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Reading/Language Arts/Writing

Students in first grade continue phonological development.  They make major growth in learning to read, more advanced phonics skills and expanding a bank of sight words.  First graders continue to learn as their ability to read grows. They read, listen to, and discuss more complex stories, and they begin to make connections between what they read and hear and the experiences of their lives. They begin to monitor and self-correct their reading.

Math

Our mathematics program is the newly adopted Harcourt Math for Georgia.  By the end of grade one, students will understand and use the concept of ones and tens in the place value number system. The students will add and subtract small numbers with ease. They will represent quantity with numbers, models, diagrams, and number sentences. They will begin to use tools for measuring and observe, create, and decompose geometric shapes and solve simple problems including those involving spatial relationships. The students will pose questions, record data, and interpret simple charts and picture graphs.

Science

The performance standards should drive instruction. Hands-on, student-centered, and inquiry-based approaches are the emphases of instruction. This curriculum is intended as a required curriculum that would show proficiency in science, and instruction should extend beyond the curriculum to meet student needs. Safety of the student should always be foremost in science instruction.  Science consists of a way of thinking and investigating, as well a growing body of knowledge about the natural world.  Science units of study include: (1) Weather, (2) Light/Sound, (3) Magnets, (4) Plants/Animals.

Social Studies

In the first grade, students continue their introduction to United States history through the study of selected historical figures. In the history strand, students study the important contributions each historical person made. In the geography strand, students learn about where these historical people lived and explore important basic geographic concepts. The civics strand provides a study of the positive character traits exhibited by these important historical figures. The economics strand continues the introduction of basic economic concepts.