First Grade at Good Shepherd Lutheran School is a year of many exciting discoveries and accomplishments. Some of the concepts from our core curriculum are as follows:
Mathematics
We will assist our learners in . . .
Classifying numbers:greater/lesser even/odd
Problem solving
Reproducing repeating patterns
Identifying money
Adding and subtracting facts to twenty
Rote counting to 100
Identifying and writing numbers to 100
Telling time to the hour and half hour
Understanding place value of: ones, tens and hundreds
Estimating and measuring in inches and centimeters
Counting in multiples of 2, 5, and 10 to 100
Beginning to use simple fractions
Identifying days of the week, months of the year, number words and color words
Comparing, sorting and classifying geometric shapes
Making and reading a simple graph
Organizing data using tally marks
Reading/Language Arts
We will assist our learners in . . .
Using long and short vowels
Identifying parts of a book
Noting details in story
Choosing the best title
Alphabetizing to the first letter
Identifying before/after
Listening and follow directions
Comparing and contrasting stories
Identifying rhyming words/sounds
Identifying story elements
Comprehending reading material at grade level
Expressing ideas orally
Demonstrating good listening behavior
Identifying and reading basic sight words and vocabulary words
Demonstrating mastery of letters
Using sound/symbol relationships
Retelling, dramatizing or dictating a story
Demonstrating an awareness of classroom reference materials
Explaining the difference between fiction and non-fiction stories
Writing Skills
We assist our learners in . . .
Printing first and last name
Printing daily work legibly
Using descriptive language
Beginning journaling; expressing thoughts in written form
Understanding plurals
Beginning to use appropriate punctuation
Recognizing action and naming words
Developing character
Recognizing story patterns
Becoming aware of multi-cultural literature and language
Social Studies
We assist our learners in . . .
Describing the qualities of a good citizenship in the home, school and community
Interpreting and use simple maps
Explaining the purpose of government
Demonstrating the concepts of: goods and services; producers and consumers; wants and needs
Distinguishing between past, present and future
Exploring diverse cultures
Science
We assist our learners in . . .
Classifying groups of living/nonliving things
Showing awareness of the five senses
Investigating weather patterns
Exploring the earth’s surface: land and water
Beginning to use the scientific method
Identifying the parts of a plant and insect
Developing an awareness of the water cycle
Using scientific knowledge to ask question and make observations
Curriculum Connections
We believe children learn best as they experience the world around them. Your first grader will have the opportunity to attend many culturally diverse field trips and participate in a variety of activities within our own community. Children will participate in activities such as the following:
Youth in Arts Programs
Cardozas Pumpkin Farm
4th grade buddy program
Bay Area Discovery Museum “on location”
Seniors as reading partners
Scholastic Reading Counts Program
Junior Achievement Program
Local public library visit
Various guest speakers
Various assemblies
Chapel programs
Presidential Fitness Events
Bicycle Safety Day
1180 Lynwood Drive Novato, California 94947 (415) 897-2510
First Grade at Good Shepherd Lutheran School is a year of many exciting discoveries and accomplishments. Some of the concepts from our core curriculum are as follows: