1st Grade Curriculum

Religion

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Our Heavenly Father (Faith and Life Series)	Bible stories Commandments Great Christians/saints Religious/Feast holidays Morals and virtues Prayers Beatitudes Sacraments

Reading

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
A Beka Book Readers McGraw-Hill Reading Series A-Z readers	Listening/speaking skills Phonemic awareness Decoding words Reading skills Comprehension skills Literature appreciation High-frequency Words Parts of a Book

Writing

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Handwriting (Zaner-Bloser) McGraw-Hill Phonics, Grammar, and Spelling	Phonetic spelling Printing the alphabet Formation of sentences Punctuation/capitalization Nouns, verbs, adjectives, pronouns, and predicates Writing short stories Synonyms and antonyms Contractions Past, present and future tense

Mathematics

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Saxon 2	Addition and subtraction Counting forward and backward Data analysis Measurement and time Simple fractions Word problems Geometry

Science

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Scott Foresman Science Teacher resources	Simple experiments Scientific reasoning Earth and space Animal habitats/life cycles States of matter Machines

Social Studies

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
All Together (Scott Foresman)	Map skills/geography Early Americans Native Americans American Revolution Westward expansion Ancient Egypt Civics and patriotism

Art

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Classroom art supplies	Creative expression Perceptual awareness Exploring different media Art appreciation

Music

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Musical instruments	Singing songs Rhythm and movement Music appreciation

Latin

Books/Resources	Scope and Sequence
Classroom resources	Building vocabulary Simple sentences Cultural appreciation