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GRADE 1

Academic Year 2016/2017

English

Term 1

Week Objective Keywords

1 Introductions. Phonetic alphabet. Short ‘a’ sound. Letter blend ba, ca, fa, ha, ma, na, pa, ra, sa.

Capitalise names.

Bat, fan, cat

2 Correct sentences. Characters in a story. Letter blend -ap and -at.

Use of has and have.

Map, fat

3 Short ‘i’ sound. What are nouns? Use of ‘the’ before a noun.

Big, pin

4 The ‘ck’ sound. Three parts of a story.

Back, clock

5 Short ‘o’ sound. Use of capital letter and full stop in a sentence. Use of –ed endings to show the past tense.

Dog, hot

6 The ‘all’ sound. Sentences about places.

Wall, call

7 Short ‘e’ sound. The exclamation mark. Comparison of the ‘i’, ‘a’ and ‘e’ sounds.

Pen, bed

8 The ‘th’ sound. Show that people, places and things are all nouns. Question words – who, what, where, when, why.

Three, math

9 Short ‘u’ sound. Letter blend -un and -us. Use of comma and ‘and’.

Bun, cup

10 Review

11 Midterms

12 The ‘ng’ sound Letter blend -ing and -ong. Use of ‘is’ and ‘are’. Use of ‘will’.

Sing, song, wing

13 The ‘or’ sound. Capitalise special names.

Door, core

14 The ‘sh’ sound. Letter blends bl-, cl-, fl-, gl-, br-, cr-, fr-, gr-.

Shop, shoe, dish

15 The ‘ch’ sound. Days of the week. Characters. Three parts to a story.

Chip, catch

16 Months of the year. Today, tomorrow, yesterday.

January, February

17 The ‘ar’ sound. Names of holidays. Verb +ing.

Car, farm

18 Words that begin with ‘qu’. Words that begin with ‘wh’. Correct use of ‘I’ and ‘me’ with verbs. The ‘er’, ‘ur’, ‘ir’ sound.

Queen, wheel

19 Review

20 Finals

English

Term 2

21 Correct use of ‘he’, ‘she’, ‘it’ and ‘they’. Writing invitations. The ‘le’ letter blend to make the ‘ul’ sound.

Bottle, giggle

22 Write a personal letter. Use of -oa to make the long o sound.

Boat, soap

23 Use of -ow to make the long o sound. Use of adjectives. Use -ee and -ea to make the long e sound.

Row, bow

24 The order of adjectives. Use of -ai and -ay to make the long a sound.

Sail, pain

25 Use the silent e to make a long vowel sound. Make, cone

26 Use of the silent e to make the long ‘i’ and the long ‘a’ sounds. Use of ‘if’.

Bike, smile, cake

27 Review

28 Midterms

29 Christmas show

30 Christmas Holiday

31 Sentence order when using -ed and -ing verb endings. Introduce comparatives and superlatives. Use of ‘but’ with comparatives and superlatives. Use of the silent e to make a long ‘o’ sound.

Bone, rope

32 The ‘j’ sound as made by –ge. Use of ‘he’s’ and ‘she’s’ contractions.

Bridge, nudge

33 Use of the silent e to make the long ‘u’ sound. Correcting mistakes in past tense sentences. Use of ‘y’ and ‘igh’ to make the long ‘i’ sound.

High, sky

34 Use of ‘had’ The spelling of plural nouns when the singular ends with y. Use of the ‘ow’ sound in words like cow and now.

Cow, crown, town

35 Use of ‘ow’ and ‘ou’ to make the ow sound. Use of verbs with adjectives in the past tense.

Cloud, hound

36 Spelling of comparatives and superlatives when the adjective ends with y. Describing weather. Words that use ‘oo’. The ‘oo’ sound as made by ‘ew’.

Boot, food

37 Words that use ‘old’ and ‘ild’. Categorizing words according to sound.

Cold, wild

38 Elicit all sounds seen during grade 1. Elicit words and associated adjectives seen in grade 1. Review past and present tenses.

39 Review

40 Finals

The Semester Overview is subject to change. Any changes will be communicated to the

parents and students through the ABS Grades’ News Website.

Grade 1 International


English (International)

Term 1

Week Objective Spelling words

1 Introductions, short ‘a’ sound Learn classroom rules Blend letters ‘da’, ‘ca’ etc. Capitalize Names

Day, eat, was, time, make, the, fan, cap, we, are

2 Short ‘a’; full stop, capitalize name, sentence order Implement various activity structures

Her, line, new, day, eat, ham, map, fin, see, get

3 Spelling, name sentence structure, reading comprehension, introduce short ‘i’ sound

Alphabetical order Use of ‘the’ Story comprehension

Be, food, grow, live, many, her, water, she, pin, sick

4 Alphabet identification, learn ‘ck’ and ‘s’, “naming part of sentence

Rhyming Three parts of story

Arms, feet, use, school, way, fast, milk, hot, kick

5 Phonetic ‘t’ and ‘o’ vowel sound Confidence development Speaking in class

Animals, cold, fish, from, under, very, arms, sand, boy, ball

6 phonetic ‘all’ ; question mark Spelling Identification Comprehension

Came, happy, made, saw, pig, grass, tall, fall, one, two

7 Short ‘e’ ; sentence structure Exclamation mark When to use

Fly, need, play, rain, air, log, hen, you, red, black

8 Phonetics ‘th’ sound; Question words Who, what, when, where, why Long and short answers nouns

Put, say, came, read, books, math, bath, bug, into, well

9 Short ‘u’ letter blend blend ‘un’ and ‘us’ use of comma and ‘and

About, books, family, name, work, play, fun, hog, hug, truck

10 Review

11 Midterms

12 Phonetics ‘ng’ sound letter blend is and are will team story

Room, of, books, duck, bird, sing, wing, song, and, jump

13 Phonetics ‘or’ sound Capitalize special characters When and where ‘but’

For, more, form, store, sort, stop, fish, yellow, now, why,

14 Phonetics ‘sh’ Blending various sounds Bl, cl, fl, gl, br, cr, fr,gr Questions with clues Phonetic listening skill development

Three, our, time, shop, room, shut, wish, rush, saw, ask

15 Phonetics ‘ch’ Days of the week Three part story “I think…”

Hurry, sky, door, about, chin, chip, catch, watch, from, had

16 Calendar Today, tomorrow, yesterday guessing

Four, dry, holes, move, our, farm, arm, art, park, car

17 Phonetics ‘ar’ sound holiday names/ implications verbs with ‘ing’

Open, gone, quit, quick, quiz, when, tired, wheel, just, brown

18 Qu and Wh use of I and me Confidence builder drill

Light, nice, her, fur, bird, first, girl, over, put, stop

19 Review

20 Finals

English (International)

Term 2

21 He, she, it and they Invitations Letters Speak about friends

Hello, love, brown, city, hand, handle, wig, wiggle, little, room

22 Personal letter Begin homophones

Eyes, listen, talk, low, grow, slow, road, soap, bow, toad

23 Ow sound to make long o sound Thank you letter Use ee and ea lone e sound

Colour, toes, feet, slow, seat, over, hair, train, meat, black

24 Silent ‘e’ to make long vowel sound How many--questions

Earth, table, play, wait, door, say, day, mouse, rain, sail

25 Sentence structure with ed and ing verb endings Introduce superlatives and comparatives Use of buy Silent e to make long ‘o’ sound

Baby, pools, done, house, came, gate, lake, take, four, for

26 ‘J’ sound with ‘ge’ Double meaning words contractions

Took, blue, able, like, line, nine, mine, five, six, seven

27 Review

28 Midterms

29 Christmas Show Preparation


31 Silent e to make long u sound Past sentence corrections ‘y’ and ‘igh’ to make long ‘I’

Able, hope, rope, rode, rose, those, walk, home, nose, banana

32 Usages of ‘had’ Plural nouns with singular ends ‘Ow’ sound Usages of used

Front, sorry, boy, nice, table, race, ice, page, mango, pencil

33 Spelling comparatives and superlatives when adjective ends in y.

Describe weather The ‘oo’ sound

Garden, wish, work, cute, cube, tube, rule, Monday, Sunday, today

34 ‘old’ vs ‘ild’ Word categorization Sound recognition

Cold, full, off, try, light, use, frog, sock, lion, shoe

35 Verb identification Sentence identification of verbs

Turn, under, how, hurt, down, out, over, next, up, below

36 Research reports Identify topics Begin research report

Clown, flower, owl, towel, town, funny, happy, hurry, sad, angry

37 World travel Identify countries Characteristics of countries

Loud, house, boot, tooth, grew, soon, bedroom, bathroom, food, kitchen

38 Elicit all sounds in grade 1 Review of all

Army, boy, move, open, school, find, cold, most, new, old

39 Review

40 Finals



GRADE 1


Science

Term 1


1 Our senses and how we use them. Senses, science tools

2 What are inquiry skills and how do we use them

Inquiry

3 How do scientists work Investigate

4 What are engineers and what do they do Engineer, design

5 Solving problems Purpose, procedure

6 Different materials Natural, human made

7 Living and non-living things Reproduce

8 What animals need Shelter

9 Grouping animals Mammal, bird, amphibian, fish, insect, reptile

10 Review

11 Midterms

12 What do plants need Sunlight, nutrients, soil

13 Plant parts Root, stem, leaf, flower, seed, fruit

14 Comparing different plants Cone, shrub

15 Different environments Salt water, rain forest

16 Food chains What eats what

17 Make an environment for animals Design to meet needs

18 Rocks and soil Natural resource

19 Review

20 Finals

Science

Term 2

21 Where is water Stream, river, lake, ocean

22 Saving resources Pollution, reduce, recycle, reuse

23 Different weather Wind, weather, temperature

24 Observing and measuring weather Rain gauge, weather balloon

25 Seasons Season, weather pattern

26 What we see in the sky Sun, star, moon, magnify, telescope

27 Review

28 Midterms

29 Christmas Show


31 Changes in the sky Shadow, phases

32 Movement of the sun Rotate, orbit

33 Solid, liquid and gas Matter, weight, property, texture

34 Changing matter Mixture, dissolve

35 What dissolves in water Separates

36 How objects move Motion, speed

37 Changing the motion of an object Push, pull, friction

38 Sound Loudness, vibrate, pitch

39 Review

40 Finals



GRADE 1


Mathematics

Term 1


1 General Topic Addition concepts Algebra. Use pictures to add to… Hands on blocks.. adding to

Vocabulary/Spelling Addition bingo Plus, add and addition

2 Hands on model … Putting together Hands on model… more Problem solving.. model addition

Plus, add put, more

3 Algebra Add zero Algebra Add in any order Hands on .. Put together numbers to ten Addition to ten

Zero, plus add more Put together

4 Subtraction Concepts Use pictures to show taking from Hands on.. model taking from Hands on.. model taking apart Problem solving … model subtraction

Subtraction, take minus, Taking from, less

5 Use pictures and subtraction to compare Hands on … subtract to compare Subtract all to zero Subtraction from ten or less

Subtraction, take minus, Taking from, less

6 Addition strategies Hands on… count doubles Hands on … use doubles to add Hands on, doubles plus, doubles minus

Add on, order, double,

7 Add ten or more Add three numbers

Add on, order, double, three numbers

8 How do you solve subtraction problems What strategies can you use to subtract

Minus, less, take away, subtract

9 Think addition to help you subtract How to make a ten to help you subtract

Minus, less, take away, subtract

10 Review

11 Midterms

12 Addition and subtraction relationships Problem solving ... Add and subtraction How adding and subtraction undo each

other Equal and not equal

Add , subtraction, plus minus more less Equal, not equal.

13 Compare numbers Hands on … greater than Hands on…. less than

Add, difference, fewer, greater than, less than, more, sum,

14 Compare numbers Hands on algebra… use symbols to

compare ….. <, >, = Problem solving… compare numbers Hands on .. 10 less, 10 more

Add, difference, fewer, greater than, less than, more, sum

15 Two digit addition and subtraction Add and subtract within 20 Hands on… add 10 Hands on … subtract 10

Add, difference, fewer, greater than, less than, more, sum

16 Make a 10 to add and subtract. Use place value to add

Fewer, more, difference

17 Measurement How to measure a length and tell the time Indirect measurement Use nonstandard units to measure length

Long, longest, short shortest. Same.

18 Time to the hour Time to the half hour Tell time to both half and the hour

Hour, half hour, hour hand, minutes, minute hand. Half past.

19 Review

20 Finals

Mathematics

Term 2

21 Relationships Adding and subtracting correlations Applying relationships

How the same numbers in a subtraction and addition problem can help to solve each other.

22 Relationships in a different form Vertical problems vs. horizontal Impressing various ways to present problems.

Have the problems in the vertical form vs the horizontal form.

23 Continuing on relationships Showing the triangular representation

Have a triangle showing the relationships with all the numbers

24 Applying relationships to develop own problems

Creating their own problems of addition and subtraction

Creating problems beginning with the answer

25 Patterns Counting forward patterns

1,2,3,4,5,6,7 etc. 99,100,101,102 etc

26 Ones and tens places Impressing the ones and tens place

Ones=1-9 Tens=11-99

27 Review

28 Midterms

29 The hundreds place Impressing the hundreds place

100-999


31 Comparing numbers Greater than Less than

> <

32 Addition With 2 digit numbers

Larger numbers requiring carrying the one

33 Subtraction With 2 digit number

Larger numbers requiring borrowing the 1

34 Relationships between addition and subtraction

Using larger numbers to show relationships

Showing the relationship between the numbers using larger entities.

35 Measurement Tools and applying

How to measure what its used for and applying it to real life

36 Representing data Various types of graphs How to read

Using graphs to show ways data can be represented. Pie, bar etc

37 3 dimensional geometry Show various 3 dimensional shapes Combining shapes

Giving them a physical representation of various shapes

38 2 dimensional geometry Describe and combining Find shapes within shapes

Showing that shapes can also be 2 dimensional and showing how to apply and uses.

39 Review

40 Finals



GRADE 1 International


Creative Writing

Term 1


1 Alphabet introduction ‘M’, ‘d’, ‘f’, ‘g’ sounds Spelling strategies Sound recognition

Mat, rug, ham, dig, fall

2 Alphabet introduction ‘B’, ‘t’, ‘s’, ‘w’ sounds Sound recognition

Bag, egg, rat, sock, web

3 Alphabet introduction ‘K’, ‘j’, ‘p’, ‘n’ sounds Sound recognition

Key, jog, pig, nap, cap

4 Alphabet introduction ‘C’, ‘h’, ‘l’, ‘r’ sounds Sound recognition

Cat, ham, leg, run, star

5 Alphabet introduction ‘V’,‘y’, ‘z’, ‘qu’, ‘x’ sounds Sound recognition

Van, yell, zoo, queen, bus

6 Alphabet review Review previous learned sounds Sound recognition

Jog, egg, van, leg, zoo, cat, nap, web, fall, bus

7 Short ‘a’ sound Short ‘a’ sound Sound recognition

cat, map, bag, hat, mat

8 Short ‘E’ sound Short ‘e’ sound Sound recognition

bell, egg, leg, bed, jet

9 Short ‘I’ sound Short ‘I’ sound Sound recognition

Pig, lid, six, dig, fix,

10 Review

11 Midterms

12 Short ‘o’ sound Short ‘o’ sound Sound recognition

Pot, spot, box, mop, hop

13 Short ‘u’ sound Short ‘u’ sound Sound recognition

Cup, bus, duck, nut, sun

14 Short sound review Review the short sound vowels Sound recognition

Cup, fox, pig, egg, map, dig, pot, sun, bell, bag

15 Short ‘a’ word usage Applying the short ‘a’ sound Using short ‘a’ words

Fast, last, ran, am, at

16 Short ‘e’ word usage Applying the short ‘e’ sound Using short ‘e’ words

End, wet, red, tell, seven

17 Short ‘I’ word usage Applying the short ‘I’ sound Using short ‘I’ words

In, is, it, with, sick

18 Word math Changing letters in words Short ‘a’ and short ‘e’

Get, help, when, fast, can

19 Review

20 Finals

Creative Writing

Term 2

21 Short ‘o’ word usage Applying the short o sound Using short ‘o’ words

On, top, not, hot, stop

22 Short ‘u’ word usage Applying the short u sound Using short ‘u’ words

Run, fun, much, us, must

23 Missing letter reviews Finding missing letter Short ‘I’, short ‘o’, short ‘u’

Box, did, on, fun, just, stop, this, us, big, not

24 Long ‘a’ sound Long ‘a’ sound Sound recognition

Name, game, same, made, make

25 Long ‘e’ sound Long ‘e’ sound Sound recognition

Me, we, he, be, she

26 Long ‘I’ sound Long ‘I’ sound Sound recognition

Time, line, mine, kind, fine

27 Review

28 Midterms

29 Word games Crossword Words in signs

Eat, see, we, keep, made


31 Long ‘I’ sound ‘y’ Long ‘I’ sound using ‘y’

My, by, fly, why, try

32 Long ‘o’ word usage Applying the long o sound Using long ‘o’ words

So, go, old, told, cold

33 The ‘oo’ sound The ‘oo’ sound Sound recognition

Zoo, food, room, moon, soon

34 Sentence structure Naming part of sentence Telling part of sentence

35 Applying sentence in story Character Introduction. What does the character want? Why character cannot have it? How does character get it?

36 Rhyming Syllables rhyming

37 Poetry haiku rhyming/non rhyming

38

39 Review

40 Finals



GRADE 1


Social Studies

Term 1


1 Family Various rolls within a family Respecting elders

Size, relationship, family tree

2 School Various rolls within a school What these rolls do

Duties, Student, teacher, school officer, principal, cook, janitor

3 How to act within family environment Showing gratitude Obeying elders Being polite

Environment, rolls, obeying, gratitude

4 How to act within a school environment Obeying rules Cooperating Being generous Being Sociable

Cooperate, generous, sociable

5 Benefits of being good members of family Benefits of the individual Benefits to the family

Benefits , trust, respect, love

6 Benefits of being good members of the school Benefits of the individual Benefits to the school

Excellent, known, reputation

7 Personal talents Talent? Natural ability

Talent, natural, ability

8 Personal goodness Developing self

Discipline, hard working, honest, responsible, helpful, kind

9 Democracy What is it? Who can use it?

Democracy, Participation, decision

10 Review

11 Midterms

12 Democracy cont. Utilizing democracy in a functional manner Various options for utilization

Meaning, decision

13 Goods and Services Essential Convenient

Goods, services, needs, wants

14 Goods and Services in Daily life Paid for Not paid for

Value, received

15 Proper use of goods and services Reuse Waste

Personal, