Grade 1

LISTENING, SPEAKING AND VIEWING

Listen for the main idea in an oral presentation
Compare and contrast story elements
Understand the difference between a fact and an opinion
Differentiate between reality and fantasy stories
Categorize and classify information
Draw conclusions based on facts
Listen for details in a story and can verbalize them
Create synonyms, antonyms and homophones
Identify aspects of conversation in a story
Participate in a conversation
Use words and pictures to learn about maps
Learn how to read and follow directions
Identify the beginning, middle and ending of a story
Recall details of a story
Put story details in chronological order
Retell a familiar story
Listen for information
Discusse different ways to solve a problem
Identify problems and solutions in a story
Recite a choral reading
Listen for a purpose
Recognize expressive writing
Compare and contrast details in photographs
Find at least three pieces of information from a visual source
Identify rhyme and rhythm in poetry

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READING

PHONOLOGICAL AWARENESS

PHONEMIC AWARENESS

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COMPREHENSION SKILLS AND STRATEGIES

Be able to put events in sequential order
Note story details
Understand cause and effect

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VOCABULARY

Identify animal names, school words, shapes words, words for feelings, color words, words that show position, family words, sensory words, noise words, pattern words, nature words, and fruit and vegetable words

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GRAMMAR, USAGE AND MECHANICS

Know that a sentence begins with a capital letter
Know that all sentences end with a punctuation mark
Know that a period, question mark, and an exclamation mark are the punctuation marks that end a sentence

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WRITING

HANDWRITING

Understand correct writing posture
Understand the correct pencil grip

CREATIVE WRITING

Write independently in his journal
Write on a specific theme in his journal

SPELLING

Recite the alphabet
Recognize and write the alphabet correctly

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