In first grade, emphasis is placed on formation of cursive vowels, cursive consonants, and numbers. Also, students will develop their creative writing skills throughout the school year. Spelling Students learn one spelling lesson each week. Students actively participate in daily drill of the spelling words and complete colorful activity pages to aid the learning process. In first grade, emphasis is placed upon addition and subtraction.
Students learn addition and subtraction facts up to thirteen.
Also, the student is introduced to simple multiplication tables, money values, story problems, and simple fractions. The history program is designed to correlate with oral reading. The student is introduced to cultural studies and descriptions of different places around the world in the history oral reading texts. Science The science program is designed to correlate with oral reading. Students will learn about energy, plants, animals, insects, and seasons.