First Grade Nine Week Plans—1st Quarter
Ashburn Elementary
Oral Language
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Reading
Listen and respond to
a variety of media,
including books,
audiotapes, videos, and
other age-appropriate materials
Participate in choral speaking,
reciting short poems, rhymes, songs,
and stories with repeated patterns
Increase oral descriptive vocabulary
Follow simple two-step oral directions
Follow rules for conversation
Use appropriate voice level in smallgroup settings
English S.O.L.’s: 1.1a, 1.1b, 1.2a, 1.2c, 1.3b, 1.3c
Math
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Read from left to right
and from top to bottom
Match spoken words with
print
Use short vowel sounds to decode
and spell single-syllable words
Use titles and pictures as meaning
clues
Preview a variety of fiction and nonfiction books
Set a purpose for reading
English S.O.L.’s: 1.5a, 1.5b, 1.6d, 1.7a, 1.9a, 1.9b
Science
Classify objects
Count and
write number
of objects in a category
Sort objects
Identify forms of data
collection (tables &
graphs)
Identify, create, and
repeat patterns
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Math S.O.L.’s: 1.1a, 1.11, 1.14, 1.15,
1.16, 1.17
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Writing
Plant changes
in the Fall
Natural
Resources
(plants, animals, water,
air, land, minerals, forests,
and soil)
Earth changes (day and
night)
People in the Fall (dress,
recreation)
Animal coverings
(preparing for winter)
Science S.O.L.’s: 1.1, 1.5, 1.6a, 1.6b,
1.7a, 1.7b, 1.7c, 1.8a
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English S.O.L.’s: 1.11, 1.12a, 1.12g
Social Studies
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Write legibly
Form letters
Place spaces
between words
and sentences
Generate ideas for writing
Share writing with others
Citizenship
Communities
Christopher
Columbus
Past, Present, & Future
(schools, families,
communities, and
timelines)
Social Science S.O.L.’s: 1.1, 1.10,
1.3, 1.6
Health
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Bus
Safety
Fire
Safety
Health S.O.L.’s: 1.3a, 1.3d