First Grade Curriculum

3rd Nine Weeks

 

PULASKI ASSESSMENT OF READING/ SKILLS

LANGUAGE ARTS

MATH

SOCIAL STUDIES

SCIENCE

PRACTICAL LIVING/ ARTS & HUMANITIES

WRITING

 

WEEK 19

Breakthrough title- Mama Goes to School

 

 

*plot *predicting *synonyms *long u *final diagrapsh *inflectional endings( ed,ing ) verbs-  to be

 

Careers

 

June and the Mule

Slim, Luke / Mule

 

1.0.8 Describe characters, plot, setting, and problem/solution of a passage.

 

POS- Students will re-tell stories or parts of stories containing  beginning, middle, and end, and important details.

Measurement

 

1.2.5 Estimate quantities of objects 1.26 Estimate computational results using an appropriate strategy. 2.2.9 Use measurements to describe and compare attributes of objects

 

POS-. Students will explore appropriate estimation procedures.  Students will compare and order by size.

Careers

 

Inventions

 

5.2.3 The way we live has changed over time for both Kentuckians and Americans because of changes in many areas.

 

 

Guidance:  Anger Management

 

Character word of the month- Perseverance

 

 

 

WEEK 20

Breakthrough Title- Machines

 

*Realism/fantasy *compare/contrast *synonyms *long e *compounds *short vowels (cvc) *single /double medial consonants *follow directions *writing process *contractions

Riddle-dee Fiddle-dee-dee Riddles

 

4.0.7 Follow the directions in a passage.

 

POS- Students will read a variety of materials to accomplish authentic purposes, including reading for enjoyment, to locate information, and to complete tasks.

Measurement

2.1.5 Nonstandard and standard units of measurement 2.2.5 Use nonstandard and standard units to measure weight and length. 2.2.6 Use standard units to measure volume of rectangular prisms, liquid capacity, money, time and temperature. 2.2.7 Choose appropriate tools for specific measurement tasks. 2.2.8 Measurable attributes of an object

 

and make an estimate using appropriate units of measurement. 2.2.9 Use measurements to describe and compare attributes of objects.

 

POS- Students will determine length, weight, and volume with nonstandard units. Students will compare and order by size and length/width.  Students will compare and measure size, length/width with nonstandard and standard units.

Simple Machines

 

5.2.3 The way we live has changed over time for both Kentuckians and Americans because of changes in many areas.

 

POS-   Students will distinguish among past, present, and future, and describe change over time.

Simple Machines

 

1.2.1The position of an object can be described by locating it relative to another object or the background.  1.2.2 An object’s motion can be described by measuring its change in position over time such as rolling different objects down a ramp. 1.2.3 The position and motion of objects can be changed by pushing or pulling.

 

POS- Students will

 

understand that the position and motion of an object can be described by comparing it to another object or background.  Students will understand that the position and motion of an object can be changed by pushing or pulling.

 

 

 

WEEK 21

Breakthrough Title- Time for Bed Little Bear

 

 

Unit 4 test

Measurement

Geometry

 

2.1.5 Nonstandard and standard units of measurement 2.2.5 Use nonstandard and standard units to measure weight and length.  2.2.7 Choose appropriate tools for specific measurement tasks. 2.2.8 Measurable attributes of an object and make an estimate using appropriate units of measurement. 2.2.9 Use measurements to describe and compare attributes of objects.  2.3.3 How units within the same measurement system relate.

 

 

POS-  Students will

 

identify, describe, model, draw, and classify/sort two- and three-dimensional shapes and objects using properties. Students will determine equivalent customary measurements Students

Martin Luther King Jr.

 

Historical events

 

1.2.4 Vibration is a type of motion. Sound is produced by vibrating objects.  The pitch of the sound can be varied by changing the rate of vibration.

 

PCLP Science entry- Bats echolation

Second Steps Lessons #  42-48

 

POS- Students will connect reading, listening, observing, and inquiry to personal experience through applying writing-to-learn strategies.

 

WEEK 22

Breakthrough Title- Why?

