First Grade Curriculum Map
2013-2014
First Quarter
(September and October)
English/Language Arts
TOPICS:
PALS/DRA assessments and beginning of the year writing sample, shared reading (poetry and
big books), short vowel sounds, read alouds with discussion, sight word vocabulary, story
responses, daily journal writing, word work using the word wall and word study, introduction to
the writing process with a focus on prewriting using graphic organizers
WRITING ASSESSMENT: personal narrative
SOL: All English/Language Arts SOLs are covered throughout the year
Math
TOPICS:
*Counting, recognizing and writing numerals through 100
*Skip counting (twos, fives, tens, backward)
*introduction to the concepts of addition and subtraction of objects
*recognizing, extending, creating, and describing patterns
*sorting and classifying objects
*identifying ordinal positions
*graphing data and interpreting the graphs using appropriate vocabulary
Investigation Focus: collecting and organizing data, counting and combining numbers
SOL: 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.18, 1.19, 1.20, 1.21
Science
TOPICS:
*Experiments/Investigations
*Sun and Earth (day and night)
*Plants (growth, falling leaves)
*Animals (coverings, preparing for winter)
*Natural Resources
*People in Fall
SOL: 1.1, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8
Social Studies
TOPICS:
*Citizenship, rules, responsibility
*Community past and present
*Johnny Appleseed, time lines, past and present
*Columbus Day, map skills
SOL: 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
Health
TOPICS:
*Bus and Playground Safety
*Personal
*Fire Safety
Second Quarter
(November, December, January)
English/Language Arts
TOPICS:
shared reading (poetry and big books), long vowel patterns, read alouds with discussion, sight
word vocabulary, story responses, summarizing and retelling stories, using reading strategies in
small group instruction, daily journal writing, word work using the word wall and word study,
continuing with the writing process with a focus on adding details and using a varied vocabulary,
capitalization and punctuation rules.
WRITING ASSESSMENT: Realistic Fiction
SOL: All English/Language Arts SOLs are covered throughout the year
Math
TOPICS:
*Draw, describe, and sort, and identify plane geometric figures
*Identify and represent fractions
*Telling time (analog and digital clocks)
*Recall basic addition and subtraction facts
*Story problems and problem solving activities
SOL: 1.6, 1.8, 1.9, 1.11, 1.15, 1.16, 1.17
Science
TOPICS:
*Experiments/Investigations
*Sun and earth (temperature, light, precipitation)
*Plants (dormant, deciduous, evergreen)
*Animals (habitats, hibernation, migration)
*People in Winter
SOL: 1.1, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6, 1.7
Social Studies
TOPICS:
*Pilgrims (long ago, today, time lines, maps)
*Economics (goods and services)
*Family traditions and holiday celebrations
*Loudoun County (map skills and geography)
SOL: 1.1, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 1.12
Health
TOPICS:
*Healthy habits (hand washing)
*Germs
*Nutrition
Third Quarter
(February, March, April)
English/Language Arts
TOPICS:
shared reading (poetry and big books), long vowel patterns, suffixes and prefixes, synonyms and
antonyms, parts of speech (nouns, verbs, adjectives), read alouds with discussion, sight word
vocabulary, story responses, summarizing and retelling stories, using reading strategies in small
group instruction, reading with fluency and expression, daily journal writing, word work using
the word wall and word study, continuing with the writing process with a focus on revising and
editing
WRITING ASSESSMENT: Authors as Mentor
SOL: All English/Language Arts SOLs are covered throughout the year
Math
TOPICS:
*Recognize, write, and count numerals 1-100
*Place Value (tens and ones)
*Estimation (magnitude)
*Meaurement (length, width, weight, volume)
*Addition and subtraction problems
Investigation focus: building numbers in different ways, building number sense and counting,
addition and subtraction strategies
SOL: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4, 1.7, 1.10
Science
TOPICS:
*Experiments/Investigations
*Matter (solids, liquids, gases)
*Motion, Force and Energy
SOL: 1.1, 1.2, 1.3
Social Studies
TOPICS:
*Famous Americans (Washington, Lincoln, Franklin, Carver, Roosevelt)
*President’s Day
*National Symbols (citizenship)
* and Loudoun (map skills and geography)
SOL: 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.10, 1.11
Health
TOPICS:
*Dental health
*Fitness
Fourth Quarter
(April, May, June)
English/Language Arts
TOPICS:
End of year PALS, DRA, and writing samples, shared reading (poetry and big books), long vowel
patterns, suffixes and prefixes, compound words and contractions, parts of speech (nouns, verbs,
adjectives), read alouds with discussion, sight word vocabulary, story responses, summarizing
and retelling stories, using reading strategies independently, reading with fluency and expression,
daily journal writing, word work using the word wall and word study, continuing with the writing
process with a focus on revising, editing, and publishing.
WRITING ASSESSMENT: Non Fiction
SOL: All English/Language Arts SOL’s are covered throughout the year
Math
TOPICS:
*Skip counting (twos, fives, tens, backward)
*Addition and subtraction facts
*Money and coin counting
*Story problems and problem solving activities
*Probability
Investigation Focus: number games and story problems
SOL: 1.8, 1.9, 1.12, 1.13, 1.14
Science
TOPICS:
*Experiments/Investigations
*Sun and Earth (temperature, light, precipitation)
*Plants (budding and growth)
*Animals in Spring
*Natural Resources (Earth Day, Environment)
SOL: 1.1, 1.4, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8
Social Studies
TOPICS:
*Virginia and Virginia symbols
*Map skills and geography
*Hawaii, Australia and Alaska
SOL: 1.3, 1.4, 1.6, 1.11, 1.12
Health
TOPICS:
*Summer safety (pools, bikes, etc.)