Primary School, Kindergarten-Second Grade at Lyman Campus
Grade 1 Curriculum At-a-Glance In First Grade, students begin to identify themselves as readers, writers, mathematicians and engineers. Through interdisciplinary experiences at the Butler Campus, First Graders delve into the five components of resilience: creativity, growth mindset, purpose, self-care and relationships. Girls develop their sense of self through discussions, writing, presenting to their peers and taking on classroom responsibilities. Through all of their learning experiences, First Graders consider what it means to be a member of a community and how they can contribute positively by being civically engaged. Literacy:
Mathematics:
• Develop skills through Fundations, including skills for word attack, spelling and formation, as well as for sentence structure
• Explore counting, comparing, ordering and place value in numbers to 100
• Discover reading through small, flexible groups tailored to students’ abilities
• Investigate money by identifying and relating coin values, counting and making coin combinations
• Study genres and authors
• Develop skills in addition and subtraction using models, numbers and symbols for facts to 20
• Establish personal connections to texts • Examine forms of writing, beginning with sentence level writing in the narrative genre and report writing to developing argument and persuasive writing Focus on sentence level construction, word choice, purpose and audience
Social Studies: • Examine identity, families, school, community and the nation • Conduct a mock election for the Golden Gator Book Award • Compare and contrast their own experience to that of others • Explore the role of an individual in a community
• Acquire strategies for mental math and data analysis • Examine patterns, properties and relationships • Gain skills in identifying, classifying and creating 2D and 3D shapes • Begin an exploration of measurement and time • Expand mathematical communication through connections and representation • Solve real-world problems using concrete, pictorial and symbolic models
Science:
• Develop skills, including: questioning, research, collaboration, communication, presentation, investigation and reflection
• Continue skill development in scientific inquiry
• Foster creativity through role-play and the integration of music, dance and art
• Compare vertebrate to invertebrate animals, including their characteristics and adaptations
• Explore the five senses through experimentation
• Investigate habitats at the Butler Campus • Engage in weather and ecology studies • Examine birds and flight • Experiment with mechanical engineering and wind turbine design • Explore the plant cycle through gardening • Participate in outdoor experiential education–Learning at Butler Days and seasonal gardening
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