The First Grade is an important year in the developmental process of children as they move from Kindergarten to the structure of the primary grades. We learn about scientific investigation, the study of force, motion, energy, and matter.
Students also investigate the life processes of plants and animals.
We also study the Earth, the seasons and natural resources. In the First Grade, we learn to compare past and present by studying famous leaders and holidays. We also learn about maps and globes, American symbols, economics and the organization of the government. Math Their Way program to teach number sense, computation, estimation, measurement, geometry, graphing, patterns and money. Language Arts Novel units, Daily Oral Language, daily journal writing, literary elements, beginning and fluent reading strategies, spelling and handwriting are a part of our daily curriculum.