Learning Goals *Please see monthly newsletters for details regarding topics and curriculum expectations
Grade 1: Reading and Writing: -identifying letters and their sounds -"easy to read printing": proper letter formation; letters rest on the lines and are the appropriate size; finger spaces between words -stretching out the sounds to spell unfamiliar words -using the word wall to spell words -identifying short vowels and their sounds (a, e , i, o, u) -starting sentences with capital letters and ending sentences with punctuation (periods, question marks) -writing 3 sentences on a given topic -using reading "strategies" to help decode words or help with comprehension (re-reading a sentence, reading ahead, thinking about what word would make sense, looking at all the letters in a word, sounding out the word, looking for parts you recognize in a word)
Math: Patterning -recognizing and sorting objects according to their attributes, such as colour, size or shape -describing, extending and drawing patterns -discussing pattern rules and using one attribute to sort and make a pattern.
Number Sense -printing in words whole numbers to ten -composing and decomposing numbers to 20 in different ways ( i.e., 7 is 3 and 4, 7 is 2 and 5, 7 is 1 and 6) -comparing numbers using the words “more” or “less” -estimating the number of objects in a set and check by counting them -building numbers 0-10 on five frames and 0-20 on ten frames -relating whole numbers to the anchor of 10 (i.e., 12 is ten and two, 6 is four less than ten) -ordering whole numbers to 20 -counting backwards from 20 by 1s -counting forward by 1s, 2s, 5s, and 10s to 50 -adding single digit numbers using a variety of mental strategies (such as making tens, doubles) -read numbers to 50
“Time” -telling time to the hour and half hour -calendar skills (naming days of the week, months of the year, using a calendar)
"Money" -naming and stating the value of each coin -counting coin amounts up to $0.20
"Probability" -describe the likelihood that everyday events will happen using mathematical language (impossible, certain, less likely, more likely)
Grade 2: Reading and Writing: -using capital letters to start sentences and ending with punctuation (periods, question marks, exclamation marks) -stretching out the sounds to spell unfamiliar words -using word wall to spell words -reviewing short vowel sounds (a, e, i, o, u) -writing recounts -writing procedural texts -writing descriptive texts -writing 5 sentences on a given topic -using reading "strategies" to help decode words or help with comprehension (re-reading a sentence, reading ahead, thinking about what word would make sense, looking at all the letters in a word, sounding out the word, looking for parts you recognize in a word)
Math: Patterning -identifying, describing, extending, and creating repeating patterns, growing patterns, and shrinking patterns -creating repeating patterns by combining two attributes
Number Sense -printing in words whole numbers to twenty -composing and decomposing two-digit numbers in different ways ( i.e., use base 10 blocks to show 60 in different ways) -representing, comparing and ordering numbers to 100 -counting forward by 1s, 2s, 5s,10s and 25s to 200 -locating numbers on a number line or partial number line -adding and subtracting numbers to 18 using mental strategies (i.e., making tens, doubles)
“Time” -telling time to the hour, half-hour and quarter-hour -calendar skills (naming days of the week, months of the year, using a calendar)
"Money" -naming and stating the value of each coin -counting coin amounts up to $1.00
"Probability" -describe the probability that an event will occur in everyday situations and simple games -use mathematical language when describing probability (impossible, certain, unlikely, less likely, more likely)