Curriculum

English

• Grow in oral language
• Expand and use speaking and listening vocabularies in conversations
• Use phonics, meaning clues, and language        structure to read and self correct
• Read familiar stories with fluency and expression
• Read, comprehend, and retell fiction and  non-fiction
• Identify major characters and events
• Predict outcomes
• Print legibly and transition into cursive
• Write stories, letters and simple explanations using descriptive words, correct capitalization and punctuation
• Use reference materials including dictionaries

Science

• Plan and conduct investigations
• Investigate and understand magnets including attract and repel
• Investigate matter including solids, liquids and gases
• Investigate and understand plant and animal life cycles and their habitats
• Investigate and understand types and patterns of weather
• Investigate and understand seasonal changes
• Investigate the limit of natural resources and the need to conserve them

Mathematics

• Count, recognize, write and compare the numerals 1-999
• Develop an understanding of place value for ones, tens and hundreds
• Skip count by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s
• Identify ordinal positions to twenty
• Recall basic addition and subtraction facts to 20
• Estimate and find the sum and difference of two-digit numbers
• Solve one and two step story problems
• Count sets of pennies, nickels, dimes, quarters, half dollars, and dollars to $2.00
• Tell time to the quarter hour using  both digital and analog clocks
• Read the temperature in Celsius and Fahrenheit on a thermometer
• Use nonstandard, standard, and metric units to measure length, weight, and volume
• Draw, describe, and identify a shape by its number of faces, edges and corners
• Read, construct and interpret charts and graphs
• Identify and represent fractions for 1/2, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 1/6, 1/8 and 1/10

Social Studies

• Identify the contributions of ancient China and Egypt
• Compare the lives and contributions of the Native Americans
• Identify and compare the changes in communities over time
• Locate the equator, continents, oceans, rivers, mountains, lakes, countries, and regions on a map
• Construct simple maps by using a title, map legend and compass rose
• Compare natural resources, human resources, and capital resources
• Describe barter, money, goods and services
• Explain the responsibilities of a good citizen
• Identify and describe the contributions of famous Americans
• Understand diversity including ethnic origins, customs and traditions

Technology

• Write a paragraph using word processing software
• Demonstrate proficiency using available technology including hardware and software
• Practice Internet safety