First Grade Learning Goals
First Quarter
Learning to Read
___reads 30 words per minute
___sounds words out phonetically
___recognizes upper and lower case letter names
___knows the sounds of the consonants
___knows the sounds for the short vowels
___reads word wall words taught to date
Writing
___uses well formed letters
___begins to express him/herself through writing
Math (Units 1-2)
___recognizes numbers 1-100
___writes numbers 1-30
___counts to 100 by 10's, 5's, and 1's
___creates and extends patterns
___recognizes partners for numbers 1-10
___represents quantities as groups of 5 and extra 1's
___represents and solves addition picture problems
___writes and solves addition equations
Second Quarter
Learning to Read
_____reads 40 words per minute
_____uses strategies to read
_____reads word wall words correctly
Spelling
_____uses sound spelling in daily work
_____uses standard spelling (taught to date) in daily work
_____spells regular words correctly on weekly test
_____spells challenge words correctly on weekly test
_____spells regular words correctly on quarterly review test
_____spells challenge words correctly on quarterly review test
Writing
_____uses well formed letters
_____independently thinks of writing ideas most of the time,
_____writes complete sentences
*makes sense
*correct spacing between words
*capitalization
*punctuation
Math(Units 3-4)
_____recognizes numbers 1-120
_____names coins: dime, nickel, and penny
_____gives value for dime, nickel, and penny
_____recognizes single digit numbers as even or odd
_____can find the unknown partners for numbers 1-10
_____represents and solve story problems for:
_____addition _____subtraction
_____solves simple equations
Third Quarter
Learning to Read
_____reads 45 words per minute
_____uses strategies to read
_____understands story read independently
_____reads word wall words correctly
_____can continue a rhyming word pattern
Spelling
_____uses standard spelling (taught to date) in daily work
_____spells regular words correctly on weekly test
_____spells challenge words correctly on weekly test
_____spells regular words correctly on quarterly review test
_____spells challenge words correctly on quarterly review test
Writing
_____uses well formed letters
_____focuses on main idea
_____ writes complete sentences
*makes sense
*correct spacing between words
*capitalizattion
*punctuation
Math(Units 5-6)
_____solves mixed story problems (addition and subtraction)
_____writes the value of a group of dimes and pennies (3 dimes and 4 pennies =34 cents, etc.)
_____recognizes and continues ten - based sequences (23, 33, 43, 53, etc.)
_____adds a decade number to any 2 digit number (43+30=73, 62+30=92, etc.)
_____finds the hundreds partner of a decade number (60+___=100, 70+___=100, etc.)
____solves the equation for an unknown partner or total (9+__=17, 7+__=13, etc.)
____reads, makes and uses picture graphs and/or tables to compare data
____measures and compares length to the nearest inch
Fourth Quarter
Learning to Read
_____reads 50 words per minute
_____uses strategies to read
_____understands a story read independently
_____reads word wall words correctly
_____can continue a rhyming word pattern
Spelling
_____uses standard spelling (taught to date) in daily work
_____spells regular words correctly on weekly test
_____spells challenge words correctly on weekly test
_____spells regular words correctly on quarterly review test
_____spells challenge words correctly on quarterly review test
Writing
_____uses well formed letters
_____independently thinks of writing ideas
_____adds details to his/her stories
_____understands and uses the writing process
Math(Units 7-8)
_____reads, makes, and uses picture graphs to compare data
_____solves comparison story problems
_____reads, makes, and uses tables to compare data
_____measures and compares length to the nearest inch
_____finds doubles of numbers 1-10 and doubles of shapes (7+7=14)
_____finds ½ and ¼ of a geometric figure
_____finds ½ and ¼ of a set
_____reads and uses circle graphs to compare data
_____tells time to the hour and half-hour
_____finds money amounts
_____adds two 2-digit numbers without regrouping
_____adds two 2-digit numbers with regrouping
_____solves addition story problems about coins