Core Class Curriculum 

Reading:
​Your child may be able to:

• Recognizes specific features of a sentence. (For example: first words, capitalization, and ending punctuation.)
• Recognizes spelling and sound of two letters that represent one sound. For example, th, ch, wh. (These are also known as digraphs.)
• Learns to read regularly spelled one-syllable words.
• Understands how an “e” at the end of a word changes a vowel within the word.
• Breaks up longer words into syllables in order to read them.
• Reads grade-level words that have “irregular” spellings.
• Knows the difference between and reads fiction and non-fiction texts with purpose and an understanding of the plot and important ideas and characters.
• Talks about and answer questions about the text he reads.
• Reads texts aloud at an appropriate speed and with expression.
• Compares different characters, events or texts.
• Understands the purpose of and uses common features in a book, such as headings, tables of contents and glossaries.
• Begins to read (grade appropriate) poetry and identifies words and phrases that relate to emotions and the senses.

• Writes a variety of texts including, opinion pieces, narratives, and explanatory/informational pieces.​
• Writes with structure including an introductory sentence, supporting or accurate details and some sense of closure.
• Begins to use digital tools, including computers, to practice and “publish” writing. 
• Gathers information as a class, with the aid of a teacher, to answer a question or create a shared research or writing project.

• Learn and talk about his own family, different types of families in the present and in history, and his community.
• Use and study maps to locate his own community as well as others.
• Develop communication and conversation skills.
• Create both group and individual work to represent what he has learned, using writing, illustrations and graphic organizers such as venn-diagrams and T-charts.
• Explore the role of technology and media.
• Gain an understanding of the importance of rules, citizenship and democracy in the classroom and in his community.
• Learn about American holidays and important events and days.

​Math: 
​Your child may be able to:

• Add and subtract numbers 1-20, solve word problems by using objects, drawings and traditional equations with the plus and minus signs.
• Add 3 numbers that add to a number up to 20.
• Solve addition and subtraction problems by adding up or subtracting smaller numbers, for example 10+4 = 10+2+2 and 15-6= 15-2-2-2.
• Learn the relationship between addition and subtraction, for example 2+3=5 and 5-3=2.
• Count out and group objects in order to solve single digit addition and subtraction problems.   
• Count and write the numbers 1 to 120, starting from any number less than 120.
• Understand and create numbers using 10 as a base, for example, 12 = 1 ten and 2 1’s. 
• Compare two 2 digit numbers using the <, >, and = signs.
• Add up to 100 using objects and the concept of 10’s.
• Subtract or add 10 to a 2 digit number in her mind, without counting, and subtract by 10 from numbers 1-90, using concrete objects or tools.
• Order three objects by length.
• Begin to tell and write time using both digital and analog clocks.
• Understand data, specifically, the total number of data points, how many are in each category and how many more or less there are in a category.
• Understand the definition of and difference between shapes and creates shapes using this knowledge.
• Create 2 and 3 dimensional shapes.
• Break up circles and rectangles into two and four equal parts, and understand that the parts are halves, fourths, and quarters, and that smaller parts make up larger ones. 

• Explore and experiment with the world around her and with objects provided by the teacher.
• Learn new facts about a variety of topics including: the human body, ocean and sea life, animals, measurement, electricity and magnetism and sound and matter (the difference between solids, gases and liquids.)
• Make observations and records what she sees and learns using graphs, pictures and words.
• Use her 5 senses to observe and learn about objects. 

• They may believe that they are the center of the universe, they believe that everyone sees the world as they do. ​
  • What we can work on as teachers and parents: Expose the student to many people, especially children. When kids play and develop friendships, they learn to help, share and consider other people’s feelings.
• They may fool around in school, they yell, sing, hum, whisper, touch each other and bustle around.
  • What we can work on as teachers and parents: Keep in touch with one another to be aware of the student's classroom behavior. Enforce the same rules at home that are at school. This helps him understand appropriate behavior and become comfortable with the expectations of adults.
• They may begin to be affected by peer pressures. They mimic their friends, they care what people think of them, and they value their friends on the same level as parents and teachers
  • What we can work on as teachers and parents: If the student has a friend who has a bad influence on him, don't wait too long to take action. Feel free to arrange playdates and friend groups with other children.
• Their friendships can be unstable. There can be rocky patches, and friends can be enemies one day and best friends the next. This is because they are just starting to learn about social skills.
  • What we can do as parents and teachers: Talk with the student about what it means to be a good friend and how to get along well with others. Even first graders can understand these concepts and talk about them.
• They identify with adults outside the family, such as teachers and neighbors.
  • What we can do as parents and teachers: Be there for the students as they are going through the school year, be encouraging and helpful when they need it.

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