First Grade
Integrated Arts
August
- I can demonstrate uses of the voice, proper instrumental technique, steady beat, and melodic rhythm.
- I can demonstrate audience-appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 1st grade.
- I can discuss why people use art as a creative outlet.
- I can demonstrate the responsible use of project materials with environmental awareness.
- I can identify similarities between the visual arts and other arts disciplines.
- I can explore and experiment with materials and processes while creating artwork based on personal routines, activities, or environments.
- I can describe the music performed and presented at my grade level by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
September
I can demonstrate uses of the voice, proper instrumental technique, steady beat, and melodic rhythm.
I can demonstrate audience-appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 1st grade.
I can discuss why people use art as a creative outlet.
I can demonstrate responsible use of project materials with environmental awareness.
I can identify similarities between the visual arts and other arts disciplines.
I can explore and experiment with materials and processes while creating artwork based on personal routines, activities, or environments.
I can describe the music performed and presented in my grade level by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
October
I can demonstrate uses of the voice, proper instrumental technique, steady beat, and melodic rhythm.
I can demonstrate audience-appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 1st grade.
I can discuss why people use art as a creative outlet.
I can demonstrate responsible use of project materials with environmental awareness.
I can identify similarities between the visual arts and other arts disciplines.
I can explore and experiment with materials and processes while creating artwork based on personal routines, activities, or environments.
I can describe the music performed and presented in my grade level by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
November
I can demonstrate uses of the voice, proper instrumental technique, steady beat, and melodic rhythm.
I can demonstrate audience-appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 1st grade.
I can discuss why people use art as a creative outlet.
I can demonstrate the responsible use of project materials with environmental awareness.
I can identify similarities between the visual arts and other arts disciplines.
I can explore and experiment with materials and processes while creating artwork based on personal routines, activities, or environments.
I can describe the music performed and presented in my grade level by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
December
I can demonstrate uses of the voice, proper instrumental technique, steady beat, and melodic rhythm.
I can demonstrate audience-appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 1st grade.
I can discuss why people use art as a creative outlet.
I can demonstrate responsible use of project materials with environmental awareness.
I can identify similarities between the visual arts and other arts disciplines.
I can explore and experiment with materials and processes while creating artwork based on personal routines, activities, or environments.
I can describe the music performed and presented in my grade level by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
January
I can demonstrate uses of the voice, proper instrumental technique, steady beat, and melodic rhythm.
I can demonstrate audience-appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 1st grade.
I Can Discuss why people use art as a creative outlet.
I can demonstrate responsible use of project materials with environmental awareness.
I can identify similarities between the visual arts and other arts disciplines.
I can explore and experiment with materials and processes while creating artwork based on personal routines, activities, or environments.
I can describe the music performed and presented in my grade level by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
February
I can demonstrate uses of the voice, proper instrumental technique, steady beat, and melodic rhythm.
I can demonstrate audience-appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 1st grade.
I can discuss why people use art as a creative outlet.
I can demonstrate responsible use of project materials with environmental awareness.
I can identify similarities between the visual arts and other arts disciplines.
I can explore and experiment with materials and processes while creating artwork based on personal routines, activities, or environments.
I can describe the music performed and presented in my grade level by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
March
I can demonstrate audience-appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 1st grade.
I can discuss why people use art as a creative outlet.
I can demonstrate responsible use of project materials with environmental awareness.
I can identify similarities between the visual arts and other arts disciplines.
I can explore and experiment with materials and processes while creating artwork based on personal routines, activities, or environments.
I can describe the music performed and presented in my grade level by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
April
I can demonstrate uses of the voice, proper instrumental technique, steady beat, and melodic rhythm.
I can demonstrate audience-appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 1st grade.
I can discuss why people use art as a creative outlet.
I can demonstrate responsible use of project materials with environmental awareness.
I can identify similarities between the visual arts and other arts disciplines.
I can explore and experiment with materials and processes while creating artwork based on personal routines, activities, or environments.
I can describe the music performed and presented in my grade level by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
May
I can demonstrate uses of the voice, proper instrumental technique, steady beat, and melodic rhythm.
I can demonstrate audience-appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 1st grade.
I can discuss why people use art as a creative outlet.
I can demonstrate responsible use of project materials with environmental awareness.
I can identify similarities between the visual arts and other arts disciplines.
I can explore and experiment with materials and processes while creating artwork based on personal routines, activities, or environments.
I can describe the music performed and presented in my grade level by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
June
I can demonstrate uses of the voice, proper instrumental technique, steady beat, and melodic rhythm.
I can demonstrate audience-appropriate behavior for the context and style of music presented and performed in 1st grade.
I can discuss why people use art as a creative outlet.
I can demonstrate responsible use of project materials with environmental awareness.
I can identify similarities between the visual arts and other arts disciplines.
I can explore and experiment with materials and processes while creating artwork based on personal routines, activities, or environments.
I can describe the music performed and presented in my grade level by moving, drawing, or through other appropriate responses.
Reading
August
Unit 1 - Skills
Unit 1 provides a review of the sounds and spellings taught in the CKLA Kindergarten curriculum. Students are introduced to Tricky Spellings (spellings that can be sounded more than one way) and Tricky Words (words that cannot be sounded out using the letter-sound correspondences taught so far).
Learning Outcomes
I can identify 5 short vowel sounds and 25 consonant/consonant digraph sounds.
I can spell words with double-letter spellings.
I can identify tricky spellings
I can identify consonant digraphs (‘ch’, ‘sh’, ‘th', ‘ng’)
I can identify tricky words (review from kindergarten)
Home Resources
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Writing
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Math
August
Unit 1: Numbers All Around Us- August/September
- I can count forward and backward, starting at any number.
- I can show numbers using objects, drawings, and numbers.
- I can understand that numbers represent how many.
- I can break numbers into parts (like 5 = 2 + 3).
- I can add and subtract within 10 using objects and tools.
- I can explain my thinking when I solve a math problem.
Number Corner
All year:
- Use a number line to track the days in school and the decade numbers (10, 20, 30, etc).
August/September
- Place Value Models (ten frames, double ten frames, tallies, bundles of ten sticks, and one stick)
- Fives and ones with Nickels and Pennies
