Curriculum Overview

Oral language

• create oral stories to share with others.
• participate in and contribute to oral discussions.
• use correct verb tenses in oral communication.
• listen effectively in classroom discussions.
• clarify and explain words and ideas orally.
• give and follow directions with three or four steps.
• share stories or information orally with an audience.

Reading/Literature

• use context clues to obtain meaning of unknown words.
• use titles and headings.
• identify title, author and illustrator.
• identify main idea, conflict, setting and main characters.
• read fiction (fairy tales, legends and tall stories), non-fiction, short plays and poetry.

Writing

• write stories, friendly letters and simple explanations.
• use capital letters at the beginning of the sentence and for proper nouns.
• use period and question mark correctly.
• able to set up a letter in the correct format.
• organize writing to include a beginning, middle, and end.
• use complete sentences to answer questions.
• revise own work.
• use correct spelling for frequently used words.
• use possessive form (adding ‘s to nouns)

Research

• find and use a table of contents, index, and glossary.
• find information alphabetically in a dictionary/encyclopedia.
• obtain information from a simple chart or from pictures.
• write reports using information, using their own words