Find Back-to-School Specials at AcademicSuperstore.com!

First Grade Expectations

Reading

 

ELA1R1

 

The student demonstrates knowledge of concepts of print.

 

 

            * Understands there are correct spellings of words

 

            * Identifies beginning and end of a paragraph

 

* Demonstrates understanding that punctuation and capitalization are used in all written sentences

 

 

Reading

 

ELA1R2

 

The student demonstrates the ability to identify and orally manipulate words and individual sounds within those spoken words.

 

 

* Isolates beginning, middle and ending sounds in one-syllable words

 

* Identifies onset and rimes in one-syllable words

 

* Adds, deletes, or substitutes target sounds to change words

 

*Distinguishes between long and short vowel sounds in one-syllable words (ex-can, cane)

 

* Orally blends two to four phonemes into recognizable and/or nonsense words

 

* Automatically segments one-syllable words into sounds

 

 

 

Reading

 

ELA1R3

 

The student demonstrates the relationship between letters and letter combinations of written words and the sounds of spoken words.

 

 

* Automatically generates the sounds for all letter and letter patterns, including long and short vowels

 

* Applies knowledge of letter-sound correspondence to decode new words

 

* Reads words containing consonant blends and digraphs

 

* Read words with inflectional endings

 

* Reads compound words and contractions in grade appropriate texts

 

* Reads words containing vowel digraphs and r-controlled vowels

 

* Uses spelling patterns to recognize words

 

* Applies learned phonics skills when reading and writing words, sentences, and stories

 

Reading

 

ELA1R4

 

The student demonstrates the ability to read orally with speed, accuracy and expression.

 

 

·         Applies letter-sound knowledge to decode quickly and accurately

 

·         Automatically recognizes additional high frequency and familiar words within texts

 

·         Reads grade level text with appropriate expression

 

·         Read first grade text at a target rate of 60 words correct per minute

 

·         Uses self correction when subsequent reading indicates an earlier misreading within grade level text

 

 

 

 

Reading

 

ELA1R5

 

The student acquires and uses grade level words to communicate effectively.

 

 

·         Reads and listens to a variety of texts and uses new words in oral and written language

 

·         Recognizes grade level words with multiple meanings

 

·         Identifies words that are synonyms and antonyms

 

 

Reading

 

ELA1R6

 

The student uses a variety of strategies to understand and gain meaning from grade-level text.

 

·         Reads and listens to a variety of texts for information and pleasure

 

·         Retells stories independently with a partner

 

·          Distinguishes fact from fiction in a text

 

·         Makes predictions using prior knowledge

 

·         Asks and answers questions about essential narrative elements of a read-aloud or independently read text

 

·          Makes connections between texts and/or personal experiences

 

·         Identifies the main idea and supporting details of informational text heard or read

 

·         Self monitors comprehension and rereads when necessary

 

·         Recognizes cause-and-effect relationships

 

·         Identifies word parts to determine meanings

 

·         Begins to use dictionary and glossary skills to determine word meanings

 

·         Recognizes plot, character, and setting within texts, and compares and contrasts these elements among texts

 

·         Recognizes and uses graphic organizers to understand text

 

Writing

 

ELA1W1

 

The student begins to demonstrate competency in the writing process.

 

·         Writes texts to address a topic and tell a story

 

·         Describes an experience in writing

 

·         Rereads writing to self and others, revises to add details, and edits to make corrections

 

·         Prints with appropriate spacing between words and sentences

 

·         Write in complete sentence with subject/verb agreement

 

·         Uses singular and plural nouns correctly

 

·         Uses personal pronouns (I, me, you, we us) in place of nouns

 

·         Uses singular possessive pronouns

 

·         Begins to write different types of sentences (simple, compound, interrogative)

 

·         Uses common rules of spelling

 

·         Begins to use a variety of resources (dictionaries, internet, books) and strategies to gather information to write about a topic

 

·         Uses appropriate end punctuation and correct capitalization of initial words and common proper nouns

 

·         Uses commas in a series of items

 

 

 

 

Listening/Speaking/Viewing

 

ELA1LSV1 The student uses oral and visual strategies to communicate.

 

 

·         Follows three-part oral directions

 

·         Recalls information presented orally

 

·         Responds appropriately to orally presented questions

 

 

Math

 

M1N1

 

Students will estimate, model, compare, order, and represent whole numbers up to 100.

