Grade 1 Curriculum

Curriculum Strands

Key Focus Areas

• Active listening and following multi-step directions
• Phonemic awareness and phonics skills development
• Reading simple texts with fluency and comprehension
• Writing simple sentences with proper conventions
• Speaking clearly to express ideas and opinions
• Making connections between texts and experiences

Sample Learning Outcomes

• Read and comprehend grade-appropriate texts with support
• Write simple sentences using capital letters and periods
• Participate in conversations and discussions
• Apply phonics skills to decode unfamiliar words

Curriculum Strands

Key Focus Areas

• Counting and number sense to 20, exploring to 100
• Addition and subtraction within 20 using multiple strategies
• Identifying, creating, and extending patterns
• Recognizing 2D and 3D shapes and their properties
• Measuring with non-standard and standard units
• Sorting, organizing, and representing data

Sample Learning Outcomes

• Count forward and backward by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s
• Solve addition and subtraction problems within 20
• Identify, describe, and create repeating patterns
• Compare and order numbers to 100

Curriculum Strands

Key Focus Areas

• Identifying characteristics of living and non-living things
• Exploring properties and uses of materials
• Investigating pushes, pulls, and motion
• Observing weather patterns and seasonal changes
• Using senses to make observations
• Asking questions and conducting simple investigations

Sample Learning Outcomes

• Describe basic needs of living things
• Identify and sort materials by their properties
• Observe and describe how objects move
• Record weather observations and identify patterns

Curriculum Strands

Key Focus Areas

• Understanding personal and family history
• Recognizing diversity and cultural traditions
• Learning about rights, responsibilities, and rules
• Exploring the school and local neighborhood
• Creating and using simple maps
• Distinguishing between needs and wants

Sample Learning Outcomes

• Describe personal and family history and traditions
• Understand classroom rules and responsibilities
• Create simple maps of familiar places
• Identify needs, wants, and simple economic choices