1st Grade

First grade is a wonderful year of new learning! Children participate in a variety of fun and exciting programs and activities allowing for optimum success and growth. We collaborate with each other, the first grade families, and the Wagner Ranch teachers and staff to build a strong community of learners.

curriculum

Here are some curriculum highlights for 1st grade:

Reader's Workshop

Decode and recognize words
Fluency and expression
Check for understanding of the story/text to build comprehension
Read a variety of text
Express ideas with others

Writer's Workshop

Write for a variety of purposes (narrative, nonfiction, opinion, poetry)
Apply knowledge of structures and conventions
Write and revise independently
Form letters to make writing readable (Handwriting Without Tears)

Word Work

Letter sounds, vowel sounds, patterns
Conventions: capitalization and punctuation
Inflectional endings (-s, -ed, -ing)
Structure of a sentence

Math

Add and subtract within 20
Develop an understanding of place value within 120
Understand the relationship of addition and subtraction

Social Studies

Citizenship
Geography
U.S. Symbols, icons, and traditions
Life long ago and today
Cultures: similarities and differences
Goods and services

Science

Plants & animals
Air & weather
Sound & light
Healthy habits

Character Education

ThinkFirst/Second Step: district adopted character education and bullying prevention programs
Kid Power: Empowering students to make wise choices behaviorally, socially, and academically

Art/Music/P.E./Library/Garden

40 minutes of art a week with the art teacher
30 minutes of music a week with the music teacher
Two, 30 minute P.E. classes a week with the P.E. teacher. Students also receive an additional 40 minutes a week of class P.E. with their classroom teacher.
30 minutes of library a week with the librarian
40 minutes in the garden every two weeks