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READING

Phonics and Decoding Skills

  • Initial, Medial, Double and Final Consonant Sounds
  • Vowel Sounds
  • Plurals
  • Clusters
  • Digraphs (th, sh, ch, wh)
  • Diphthongs (ow, ou, oi, oy)
  • Contractions
  • Base Words
  • Syllabication
  • Prefixes and Suffixes
  • Recognize and Read High-frequency Words
  • Word Families

Comprehension

  • Predict Outcomes
  • Drawing Conclusions
  • Sequence of Events
  • Cause and Effect
  • Story Structure
  • Main Idea, Topic and Supporting Details
  • Solve Problems/Make Decisions
  • Make Generalizations
  • Compare and Contrast
  • Fantasy and Realism

WRITING

  • Letter Formation
  • Writing Complete Sentences
  • Accurate Spelling
  • Correct Grammar Usage
  • Writing a Story
  • Descriptive Writing
  • Writing Instructions/Directions
  • Writing a Personal Narrative
  • Writing a Research Report
  • Expository Writing

GRAMMAR

Sentences

  • Naming Part/Action Part
  • Telling Sentence
  • Questions
  • Exclamations

Punctuation

  • Capitalization
  • Period
  • Question mark
  • Exclamation point

Nouns

  • Nouns for People
  • Nouns for Things
  • Nouns for Places
  • Nouns for Animals
  • Special Nouns
  • Pronouns

Verbs

  • Verbs with ed
  • is and are
  • was and were
  • Contractions
  • Homographs(words that look the same)

Adjectives

  • How Things Look
  • How Things Taste and Smell
  • How Things Sound and Feel
  • Adjectives With er and est

Capitalization

  • Titles for people
  • Book Titles
  • Days of the Week
  • Months of the Year
  • Holidays
  • Commas in Dates
  • Commas with Place Names

Alphabetical Order

MATHEMATICS

Addition and Subtraction Facts to Twenty

  • Counting on to Add
  • Using a Number Line
  • Different Ways to Add
  • Count Back to Subtract
  • Fact Families
  • Algebra Readiness
  • Adding/Subtracting Doubles
  • Doubles Plus One
  • Add with Ten
  • Add Three Numbers
  • Mental Math
  • Adding/Subtracting One Digit Numbers
  • Adding/Subtracting Two Digit Numbers
  • Adding/Subtracting Money

Problem Solving

  • Choosing an Operation
  • Writing a Number Sentence
  • Using a Graph
  • Too Much Information
  • Using Data from a Picture
  • Using Measurement
  • Using a Table
  • Multi-step Problems

Data and Graphing

  • Sorting Objects
  • Tally Charts
  • Picture Graphs
  • Bar Graphs

Numbers and Patterns to 100

  • Counting by Two's, Five's and Ten's
  • Ordinal Numbers
  • Comparing Numbers
  • Order Numbers
  • Expanded Notation
  • Place Value
  • Use of Symbols <,>,=
  • Read Whole Number Up To 103

Money

  • Value of Coins
  • Counting Coins
  • Equal Amounts

Geometry

  • Position Words
  • Plane Shapes
  • Sorting Shapes
  • Solid Shapes
  • Faces of Shapes
  • Symmetry
  • Equal Parts
  • One Half, One Third, One Fourth
  • Probability

Measurement

  • Comparing Length and Height
  • Inches
  • Centimeters
  • Comparing Weight
  • Comparing Capacity

Time and Calendar

  • Ordering Events
  • Comparing Time
  • Hour
  • Half-hour
  • Digital Clocks
  • Writing Time
  • Telling Time
  • Elapsed Time
  • Month
  • Day
  • Date

SCIENCE

Kinds of Living Things

Magnets

Solar System

Weather and Seasons

Earth's Land and Water

Body and Health

SOCIAL STUDIES

Economics:

  • Needs and Wants of Families
  • Recycling

Geography:

  • Use of Globes and Maps
  • Basic Directions
  • Symbols on Maps
  • Continents and Oceans

Government and Citizenship:

  • Class and Family Rules
  • Fire and Traffic Safety
  • Voting
  • Values and Holidays
  • Symbols of Our Country

History:

  • Family Traditions and Customs
  • Historical Events
  • Diversity of Cultures
  • Time Lines and Calendars
  • Famous People in History

People and Culture:

  • Cultural Backgrounds of Families
  • Roles and Members of Families
  • Family and the Larger Community

RELIGION

Prayers

Creation

The Trinity

Jesus Son of God

Mary Mother of Jesus

The Holy Family

Holy People/Saints

The Church

The Mass

Prayer

Sin/Forgiveness

Following Jesus

God's Kingdom

Advent

The Sacraments

The Commandments

Baptism

Lent

May Crowning 

TECHNOLOGY

Computer Parts

  • Monitor
  • Keyboard
  • Mouse

Keyboarding Skills

 

 

 

 

Page updated: Friday, July 11, 2008