Aldridge Elementary
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  1st Six Weeks
2nd Six Weeks
   3rd Six Weeks
   4th Six Weeks     5th Six Weeks   6th Six Weeks
 
 

First  Six Weeks

MATH
Application of Grade 1 math to everyday experiences
Attributes of objects (describe, identify, sort)
Addition
Turnaround facts
Fact families
Odd and even
Comparison and order of whole numbers (less than, greater than, equal to)
Concrete and pictorial patterns
Temperature (hot and cold)
Numeration to 99
Patterns in numbers and operations
Real object graphs, picture graphs, bar graphs

LANGUAGE ARTS
Verbs
Opposites
Capitalization
Punctuation
ABC order
Short and long vowels 

INTEGRATED CURRICULUM
(Balance and Stability-Solid Foundations)
Neighborhoods and communities
Rules and laws (home, school, community)
Maps and globes
Directional terms
Safety (bicycles, stranger danger)
Dental care
Lifelong learner traits

 
 

Second Six Weeks

MATH
Application of Grade 1 math to everyday experiences
Number sentences
Addition - sums to 18
Subtraction
Problem solving
Fact families
Estimation
Geometry
Patterns in addition and subtraction sentences
Order of events

LANGUAGE ARTS
Long vowel sounds
Letter writing
Narrative and descriptive writing
Describing words (adjectives)
Contractions
Compound words 

INTEGRATED CURRICULUM 
(Continuity and Change-Cycles)
Solar system (moon, sun, earth, planets)
Day and night, shadows, season
Patterns
Cycle

 
 

Third Six Weeks

MATH
Application of Grade 1 math to everyday experiences
Geometry (circles, ovals, triangles, squares, rectangles)
Geometric shapes and their attributes
Combination of geometric shapes
Addition and subtraction problem solving
Shapes (balls, boxes, cans, cones)
Addition - facts to 18

LANGUAGE ARTS
Friendly letter writing
Describing words (adjectives)
Consonant blends
Long vowels
Poetry
Story writing: descriptive, narrative, how-to
The writing process
Parts of a story

INTEGRATED CURRICULUM
(Systems-It's No Mystery, It's a System)
Needs and wants (economics)
Fire safety
Systems
How things work
Jobs
Functions
Parts
Pilgrims and Native Americans
Holiday traditions around the world
 
 

Fourth Six Weeks

MATH
Application of Grade 1 math to everyday experiences
Story problems (addition and subtraction)
Skip counting by 1s, 2s, 5s, 10s
Fact families
Place value (ones, tens, hundreds)
Addition - facts to 18
Odd and even

LANGUAGE ARTS
Rubrics
Friendly letters
Narrative stories
Blends 
Compound words
Contractions
Syllables
Parts of a story (beginning, middle, end)
Capitalization
Punctuation
Spacing
Handwriting
Research

INTEGRATED CURRICULUM 
(Interactions-Cause and Effects)
Experimentation and research
Historical and authority figures
Cultural customs and traditions
Cause and Effect
Magnetism
Light (rainbow, spectrum)
Motion (push and pull)

 
 

Fifth Six Weeks

MATH
Application of Grade 1 math to everyday experiences
Data collection
Numbers to 99
Telling time (hour and half hour)
Problem solving (addition and subtraction)
Application of basic addition and subtraction facts
Money (values of penny, nickel, dime, quarter)
Fact families
Real object graphs, picture graphs, bar graphs
Probability (certain or impossible)

LANGUAGE ARTS
Fact and fiction
Narrative story
Editing for punctuation and capitalization
Applying spelling words into everyday writing
Letter writing
Biographies and autobiographies
Research

INTEGRATED CURRICULUM
(Diversity-Why Classify?)
Living and nonliving
Plants (parts, function, uses)
Animals (characteristics, parts, movement, vertebrates and invertebrates)
Similarities and differences

 
 

Sixth Six Weeks

MATH
Application of Grade 1 math to everyday experiences
Measurement (length, capacity, weight in nonstandard units)
Fractions (whole and parts)
Probability
Addition and subtraction problem solving
Review of past five six weeks

LANGUAGE ARTS
Autobiographies
Oral and written communication
Culmination of all skills learned throughout the year
Review all language arts concepts

INTEGRATED CURRICULUM

(Communication-Making Connections)
Texas and United States (patriotic customs, symbols, mottoes)
Communication (how and why)
Sound (aural communication)
Pictures and symbols (visual communication)
Written communication
Weather
Simple Machines 

FIrst Grade is Fun!

 
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