BIBLE First Grade 2006-2008

Belonging to His Family: The Heavenly Family, Families of the Bible and the Church

• Understand that studying Bible leads to understanding God

• Begin to be familiar with the way the Bible is organized

• Identify the “three-in-one” members of the God family, and their individual ministry

• Understand that God is worthy of adoration and trust

• Know that God is the creator, and still loves and cares for individuals

• Understand that before the Fall, Adam and Eve lived in the perfect light of God’s presence

• Know that eternal death is the consequence of sin

• Identify spiritual gifts given to OT Bible characters

• Know the story of how the Adventist church began

• Understand the importance of being an active witness for Jesus

• Understand Jesus will reunite all families who love Him

LANGUAGE ARTS

Viewing

• Use picture clues to predict content

• Compare and contrast works read and viewed

• Understand that media messages are created by people

• Distinguish characteristics between fantasy and reality

Listening

• Listen and stay on the topic in a conversation

• Listen attentively, respectfully while waiting to speak

• Summarize auditory information

Reading

• Phonemic awareness

• Explicit systematic phonics

• Share what is read

• Recognize sight words

• Use correct clues to predict new words

Speaking

• Retell familiar stories

• Deliver brief recitations

Visually Representing

• Develop informational visual media

• Connect information with personal experiences

Writing

• Leave proper spacing between words and sentences

• Spell word family patterns

• Write complete sentences

• Begin the writing process

• Use ending punctuation

MATH

Number and Operations

• Count, write and understand numbers 0 to 100

• Count by twos, fives, tens and twenty-fives to 100

• Skip count by tens e.g. 17, 27, 37 …

• Connect numbers to the qualities they represent using various models and representations

• Understand place value of tens and ones

• Explore the concept of zero

• Compare numbers using symbols >, < and =

• Understand the meaning of addition and subtraction and relate to appropriate symbols

• Understand basic addition and subtraction fact families

• Develop a counting strategy for + and - facts to 20

• Memorize + with sums to 12 and related - facts

• Add and subtract 1- and 2-digit numbers, with no renaming

• Understand basic fractions e.g. halves, thirds and fourths

• Read number words to ten

• Understand and use a number line

Algebra

• Recognize and express expanding and repeating patterns

• Identify properties of patterns; create and describe using letters and symbols

• Use variables and open sentences to express relationships

• Use the commutative property and solve number sentences with numbers and symbols

Geometry

• Describe attributes/parts of 2- and 3-dimensional objects

• Describe shapes from different perspectives

• Apply ideas about direction and space

• Recognize and apply slides, flips and turns

• Recognize rectangles and spheres

• Recognize sides and corners of shapes

• Recognize geometric shapes, structures in environment

• Recognize and draw a line of symmetry in objects

• Copy figures and draw simple 2-dimensional shapes from memory

Measurement

• Identify and recognize measurable attributes of an object

• Estimate and measure length, weight, volume and mass using nonstandard and standard units

• Compare objects in terms of length, area, capacity, weight

• Recognize and explain the need for measuring tools and fixed units

• Order sequence of events with respect to time, e.g. seasons; morning, afternoon, night; o’clock

• Know the number of minutes in an hour

• Tell time to the hour and half hour

• Identify pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half-dollars and dollars

• Determine the value of a set of coins to $1.00

• Determine the equivalent value of coins to $1.00

• Know and name the twelve months of the year

Data Analysis and Probability

• Use whole number units to construct graphic representations

• Understand information represented in simple bar graphs, line graphs and pictographs

• Collect first-hand information by conducting surveys, measuring and performing simple experiments

• Collect and organize data into charts using tally marks

SCIENCE

Life: Living Things

• Describe the life cycle of animals

• Describe characteristics of amphibians, reptiles, birds and fish

• Describe traits common to all animals

Health: Mental, Emotional, and Family Health

• Identify important personal values

• Understand the importance of making appropriate decisions based on personal values

• Understand that God’s love is unconditional

• Identify emotions and share feelings in appropriate ways

• Use habits and practices that affect family health

• Explain God’s plan for family units

Earth: Meteorology (Weather Elements, Climate, Seasons, Atmosphere, Water Cycle)

• Define meteorology, basic weather symbols, instruments

• Identify elements of water

• Explain how land forms and bodies of water affect climate

• Explain the change of seasons

• Describe the water cycle including precipitation, condensation, and cloud formation

• Show examples of the earth’s atmosphere

• Understand God as the Creator, Sustainer of the Universe

Scientific Inquiry: May be included in each unit of study

• Make observations

• Ask questions or form hypotheses based on these observations

• Plan a simple investigation

• Collect data from the investigation

• Use the data collected to explain the results

• Safely use and store tools and equipment

Service/Career Options

• Explore ways to use Life, Health, Physical, and/or Earth Science to serve the community

• Identify careers in areas of Science

SOCIAL STUDIES

History: Chronological Thinking, Historical Knowledge

• Sequence the order of school events

• Compare past and present family and daily life

• Identify celebrations and holidays

• Listen to and retell stories about people in the past

Civics and Government

• Give example of people who make and enforce rules

• Identify rules and laws and why they exist

• Recite and explain the Pledge of Allegiance

• Understand that voting is a way of making decisions

• Explain the national and patriotic symbols of your country

• Identify civic virtues that are needed to be a good citizen

Geography

• Describe differences between a map and a globe

• Understand how to read a simple map

• Locate your country on a globe

• Learn home address

• Describe effects of seasonal changes

• Identify types of weather

• List example of natural resources

• Tell how resources are gifts from God

Economics

• Identify the specialized work that people do

• Acquire knowledge, attitudes, and skills essential to meeting family responsibilities

• Understand that workers earn money for needs and wants

• Explain why wanting more than they can have requires that people make choices

• Describe the value of tithing and returning offerings

Individuals, Society, and Culture

• Understand the importance of developing a personal relationship with Christ

• Understand the importance of fairness and honesty

• Recognize that we are all God’s children

• Respect the similarities and differences in families

• Understand the celebration of holidays

• Participate in age appropriate outreach/service projects

TECHNOLOGY

• Demonstrate proper use and care of computers

• Begin learning basic keyboarding and computer terms

• Use computers to express ideas with drawing and word processing software

• Learn about the role of technology in business and home

• Learn about technology related occupations

• Practice courtesy and sharing of computer time