Integrated Reading & Language Arts

Students will:

• identify and use rhyming words
• recognize and use consonants and selected consonant blends and digraphs
• recognize and use long, short, and selected variant vowel sounds and diphthongs
• identify, form, and use compound words and contractions
• make, confirm, and revise predictions
• make inferences
• identify main ideas and details
• recognize cause and effect
• sequence events
• compare and contrast
• distinguish between fantasy and reality fiction
• integrate information from more than one text
• identify the literary elements of character, plot, and setting
• make transition from temporary spelling to conventional spelling
• read and write narrative, descriptive, and informative modes of writing
• listen to, read and enjoy poetry
• write in response to reading
• use the conventions of language – grammar (sentences), usage (nouns, pronouns, adjectives, adverbs, and verbs), and mechanics (punctuation and capitalization)
• use manuscript handwriting
• demonstrate active listening, speaking, and viewing skills
• use research and study skills
• write a series of simple, clearly stated ideas on a topic
• capitalize proper nouns, first words in sentences, and pronouns
• use end marks, commas, and apostrophes
• distinguish between a sentence and a fragment
• use correct subject and verb agreement
• use nouns, pronouns, verbs, and adjectives
• practice manuscript penmanship skills
• maintain a writing journal

Mathematics

Students will:

• create number bonds for numbers to 100
• add and subtract numbers to 100
• explore plane and solid shapes; make pictures and models with plane and solid shapes
• use ordinals and position words to tell order and position
• compare heights and lengths of more than two things, including using a start line
• measure length of objects using units
• compare and find weights of objects using units
• collect data to create a picture graph, tally chart of bar graph
• use mental math strategies to add and subtract
• identify and extend growing and repeating patterns
• use a calendar to know days of week, months and season of year; write data
• tell time to the hour and half hour
• know the penny, nickel, dime, and quarter
• skip-count to find the value of a group of coins or different coins
• exchange one coin for a set of coins of equal value
• count, add, and subtract money
• use manipulatives and place value to count, compare, order and make number patterns to 120

Science

Students will:

• recognize the various stages and complete metamorphosis
• observe the behaviors of a variety of insects
• observe, describe and sort materials based on properties
• observe the similarities and difference between the stages of an insect's life cycle
• recognize differences between solids and liquids
• list the four steps in recycling various materials and relate this to their own environment
• discover which materials will decompose naturally
• communicate their scientific observations and comparisons
• acquire and use a science vocabulary
• provide for the needs of insects (air, food, water, space)
• combine and separate solids of different particle sizes
• observe and describe what happened when solids & other liquids are mixed with water
• observe and compare physical properties of rocks, solids, pebbles, gravel, sand, silt, clay
• explore places where earth materials are naturally found and ways earth materials are used.

Social Studies

Students will:

• use concepts of location, distance and direction to describe places
• interpret and accurately label a map
• recognize that human and physical characteristics help define a place
• identify unifying geographic characteristics of a region and explain how regions change
• describe ways in which people depend on and alter their physical environment
• illustrate examples of how humans have adapted to their physical environment
• recognize continents and oceans on a world map
• evaluate the characteristics of renewable, non-renewable and flow resources
• describe what is gained and what is given up when a choice is made
• describe the value of saving
• identify various goods and services found in the community
• identify the presence of imported goods in their home and community
• describe the process of how goods are brought to market
• explain why most societies depend on money

Technology

Students will:

• learn how to log on and log off the computer
• demonstrate a functional knowledge of the keyboard
• use the mouse to highlight and select certain sections of text
• navigate through a document using the scroll bars, arrow keys, and mouse
• learn to format the text properties of font, size, and style
• use drawing tools
• insert graphics
• learn to print and save
• use CD-ROMs and laser discs/DVDs
• open an Internet browser
• enter a known web address and reach the site
• learn why the school’s computers are restricted and filtered
• notify the teacher if inappropriate items appear on the monitor
• learn how to care for the computer and its accessories
• develop an awareness of privacy/confidentiality issues associated with computer use
• be assessed on the ability to create a document that contains graphics and text that are formatted, saved, and printed

Students will:

• understand the role of daily grooming
• understand the importance of eating a good breakfast
• understand the function of various kinds of teeth
• understand the role of exercise as related to an efficient functioning body
• identify ways of dealing with problems and generate alternatives when confronted with making a decision

Students will:

• select fiction and nonfiction literature related to the curriculum and personal interests
• recognize the need for information and formulate questions based on information needs
• begin to organize information for problem solving and practical applications
• develop an appreciation for creative expression
• respond to literature in a variety of formats
• participate in group projects to pursue information
• observe the use of technology as a means to locate information
• use the “Super 3” pathway of “Plan, Do, Review” to find information
• demonstrate emergent note taking skills during writing success
• identify parts of a book as an aid to reading across the curriculum

Students will:

identify visual elements such as lines, colors, shapes, textures and their sensory qualities

• develop perceptual skills and vocabulary through a variety of art activities
• create art based on imagination, personal interpretations of nature, familiar places, and activities with family or friends
• acquire basic skills in using media for drawing, painting, collage and three-dimensional works of art