City Storm

 

*predicting *plot *long e *inflectional ending –ed *long o *compound words *adjectives

A Real Gift

Author’s Reading Race

 

2.0.6 Use text features to understand a passage.  4.0.6 Locate and apply information for authentic purposes.  x.0.1 Use word recognition strategies to determine pronunciations and meaning of words in passages.

 

POS- Students will use text structure to interpret print and nonprint materials for authentic purposes.  Students will identify structure of rhythmic and patterned/

predictable reading materials.

Number Lines

 

Seasons                     Breakthrough Title- When Robins Sing       Read Chick Soup with Rice

2.2.2 Object in the sky have properties, locations, and real or apparent movements that can be observed and described. 2.3.2 Weather changes from day to day and over seasons. 

POS- Students will understand that common objects in the sky have properties, locations, and movements that can be observed and described.

 

 

 

WEEK 23

Breakthrough Title- Mix It Up

 

*compare & contrast *setting *antonyms *long a *contractions *long

 

vowels with silent e *digraphs *fantasy *adjectives

 

A Big Day for Jay

Lost!

 

POS- Identify main ideas of a variety of reading passages.

Place Value

 

1.1.1Whole numbers, fractions, mixed numbers, and decimals through thousandths.

 

1.1.4 Place value, expanded form, number magnitude. 1.3.3 How the base 10 system relates to place value

 

POS- Students will read, write, count, and model whole numbers, 0-20, developing place value for ones and tens.

 

1.3.1 Light travels in a straight line until it strikes an object.

Guidance:  Violence, Bullying, Harassment

 

Character Word of the Month- Honesty

 

 

 

WEEK 24

Breakthrough Title- Amazing Magnets

 

*Sequence *setting *long o *inflectional ending –ing  *long e *middle consonants/double *main idea *adjectives

Baby Otter Grows Up

Foal

 

2.0.8 Identify main ideas and details that support them.

Place Value

Dental Health Month

 

 

 

 

 

Magnets

 

1.1.1Objects have many observable properties such as size, mass, shape, color, temperature, magnetism, and the ability to react with other substances.  1.1.2 Objects are made of one or more materials such as paper, wood, and metal.

POS- Students will understand that properties of materials can be measured and used to describe, separate, or sort objects.

 

 

 

 

WEEK 25

Breakthrough Title- Teeth

 

*Cause & effect

 

*character *long Ii *singular possessives *long a *contraction *realistic fiction *adjectives

What a Sight!

Lost in the Museum

 

2.0.9 Make predictions

 

and draw conclusions based on what is read.

 

POS- Students will use predictions and confirming prediction to make sense of texts.

Two Digit Addition

 

1.1.2 The operations of addition and subtraction

 

1.2.2 Add and subtract whole numbers using a variety of methods

 

POS- Students will solve two-digit problems using addition and subtraction with manipulatives.

5.1.1 Accounts of historical events are influenced by the perceptions of people and passing of time.             

 

5.2.2 People explored and settled America and Kentucky for multiple reasons.

Who are our leaders today?

 

Historical Period: 

 

Story of Betsy Ross and the New Flag

 

POS- Students will write stories with beginning, middle, and end.

 

WEEK 26

Breakthrough Title- Microscope

 

*Main idea *cause & effect *homonyms *vowel sounds as y *compound words   *long Ii *inflectional endings *adjectives

Poetry

Oral reports

 

1.0.10 Connect literature to students’ lives and real world issues.

 

POS- Students will listen to a variety of genres to form an understanding of reading.

POS-  Students will explore addition and subtraction of two-digit numbers using manipulatives

 

Celebrate George Washington and Abraham Lincoln’s Birthdays

 

Historical events

 

 

 

 

WEEK 27

Breakthrough Title- What Floats?

2.0.8 Identify main ideas and details that support them.

Two Digit addition

Regrouping

 

Scientific Inquiry

 

Will an apple sink or float?

Guidance: Conflict Resolution

 

Character Word of the Month- Optimism

POS-  Students will write pieces with introduction, body, and conclusion.

 

 

 

 

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