1st Grade Curriculum

Religion

First graders participate in a school-wide religion program focusing on liturgy, sacraments, and the Church using RCL’s Faith First. They also learn about saints, Christian Values, prayers and providing Christian service to others.

Prayers: Sign of the Cross, The Lord’s Prayer, Hail Mary, and Grace Before Meals
The Liturgical Seasons: Advent, Christmas, Ordinary Time, Lent, and Easter
Worship: Genuflecting, Eucharist, Parts of the Mass, Weekly Attendance
The Seven Sacraments
Living as a Child of God: Christian Morality, Respect, Honor, Sharing, Forgiveness

Reading/Language Arts

In first grade students work on skills that enable them to read and write more independently. An important goal in first grade is that students learn to read and be able to decode and recognize words accurately and automatically. Students will also participate in the school-wide STAR/Accelerated Reading Program.

Imagine It

Phonemic Awareness, Oral Blending, Syllables/Word Parts, Initial and final Consonants
Letter Names and Shapes
Phonics, Rhyming Words, Short and Long Vowels, Digraphs
Reading Comprehension, Realistic Fiction
Reading with Fluency

Composition

Students also learn to write and spell words and use them to communicate ideas and experiences. Students should be able to apply the conventions and structures of sentences in their writing and speaking.

Spelling lists/tests,
Grammar, vocabulary, parts of speech, punctuation
Handwriting
Writing Sentences and Stories
Book Reports
Listening/Speaking activities

Math

Students will be using McGraw-Hill Mathematics to explore the following concepts:

Addition Facts to 8, to 12, and to 20
Subtraction to 8, to 12, and to 20
Data and Graphs
Time to the Hour and the Half Hour
Place Value and Patterns
Estimation
Fractions
Geometry
Measurement

Social Studies

Our first grade text, Houghton Mifflin History Social Science School and Family, aligns with the CA state standards

First graders learn about rights and responsibilities in our world.
Students learn about rules and fair play.
They also examine life in their own community and compare it to people long ago.
Students also examine American heroes, symbols, icons, and songs.
Map and Globe Skills
Chart and Graph Skills

Science

Our first grade Science text aligns with CA State standards and we also incorporate NGSS (Next Generation Science Standards). In the various areas students learn about:

Animals, Plants, and Living Things
Lights and Shadows
Weather, Climate, and Land Resources
Investigation and Experimentation
Nutrition and Health
Space: Stars, Sun, and Moon