First grade language arts focuses on building solid literacy skills in reading and writing with a strong emphasis on nurturing a love of reading. Through songs, stories, hands-on centers activities, writing, and discussion, students:

Demonstrate mastery of common long vowels, diphthongs, digraphs and consonant combinations and sight words

Read a first grade-level text with fluency, accuracy and comprehension

Ask and answer questions about main ideas and details related to a read-aloud text

Write three or more complete and related sentences on a given topic

Correctly use capitals, periods, question marks and exclamation points

Write stories that include details, temporal words and an ending

Engage in the complete writing process including planning, drafting, editing, revising and publishing

First grade math focuses on developing mathematical fluency, conceptual understanding and strong problem solving skills. Using a hands-on approach through the Singapore Math curriculum, students:

Understand the relationship between addition and subtraction and apply properties of operations

Represent and solve problems involving addition and subtraction with simple equations

Demonstrate a solid understanding of place value through the hundreds

Measure lengths indirectly and iterating length units

Tell and write time

Represent and interpret data

Reason with shapes and attributes

First grade engineers delight in developing their skills as keen observers and imaginative creators. Through hands-on experiments, field trips, reading, discussion and construction, students:

Build scientific information and thinking skills through the exploration of physics and engineering

Learn about solids, liquids, gasses, motion, Rube Goldberg machines, simple machines and more

Develop an understanding of Newton’s laws of motion and demonstrate how these principles apply in our world

Name, describe and compare simple machines and explain their impact on our lives

Show an understanding of the scientific process as it relates to designing solutions to simple engineering challenges

Use precise and descriptive language in discussion and in writing to explain scientific processes and observations

First grade social studies students brim with joyful curiosity as they learn about the world around them. Through songs, stories, art, experiential learning and discussion, students:

Learn about our world with respect and thoughtfulness

Learn about the relationship between individuals, communities and the world

Draw and label simple maps of familiar places

Read about homes and houses in different countries and cultures

Learn about unique architectural landmarks from around the world

Participate in classroom community through daily meetings and discussions