MARCH

**(Newly added skills to learn)

Reading Language Arts/Phonics

·      Review consonant, vowel, and digraph (sh, th, ch, and wh) sounds.

·      Memorize the First Grade High Frequency Words

~Read words with long vowel patterns, such as "lake", "boat", "pain", etc.

~Read words with inflectional endings, like -ing, -ed, -s, etc.

~Read contractions, such as "can't", "didn't", "I'm", etc.

*Identify opposites (antonyms).

*Read compound words, such as "playground" and "backyard".

Reading Comprehension

·      Prediction (guess what will happen)

·      Inference (use clues to understand better)

·      Sequence Events

·      Compare and Contrast

·      Cause and Effect

~Tell or write a summary of what you read.

~Retell the story, describing the characters, setting, and events in detail.

Writing

·      Write a complete sentence with a naming word (noun) and an action word (verb).

·      Use printing lines and spacing correctly.

·      Capitalize the word “I”.

·      Use correct end punctuation.

·      Practice printing letters neatly and correctly.

·      Practice writing first and last name.

• Write Expository (informational) paragraphs that have a Topic Sentence, 3 facts, transitions (first, next, last, etc.), and a conclusion.
• Quick Writes/Quick Sketches
• Journal writing
• Use descriptive words.

*Choose and use "I" and "me" correctly.

*Write interesting stories that describe the characters and setting in detail, that have a clear beginning, middle, and end, that have a problem and a solution, and that use many descriptive words.

Math

·      Read, write, and count numbers to 50.

·      Count backwards.

·      Use the tens and ones place.

·      Draw pictures to add.

·      Add vertically and horizontally.

·      Write and solve addition sentences.

·      Solve addition word problems.

• Organize and graph data.  Then answer questions about the graph.
• Use doubles to add.
• Use a number line and Touchmath dots.
• Find one more, one less, 10 more, and 10 less than a given number using a hundreds chart.
• Use the inverse relationship between addition and subtraction to solve problems.
• Write and solve subtraction sentences and word problems.

~Make and finish fact families.

~Make and finish different kinds of patterns.

~Classifying, sorting, and comparing objects

*Identify and count combinations of coins.

*Tell time to the hour and half hour, and calculate the passage of time.

Social Studies

·      Family, community, and homes

~Geography and maps

**The background of Dr. Seuss

**The history of St. Patrick's Day

**Irish culture

Science

·      Matter (solids, liquids, and gases)

·      Identify and classify solids, liquids, and gases.

**Spring

**Plant growth

**Eggs/baby animals

**Rainbows