Literacy (By Quarters)
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
*Recognizes Pre-Primer high frequency words.
*Recognizes Primer high frequency words.
*Recognizes First Grade high frequency words.
*Exposed to Second Grade high frequency words.
*Recognizes number words to ten.
*Reads words using all short vowel sounds.
*Uses various strategies for decoding unfamiliar words.
*Reads First Grade sentences using high frequency words.
*Reads CVC words with all vowels.
*Reads words having long vowel sounds.
*Reads on Guided Reading Level C.
*Reads on Guided Reading Level E.
*Reads on Guided Reading Level G.
*Reads on Guided Reading Level I.

*Spells short vowel CVC words using A, I, and O.

*Spells all short vowel CVC words.
*Spells 20 Pre-Primer Words and words containing clusters and digraphs.
*Spells Pre-Primer high frequency words and words containing silent e.
*Writes words in journals and creative writing.
*Writes phrases in journals and in creative writing, without punctuation.
*Writes sentences using a capital letter at the beginning and correct punctuation at the end.
*Writes a simple story using correct punctuation.
Science (Yearly Goals)
Social Studies (Yearly Goals)
*Categorize objects. *Use Position Words. *Use time lines to present information over time.
*Compare objects. *Study movement. *Connect people and events to commemorate holidays.
*Predict how materials interact with water.
 *Identify holidays celebrated in other countries.
*Identify heat & light sources: create shadows. *Construct simple maps.  Use maps and globes to identify areas.
*Discover life needs of plants and animals. *Identify continents and oceans.
*Describe physical differences between parents and offspring.
 *Study historical figures and how they affected our history. Identify American symbols and landmarks.
*Identify 3 main parts of plants. *Define goods, services, wants and needs.
*Analyze how organizms are linked to one another and the environment (Habitats). *Analyze constitutional rights and responsibilities of a United States citizen.
*Recognize changes in weather.
 *Describe rocks by properties.
Drugs and Violence (Yearly Goals)
*Analyze the composition of the universe. *Invesitgate recyclng and reusing natural resources.
 *Identify components of wellness (food, exercise, rest, and recognizing feelings).
*Use simple instruments and tools to record scientific data.
 *Identify difference between prescription drugs and non-prescription drugs.
Mathematics (Yearly Goals)
Number Sense and Numeration
Concepts of Whole Number Operations
*Recognize, count, write numerals through 100. *Addition to 10, vertical and horizontal form.
*Recognize ordinal positions first through tenth. *Subtraction from 10, vertical and horizontal form.
*Estimate a quantity of objects.
*Recognize place value of ones and tens. *Addition and subtraction of two digit numbers with no regrouping
*Skip count by 2, 5, and 10 to 100.
*Identify greater than and less than. *Addition of three single-digit addends
*Count backwards from 10 to 0. *Identify and write +. -, and = signs.
*Recognize number words zero through ten. *Demonstrate awareness of calculators.
Measurement
Geometry and Fractions
*Explore length, weight, volume, and temperature and the tools used in each type of measurement. *Identify 2D (Plane) shapes of circle, square, triangle, and rectangle and 3D (Solid) shapes of cube, cylinder, pyramid, and sphere.
*Recognize and count penny, nickel, dime and quarter by name and value. *Identify fractions of a group and a whole which include one half, one quarter, and one third.
Probability, Time, Patterns, and Graphs (Yearly Goals)
*Tell time to hour and half hour. *Recognize and extend basic patterns.
*Organize data into tally charts, picture graphs, and bar graphs *Predict outcomes of probability experiments using dice, spinners, or other manipulatives.