First Grade Curriculum

CompassLearning
This online alternative provides interactive, virtual classes with complete curriculum in mathematics, language arts, science, and social studies, plus critical thinking – all correlated to the latest national and state education standards. Lessons incorporate engaging graphics at all levels and lively auditory support at lower grade levels. In addition, more than 100 thematic, interdisciplinary project-based units are offered for the intermediate grades that combine computer-based instruction, research, and offline resources. Lesson plans are provided to parents online to guide them through the curriculum. Workbooks in mathematics, language arts, science, and social studies are also provided to each student for supplemental needs, along with high-quality literature geared to the student's grade level.

Visit the CompassLearning Web site to learn more about the curriculum and to view sample CompassLearning lessons.

Language Arts - Reading comprehension and strategies; decoding skills; writing to develop and define ideas; writing for different audiences; listening and speaking skills; grammar, mechanics, and usage; spelling; handwriting; thematic units that integrate social studies and science into language arts

Mathematics - Numeration; representing fractions; operations; money; patterns, relationships, and functions; algebraic symbols; two- and three-dimensional shapes; coordinate geometry; time; length, weight, and capacity; temperature; graphing; data interpretation; probability

Social Studies - Geography and map skills

Science - Structure and function in living and nonliving things; basic characteristics of Earth and science; contributions of individuals to science; surface of the Earth

Technology - Weekly activities using Internet Resources