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English/Language Arts Standards
Math standards
Recursos en español
Our Math series is envision Math.
There is a heavy emphasis on understanding addition and subtraction in first grade. Other topics covered during the year will include place value, time, measurement, geometric shapes, fractions, and reading graphs.
our reading series is Reading Street.
Students will be exposed to a wide variety of reading materials this year. We will discuss story elements such as characters, setting and plot. We will also learn to find the main idea, moral, and/or theme of the stories we read. When reading nonfiction, students will learn to find and utilize text features such as captions, key words, headings and diagrams.
OUR SCIENCE SERIES IS ELEVATE SCIENCE
Students will begin using the Next Generation Science Standards which include lessons on sound, light, weather, seasons, living things, and the sky and Earth .
We will also conduct experiments and begin integrating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) in our units of study.
Students will begin using the Next Generation Science Standards which include lessons on sound, light, weather, seasons, living things, and the sky and Earth .
We will also conduct experiments and begin integrating STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) in our units of study.
OUR SOCIAL STUDIES SERIES IS MY WORLD
In Social Studies we will will learn about communities and the people in them, geography, symbols and traditions of the United States, and life in the past and present. We will also celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month and Womens History
Month.
In Social Studies we will will learn about communities and the people in them, geography, symbols and traditions of the United States, and life in the past and present. We will also celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month, Black History Month and Womens History
Month.