Grade 1 Curriculum
Grade 1 Curriculum Overview
Grade 1 Curriculum Overview
Religion
Religion
We learn scripture, worship, and morality throughout the curriculum. We also focus on how we can use our faith in action and in everyday life.
Religion themes include:
- our Church community
- our Loving God
- God’s son Jesus
- The Holy Spirit
- Feast Days/Holy Days
- Church Calendar
Family Life is a supplement and incorporated into our religion class.
The 1st grade also participates in community service projects, such as making cards for the Take and Eat program. We also attend liturgical and prayer services.
Language Arts
Language Arts
Phonics
- consonant blends
- diagraphs
- short and long vowel words
- contractions
- words with endings (-ed, -er, -ing, -est)
Comprehension
- main Idea
- cause and effect
- sequencing
- author’s purpose
- predicting
Grammar
- types of sentences
- nouns
- verbs
- adjectives
- capitalization
- punctuation
- subjects and predicates
- correct letter case within sentences
Writing is incorporated in all subjects.
Math
Math
- numbers through 100
- single digit addition and subtraction
- fact families
- graphs
- place value
- geometry
- identifying money
- measurement
Science
Science
- living and nonliving things
- plants
- animals
- habitats
Social Studies
Social Studies
- community
- maps
- globes
- U.S. symbols
- Holidays
- Canada