Curriculum
English Language Arts
In first grade, we use a whole language approach to teach our skills. We use unit studies to dig deeper into the standards. We teach the foundations of literacy using mentor texts while integrating many standards.
Math
We use the TN Reveal Math Curriculum to teach math. This curriculum utilizes many strategies to teach the state standards.
Number sense and number patterns
Students will:
• build understanding of the base-ten place value system on which our numbering
system is based;
• learn that ten ones can be grouped to form a new unit called a ten;
• extend their proficiency with counting sequence to 120 so that they can start with any
number to count to 120.
Students will:
• build understanding of the base-ten place value system on which our numbering
system is based;
• learn that ten ones can be grouped to form a new unit called a ten;
• extend their proficiency with counting sequence to 120 so that they can start with any
number to count to 120.
Addition and subtraction
The major focus of students’ math learning is on addition and subtraction.
Students will:
• expand on the meanings of addition as adding to and putting together and subtraction
as taking from and taking apart;
• learn a new meaning of addition and subtraction – that of comparison. They
understand that addition or subtraction can be used to represent how many more and
how many fewer/less situations;
• expand on strategies to add and subtract, such as make a ten, decompose one or
both addends and adding by place value, and use addition to subtract.
• expand on the meanings of addition as adding to and putting together and subtraction
as taking from and taking apart;
• learn a new meaning of addition and subtraction – that of comparison. They
understand that addition or subtraction can be used to represent how many more and
how many fewer/less situations;
• expand on strategies to add and subtract, such as make a ten, decompose one or
both addends and adding by place value, and use addition to subtract.
Measuring lengths
Students will:
• explore ways to determine lengths of objects using everyday objects, such as paper
clips, connecting cubes, and tiles;
• realize that when measuring lengths, they need to align the measuring units end to
end with no gaps or overlaps.
Reasoning about geometric shapes
Students will:
• deepen their understanding of the attributes of two-dimensional figures, such as
squares, triangles, rectangles, hexagons;
• distinguish defining attributes, such as number of sides and number of angles, from
non-defining attributes, such as size, color, or orientation.
iReady
Students may utilize the iReady Math and Reading computer program at home. This program begins at the student's level and progresses as they master a lesson. I have seen much growth by using this program.
Tennessee State Standards