Language Arts

___Literature

Identify different kinds of writing - poetry, fiction, non-fiction

Listen to stories and poems read aloud, and read independently

Folk tales, American and other cultures

Classic children's stories

Aesop's fables

Different lands, similar stories

___Phonics

Identify syllables

Short and long vowels

Consonant blends

___Reading

Read and understand simple instructions, recipes

Choose a variety of books to read

Read every day

___Spelling

Phonetic spelling

Spell basic sight words correctly

Capitalization

___Writing

Practice capital and lowercase letters

Basic punctuation (Capital letters, periods, question marks, exclamation points, commas)

Geography

Use of a map, globe, atlas

Directions (N, S, E, W)

Oceans, poles, equator

Locations and names of continents

Countries of North America

World History

Introduction to World Religions

Ancient Civilizations:

_______* Mesopotamia

_______* Egypt

_______* Greece

_______* Rome

_______* Vikings

_______* Middle Ages

U.S. History

Native Americans

Early Exploration - Columbus, Jamestown, Pilgrims

American Revolution

American symbols

Ohio History

Prehistoric cultures

Native Americans in Ohio

Math

Numbers to 100

Counting by twos, fives, tens

Counting backwards

Ordinal numbers

Use a number line

Place value

Compare numbers using >, <, =

Graphs

Tallies

Beginning addition & subtraction

Identify & use dollar & cent signs

Geometry - basic plane & solid figures

Measurement

days of week & months of year

measure and compare linear, volume, weight, temperature measures

tell time to half-hour

Science

Scientific method

Five senses

Seasons & weather, water cycle

Habitats

Ecology

Light

Astronomy

_______* our solar system

_______* phases of moon

_______* stars, constellations

_______* Earth's place in solar system

Stories about scientists & inventors

_______* Copernicus

_______* Galileo

_______* Jane Goodall

_______* Rachel Carson

Health

Personal hygiene

Healthy eating

Care of teeth

Physical Education

Importance of exercise

YMCA gym class

Basic sports instruction

Bike riding, rollerblading, walking and running

Fine Arts

____xArt

Exposure to various artists

Painting, drawing, sculpture - view and create

Warm & cool colors

Primary & secondary colors

line, shape, texture

cave paintings & ancient art

portrait, still life, mural

____xMusic

Beat, tempo, volume, pitch, melody

Singing and listening to a variety of music

The orchestra

Composers

Opera & ballet

Jazz

First aid, safety,

fire prevention

Preventing infection in cuts & scrapes

Protective gear for sports (helmets, etc.)

Buddy system

Fire escape plan

Storm safety plan

911