First Grade Overview

First Grade Essential Question: What is a community?

Core Classes

• Social Studies: First graders focus on community.  Through projects, field trips, and service learning, they come to understand how a first grader can be involved, participate, and be an active member of the community....More...

• Language Arts: This year in Language Arts first graders study a variety of authors and genres beginning with Mercer Mayer, who is most well known for his 'Little Critter' series...More...

• Math: First graders become mathematical problem solvers who can recognize and solve problems readily. Problem solving involves applying skills, experiences, and understanding to resolve new or perplexing situations... More...

• Science: Questions naturally arise from experience with the world around us. Inquiry-based science study enables children to realize they can raise and answer questions themselves. First graders are actively engaged through hands-on and observational experiences in Science... More...

Enrichment Classes

• Spanish: Spanish is introduced to students in first grade through music, games, and interactive learning...More...

• Music:  First graders learn how to play the recorder while learning the music alphabet... More...

• Visual Arts: The first grade Art curriculum reinforces basic art concepts, as well as, creative problem solving and collaborating skills... More...

• Life Sports: Life Sports teaches the value of healthy living and its impact on the quality of life through physical activity, appraisal of personal health, fitness and injury prevention, game skills, and the promotion of sportsmanship and self-confidence... More...

• Service Learning: First graders become contributing members of the community through service.  They learn the importance of being compassionate, responsible individuals while caring for pets. They take a variety of service learning trips to learn about proper care of pets... More...