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Grade One

Term 3 Curriculum Outline


Language Arts:
Writing:
Meaning: Children have continued to increase the amount of written output in their writing
assignments. Sentences or ideas should be related to each other, with supporting and interesting
details. A sense of originality is expected.
Style: Daily writing should include detail, interesting vocabulary and a variety of sentence structures.
Presentation of assignments is important, as is the ability to complete work within a given time period.
Form: Students have had the opportunity to write in a variety of different genres. This term the
students were introduced to the genre of persuasive writing and the classic Fairy Tale. The students
worked collaboratively to create an original Fairy Tale incorporating traditional Fairy Tale elements
which they re-told orally. The children had an opportunity to create their own chapter book in response
to the novel Flat Stanley.
Conventions: There should be evidence of correct punctuation (capital letters and periods) as well as
good sentence formation. This term, the children learned how to proofread, and are expected to reread
their assignments upon completion.
Spelling: This term students are expected to show an increase in standardized spelling, especially with
grade one no excuse words. Students should be demonstrating an attempt to incorporate spelling
patterns learned in class into their daily writing.
Reading:
Reading: Students are encouraged to read with expression and fluency while following punctuation
clues. Comprehension exercises indicate how much is understood or inferred from a passage read.
Students are expected to be able to make logical predictions and connections with the text, ask
thoughtful questions, and retell the main events of what they have read.
Application of Reading Power: The Reading Power focus this term has been questioning. Students are
expected to be asking both literal and inferential questions before, during, and after reading to clarify
meaning and deepen understanding.
The class play was an integral part of our language arts program.

Mathematics:

Concepts and Applications: This term students were introduced to numbers to 40 and should be able to
arrange them in ascending or descending order. They should be able to state the number which is 1
more than/10 more than/1 less than/10 less than for numbers to 40. They should also be able to add and
subtract single digits and tens without regrouping and have been introduced to the same with
regrouping. This term the students were also taught to recognize multiplication as equal sized groups of
objects, and division as sharing items into equal groups of objects. They should be able to accurately
divide an item or group into halves and quarters and tell time on the hour and half hour. We have also
introduced the concept of money this term. Students should be able to identify and count coins and
bills.
Strategies and Approaches: When adding and subtracting, students should be able to apply the concept
of counting on and counting back to larger numbers. They have had practice adding and
subtracting multiples of ten and should apply it to problem solving. Students should be getting better at
determining whether addition or subtraction is required to correctly solve a word problem. Using
pictorial support, students solved multiplication facts up to 40 by using repeated addition. They should
be able to sort items into equal groups to solve problems involving division. They should be able to
divide a whole item into 2 or 4 equal parts. When working with money they should be able to select
appropriate coins for a set sum up to 40.
Accuracy: Students should have a clear concept of a number as groups of tens and ones. They should
be able to count on and back by tens and ones as well as use the make 10 strategy for adding and the
subtract from 10 strategy for subtracting. They should be able to accurately add and subtract 2 digit
numbers without regrouping and have been introduced to adding and subtracting with regrouping.

Science:
This term students planted varying seeds and cared for plants. They were expected to name the basic
parts of plants and describe their functions. Students should show an understanding that living things
have certain needs that allow them to survive and identify the stages of a plants life cycle.

Social Studies:

This term students learned the wants and needs of a community and how different community workers
fulfill those roles. Students were expected to demonstrated responsible behaviour by being green and
taking care of our school and classroom environment.

Art:
We expect students to develop expressive skills through a variety of art and craft media. This term there
has been a focus on famous artists and making their illustrations realistic by adding more
details.

Social:
This term students are expected to show increased independence in their work habits. They are
expected to follow directions, complete assignments in a timely manner, and to take part in some
revision to check for careless errors before turning in assignments. Students are expected to
demonstrate responsibility for their belongings, and to be organized so that they are prepared at work
time. Students have learned to work both independently and cooperatively with their peers.

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