HMA : Academics : Elementary School : First Grade

First Grade

1st Grade Curriculum includes:                  
  • Bible – The theme is Bible families & stories of the early church            
  • Math – Addition & Subtraction Facts to 20
    • Numbers to 100
    • Money, Time, & Graphing
    • Geometry, Measurement, & Fractions
  • Reading – basal readers; phonics; reading library books
  • English – emphasizes
    • Listening & following directions
    • Writing sentences with correct punctuation & capitalization
    • Introduces nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives
    • Writing a personal narrative, stories, descriptions, instructions
    • Alphabetical order
  • Science – covers
    • Plants & Animals; Where they live
    • Grouping Objects; Sound, Light, & Heat; Simple Machines
    • The Earth; Weather; Sky
    • The Senses; Growing; Health                                          
  • Social Studies – focus on
    • Where We Live 
    • Groups We Belong To
    • Jobs & Money
    • Our World & Natural Resources
    • The First People in America
    • American Celebrations
  • Spelling – based on phonics & reading vocabulary          
  • Handwriting – Manuscript
  • Music – Choir & performances
  • Art – Drawing, painting, crafts     

1st - Mrs. Asatani

Dot the Doc
Hop On Hop Off
Hot Rods
Kim and Tom's Job
Pop, Pop, Pop
The Fox and the Box
 
 
Who Lives Here?
 
Let's Take Care of the Earth
 
What Do Insects Do?
 
Clouds
 
In the Forest
 
In the Desert
 
In the Barnyard
 
The Wild Woods
Johnny Appleseed
 
 
Sam and I
 
Animals at Night
 
Raindrops
 
Little Green Frog
 
Gecko
Footprints in the Snow