• Decode and recognize words
• Fluency and expression
• Check for understanding of the story/text to build comprehension
• Read a variety of text
• Express ideas with others

Writer's Workshop

• Write for a variety of purposes (narrative, nonfiction, opinion, poetry)
• Apply knowledge of structures and conventions
• Write and revise independently
• Form letters to make writing readable (Handwriting Without Tears)

Word Work

• Letter sounds, vowel sounds, patterns
• Conventions: capitalization and punctuation
• Inflectional endings (-s, -ed, -ing)
• Structure of a sentence

Math

• Add and subtract within 20
• Develop an understanding of place value within 120
• Understand the relationship of addition and subtraction

Social Studies

• Citizenship
• Geography
• U.S. Symbols, icons, and traditions
• Life long ago and today
• Cultures: similarities and differences
• Goods and services

Science

• Plants & animals
• Air & weather
• Sound & light
• Healthy habits

Character Education

• ThinkFirst/Second Step: district adopted character education and bullying prevention programs
• Kid Power: Empowering students to make wise choices behaviorally, socially, and academically

Art/Music/P.E./Library/Garden

• 40 minutes of art a week with the art teacher
• 30 minutes of music a week with the music teacher
• Two, 30 minute P.E. classes a week with the P.E. teacher. Students also receive an additional 40 minutes a week of class P.E. with their classroom teacher.
• 30 minutes of library a week with the librarian
• 40 minutes in the garden every two weeks