 

 

·         Compare sets of numbers using <, >, and =

 

·         Represent numbers less than 100 using models, diagrams, pictures and number sentences

 

·         Represent numbers greater than ten using tens and ones, counters, and pictures

 

·         Exchange equivalent quantities of coins by making fair trades involving pennies, nickels, dimes, and quarters, and count out combinations needed to purchase items less than a dollar

 

·         Identify bills $1, $5, $10, and $20 and exchange equivalent quantities involving combinations of bills needed to purchase items less than $20.

 

Math

 

M1N2

 

Understand place value notation for the numbers between 1 and 100.

 

 

·         Rounding to the nearest ten using tools such as a number line or hundreds chart

 

·         Represent collections of less than 30 objects with 2-digit numbers and understand the meaning of place value

 

·         Decompose numbers between 11 and 19 as and the appropriate number of ones

 

 

Math

 

M1N3

 

Students will add and subtract numbers less than 100 as well as understand and use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction.

 

           

 

·         Compose and decompose number up to 10 (ex-8 is represented as 4+4 or 10-2)

 

·         Apply addition and subtraction to 2 digit numbers without regrouping

 

·         Skip counting by 2s, 5s, and 10s forwards and backwards—to and from numbers up to 100.

 

·         Use strategies such as counting on, counting back, doubles and making tens

 

·         Know single digit addition facts to 18 and the corresponding subtraction facts with understanding and fluency

 

Math

 

M1P1

 

Students will solve problems (using the appropriate technology).

 

 

·         Build new mathematical knowledge through problem solving

 

·         Solve problems that arise in mathematics and in other contexts

 

·         Solve single step routine word problems related to all appropriate first grade math standards

 

·         Determine the operation(s) needed to solve a problem

 

 

Math

 

M1P2

 

Student will reason and evaluate mathematical arguments.

 

 

·         Recognize reasoning and proof as fundamental aspects of mathematics

 

·         Make and investigate mathematical conjectures

 

·         Develop and evaluate mathematical arguments and proofs

 

·         Select and use various types of reasoning and methods of proof

 

Math

 

M1P3

 

Students will communicate mathematically.

 

 

·         Organize and consolidate their mathematical thinking through communication

 

·         Communicate their mathematical thinking coherently and clearly to peers, teachers, and others

 

·         Analyze and evaluate the mathematical thinking and strategies of others

 

·         Use the language of mathematics to express mathematical ideas precisely

 

Math

 

M1P4

 

Students will make connections among mathematical ideas and other content areas.

 

 

·         Recognize and use connections among mathematical ideas

 

·         Understand how mathematical ideas interconnect and build on one another to produce a coherent whole

 

·         Recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics

 

 

Math

 

M1P5

 

Students will represent mathematics in multiple ways.

 

 

·         Crease and use representations to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas

 

·         Select, apply and translate among mathematical representations to solve problems

 

·         Use representations to model and interpret physical, social, and mathematical phenomena

 

·         Use pictures, manipulatives, models, and symbols to organize, record, and communicate mathematical ideas

 

 

Math

 

M1M1

 

Students will compare and/or order the length, weight, or capacity of two or more objects using direct comparison or a nonstandard unit.

 

           

 

·         Directly compare length, weight, and capacity of concrete objects

 

·         Estimate and measure using a nonstandard unit that is smaller than the object to be measured

 

·         Measure with a tool by creating a “ruled” stick, tape, or container by marking off ten segments of the repeated single unit

 

 

 

 

 

Math

 

M1M2

 

Students will develop an understanding of the measurement of time.

 

 

·         Tell time to the nearest hour and half hour and understand the movement of the minute hand and how it relates to the hour hand.

 

·         Begin to understand the relationship of calendar time by knowing the number of days in a week and months in a year

 

·         Compare and/or order the sequence or duration of events (e.g. shorter/longer and before/after)

 

Math

 

M1G1

 

Students will study and create various two and three-dimensional figures and identify basic figures (squares, circles, triangles, and rectangles) within them

 

 

·         Build, draw, name and describe triangles, rectangles, pentagons, and hexagons

 

·         Build, represent, name, and describe cylinders, cones, and rectangular prisms

 

·         Create pictures and designs using shapes including overlapping shapes

 

 

Math

 

M1G2

 

Students will compare, contrast, and/or classify geometric shapes by the common attributes of position, shape, size, number of sides and number of corners.

 

 

Math

 

M1G3

 

Student will arrange and describe objects in space by proximity, position, and direction (near, far, below, above, up, down, behind, in front of, next to, and left or right of).

 

 

Math

 

M1D1

 

Students will create simple tables and graphs and interpret them

 

 

·         Interpret tally marks, picture graphs, and bar graphs

 

·         Organize and record data using objects, pictures, tally mark and picture graphs

 

 

Science

 

S1E1

 

Students will observe, measure, and communicate weather data to see patterns in weather and climate

 

 

·         Identify different types of weather and the characteristics of each type

 

·         Investigate weather by observing, measuring with simple weather instruments (thermometer, wind vane, rain gague), and recording weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) in a periodic weather journal or on a calendar seasonally

 

·         Correlate weather data (temperature, precipitation, sky conditions, and weather events) to seasonal changes

 

 

Science

 

S1E2

 

Students will observe and record changes in water as it relates to weather.

 

 

·         Recognizes changes in water when it freezes (ice) and when it melts (water)

 

·         Identify forms of precipitations such as rain, snow, sleet, and hailstorms as either solid (ice) or liquid (water)

 

·         Determine that the weight of water before freezing, after freezing and after melting stays the same

 

·         Determine that water in an open container disappears into the air over time, but water in a closed container does not

 

 

Science

 

S1P1

 

Students will investigate light and sound.

 

 

·         Recognize sources of light

 

·         Explain how shadows are made

 

·         Investigate how vibrations produce sound

 

·         Differentiate between various sounds in terms of pitch (high or low) and volume (loud or soft)

 

·         Identify emergency sounds and sounds that help us stay safe

 

Science

 

S1P2

 

Students will demonstrate effects of magnets on other magnets and other objects

 

 

·         Demonstrate how magnets attract and repel

 

·         Identify common objects that are attracted to a magnet

 

·         Identify objects and materials (air, water, wood, paper, your hand, etc.) that do not black magnetic force

 

 

Science

 

S1L1

 

Students will investigate the characteristics and basic needs of plants and animals.

 

 

·         Identify the basics needs of plants

 

o        Air

 

o        Water

 

o        Light

 

o        Nutrients

 

·         Identify the basic needs of animals

 

o        Air

 

o        Water

 

o        Food

 

o        Shelter

 

·         Identify the parts of a plant—root, stem, leaf, and flower

 

·         Compare and describe various animals

 

 

 

 

Social Studies

 

Map and Globe Skills

 

GOAL: Students will use maps to retrieve social studies information.

 

GOAL: Students will be able to locate, analyze, and synthesize information related to social studies topics and apply this information to solve problems/make decisions.

 

 

 

Social Studies

 

SS1H1

 

The student will read about and describe the life of historical figures in American history.

 

 

·         Identify the contributions made by these figures:

 

o        Benjamin Franklin (inventor/author/statesman)

 

o        Thomas Jefferson (Declaration of Independence)

 

o        Lewis and Clarke (exploration)

 

o        Harriet Tubman (Underground Railroad)

 

o        Theodore Roosevelt (National Parks and environment)

 

o        George Washington Carver (science)

 

·         Describe how everyday life of these historical figures is similar to and different from everyday life in the present—food, clothes, homes, transportation, communication, and recreation

 

 

 

Social Studies

 

SS1H2

 

The student will read or listen to American folktales and explain how they characterize our national heritage.

 

 

·         John Henry

 

·         Johnny Appleseed

 

·         Davy Crockett

 

·         Paul Bunyan

 

·         Annie Oakley

 

 

 

Social Studies

 

SS1G1

 

The student will describe the cultural and geographic systems associated with the historical figures in SS1H1

 

 

 

Social Studies

 

SS1G2

 

The student will identify and locate his/her city, county, state, nation, and continent on a simple map or globe.

 

 

Social Studies

 

SS1G3

 

The student will locate major topographical features of the earth’s surface.

 

 

·         Locate all of the continents: North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Europe, Australia, Antarctica

 

·         Locate the major oceans: Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, Indian

 

·         Identify and describe landforms: mountains, deserts, valleys, plains, plateaus, coasts

 

 

Social Studies

 

SS1CG1

 

The student will describe how the historical figures in SS1H1 display positive character traits of fairness, respect for others, respect for the environment, conservation, courage, equality, tolerance, perseverance, and commitment.

 

 

Social Studies

 

SS1CG2

 

The student will explain the meaning of the patriotic words to America the Beautiful and America (My Country ‘Tis of Thee)

 

 

Social Studies

 

SS1E1

 

The student will identify goods that people make and services that people provide for each other.

 

 

Social Studies

 

SS1E2

 

The student will explain that people have to make choices about good and services because of scarcity.

 

 

Social Studies

 

SS1E3

 

The student will describe how people are both producers and consumers.

 

 

Social Studies

 

SS1E4

 

The student will describe the costs and benefits of personal spending and saving choices.