Gradually add numerals to 100 as the year progresses. Science The hands-on approach in science, begun in kindergarten, continues in first grade. The curriculum emphasizes the development of the processes of science as a means of problem solving. These processes include observing, classifying, measuring, recording, inferring and predicting. First grade students work primarily on observation in the units of seeds, patterns, magnetism and liquids.
Students observe and classify seeds and learn their parts.
Observation continues in the study of patterns in seeds, tracks, shadows, letters of the alphabet, and geometric shapes. In magnetism students observe properties of magnets and predict attraction and repulsion of various materials. In the study of liquids, students observe, record, infer and predict the behavior of liquids on different surfaces. Conduct a simple experiment on seed germination and communicate observations in cooperative groups. Predict, verify, and record the track an object will make.