Grade One Curriculum Overview

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Grade One Curriculum Overview

• 2011 -2012
• Barbara Penner
• Bev Lotscher
• Sheila Kent

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Language Arts Skill Areas

• Reading
• Writing
• Listening

• Speaking
• Viewing
• Representing

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Language Arts Learning Outcomes

• Exploring thoughts and feelings
• Responding personally critically
• Managing ideas information
• Enhancing communication
• Celebrating and building community

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L.A. Program Elements

• Developing phonemic awareness
• Phonics
• Developing sight vocabulary
• Spelling
• Creative Writing
• Listening
• Modelling of reading and story sharing
• Partner reading with older students
• Oral / choral reading, singing and poetry
• Seasonal, thematic units occur periodically
  throughout the year. These units are part of the
  Grade One program and may vary between the Grade
  One classrooms.

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Mathematics Curriculum Strands

• Number
• Develop number sense. Counts to 100 (forwards
  backwards by 1s), 2s to 30, 5s 10s to 100,
  prints recognizes numbers to 20, concept of
  more / less for numbers to 20, - to 20.
• Patterns Relations
• Patterns, Variables and Equations. Creates and
  extends patterns, demonstrates understanding of
  equality and inequality.
• Shape Space
• Measurement, 3-D Objects 2-D Shapes,
  Transformations. Introduction to measurement
  (ordering by size, mass and volume), introduction
  to 2D shapes and 3D solids.

Mathematical Processes Communication,
Connections, Mental Mathematics and Estimation,
Problem Solving, Reasoning, Technology,
Visualization
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Social Studies - Grade OneConnecting and
Belonging

• I Belong
• My Environment
• Connecting with Others

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Science - Grade One

• Characteristics and Needs of Living Things
• The Senses
• Characteristics of Objects and Materials
• Daily and Seasonal Changes

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Visual Arts

• Art Language and Tools
• Creative Expression
• Art in Context Who, When Where Why Art?
• Valuing Artistic Expression
• Art Elements Line, Colour, Texture, Shape
  Form, Space

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Physical EducationHealth Education

• Movement
• Fitness Management
• Safety
• Personal Social Management
• Healthy Lifestyle Practices

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Assessment

• Observation
• Work Samples
• Class participation
• Portfolio

• Self evaluation
• Checklists
• Rubrics
• Continuums