitation bring about changes in

• plants (growth, budding, falling leaves, wilting);
• animals (behaviors, hibernation, migration, body covering, habitat); and
• people (dress, recreation, work).

Activity: Type in a city and state to receive local weather forecast and current conditions. Easy reading and appealing graphics.Weather Underground

Resources

1.8 The student will investigate and understand that natural resources are limited. Key concepts include

• identification of natural resources (plants and animals, water, air, land, minerals, forests, and soil);
• factors that affect air and water quality;
• recycling, reusing, and reducing consumption of natural resources; and
• use of land as parks and recreational facilities.

SOCIAL STUDIES

History

• current school and community with past school and community; and
• contemporary American life with American life in previous time periods.

1.3 The student will study the life of people and events associated with major holidays such as Thanksgiving and the Pilgrims, Independence Day, Flag Day, Veterans' Day, Memorial Day, etc.

1.4 The student will construct time lines to show sequence and change and will identify examples of possible cause and effect.

Activity: Get ready to start a class garden. Find the basic steps you will need to follow. Education World

Geography

1.5 The student will locate the local community, Richmond, the Commonwealth of Virginia, the United States, the seven continents, and the four oceans on a map and a globe.

Activity: Have children type in their addresses. Net will show map of their street and of the community. Students can zoom out to their state or country.Road Maps
1.7 The student will describe how climate, location, and physical surroundings affect the way people live, including their food, clothing, shelter, transportation, and recreation.

1.8 The student will use maps, pictures, and stories to compare the geography of the local community with that of other communities in Virginia, the United States, and the world.

Economics

1.9 The student will describe the differences between human resources (people at work), natural resources (water, soil, wood, coal, etc.), and capital resources (machines, tools, etc.) used to produce different goods or services.

1.10 The student will explain the difference between goods and services and will describe how people are both buyers (consumers) and sellers (producers) of goods and services.

1.11 The student will explain that limits on resources require people to make choices about producing and consuming goods and services.

1.12 The student will simulate the exchange of money for goods and services and will identify ways to save money.

Civics

1.13 The student will describe and compare the making of some class rules by direct democracy (e.g., the entire class votes on the rules) and by representative democracy (e.g., the class elects a smaller group to make the rules).

1.14 The student will identify the bodies of elected representatives responsible for making local, Virginia, and United States laws.

1.15 The student will name the President of the United States and recognize national symbols and traditions of Virginia and the United States such as flags, holidays, and the Pledge of Allegiance.

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