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First Grade Curriculum

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Welcome to First Grade! 

Teachers at Walnut Grove Elementary plan lessons using State of Tennessee curriculum standards and Williamson County Schools curriculum units. To view a chart of the standards, visit http://www.tennessee.gov/education/ci/curriculum.shtml

Language Arts     

Reading
Reading skills include: sight words, word families, comprehension; and story elements such as, characters, setting, problem and solution, decoding skills, sequencing, and fluency.  Guided Reading and Independent Reading are implemented to help first grades become readers.

Vocabulary
Vocabulary includes; sight words, words related to the reading series, and words related to curriculum studies.

Spelling
Short vowel word families, long vowel application in three to four letter words, some basic sight words, consonant blends, and consonant.

Writing
Students learn to apply grammar rules in their writing: write complete sentences; use capitalization and punctuation when writing a sentence; and to stay on topic.

Grammar
Grammar concepts include: sentences as a complete thought, introduction of verbs/nouns, plurals (adding-s and-es), contractions, punctuation, capitalization, opposites, verb forms, describing words, and compound words.

Math

Math concepts include: patterns, counting by 2's. 5's and10's. writing numbers 1- 100, money (counting, identifying coins), time (to the hour ,half-hour and quarter hour), fractions (1/2,1/3.1/4), addition/subtraction facts, shapes, calendar and measurement.

Science

Science topics include: solids and liquids, weather, balance and motion, and organisms.

Social Studies

Students study famous people in history, holidays, directions, map skills, and current events.

Specials Studies

Specials include Physical Education, Art, Music, Guidance, Computer, and Library.

 

 

First Grade Teachers

Ms. Leah Curtis

Mrs. Suzy Gore

Mrs. Suzanne Hardy

Mrs. Sandra Hunt

Mrs. Laura McConnell

Ms. Debby Stewart

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
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