Sparta Elementary 1st Grade Curriculum

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Sparta Elementary1st Grade Curriculum

• Teachers Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. McAllister,
• Mrs. Welborn, Mrs. Rhea, Mrs. West

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Reading ELA

• Spelling patterns
• Comprehension
• Fluency
• Sight words (no sounding out)
• Guided Reading Groups

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Reading

• Beginning year text Look at the rain, said
  Dad. Get your umbrella. (Level C/3)
• Middle year text Mandy and her brother and
  sister got new shoes. Her brother got a pair of
  shoes for his soccer game. The shoes came in a
  red box with white stripes on it. (Level G/12)

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Reading cont.

• End of the year text The giraffes walked to an
  open field. Their kites sailed high up into the
  sky. The giraffes were so tall. Their kites
  flew higher than the trees. Just then, the wind
  blew hard across the field. (Level J/18)

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Accelerated Reader (AR)

• Students will take the STAR test when they reach
  a DRA level of E/8.
• After the STAR test, goals will be set and
  students can take AR tests on their books.
• In January, all first graders will take the STAR
  test and begin AR tests.
• Students who take AR tests can accumulate points
  to shop at the AR store.
• AR is not for a grade, but an incentive program
  to encourage reading.

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Writing

• Punctuation
• Capitalization
• Complete sentences
• Editing
• Revising
• Beginning, middle, and end of a story
• Sequencing

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Math

• Patterns
• Graphs
• Number concepts (1-99)
• Addition subtraction
• Fact families
• Place value
• Skip counting (2, 5, 10)
• Geometry (2D 3D shapes)
• Time (hour half hour)
• Fractions
• Measurement (non-standard)
• Money (identify value)

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Science

• 5 senses
• Science tools
• Living Non-living
• Rocks, Soil, and Water
• Force Motion
• CATCH Everyday Foods for Health
• Heat, Light, and Sound
• Magnets
• Plants Animals
• Weather

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Social Studies

• Celebrate freedom
• My family
• Maps
• Wants needs
• Goods Services
• Customs Cultures
• Citizenship
• Historical figures
• U.S. symbols
• Texas symbols
• Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folktales
• Cross cultural literature

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Handwriting

• DNealian alphabet
• Lower case letters
• Top to bottom letter formation

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Grading

• 9 week grading system
• Progress reports at 3 weeks and 6 weeks
• 1st 3 weeks-phone calls

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Tips How you can help

• Homework-due on Thursday
• Read for enjoyment
• Read library books
• Practice sight words
• Practice handwriting
• Read the Guided Reading book at least two
  times.