First Grade
Ms. Canty
Mr. Hess
Ms. Reed
Ms. White

 

Fairfax County's First Grade Curriculum

Math

  • Fractions
  • Money (penny, nickel, dime)
  • Time (hour and half hour)
  • Addition & Subtraction
  • Place Value
  • Metric & Standard Systems of Measurement
  • Graphs & Data
  • Geometry (shapes)
  • Skip Counting by 2, 5, and 10

Social Studies

  • Map Studies - basic terms (compass rose, map key, etc.)
  • Seven Continents & Four Oceans
  • Famous People
  • Presidents & World Leaders
  • National Symbols
  • Holidays

Science

  • Nature
  • Seasons
  • Animals
  • Leaves & Trees
  • Clouds
  • Weather
  • Earthworms
  • Molds

Language Arts

  • Reading Mastery - phonics
  • DRA - sequencing, characters, setting, details
  • Poetry
  • Writing sentences - capitalization & punctuation
  • Journal Writing - writing process
  • Grammar - contractions, compound words, plurals, homophones, synonyms
  • Dictionary skills - alphabetical order

Health

  • Food Pyramid - nutrition
  • Fire Safety
  • Dental Health
  • Drug & Alcohol Awareness
  • Bicycle Safety
  • Bus Safety
  • Home Safety

Web Curator - Tamala Thompson

Last Updated: August 18, 2009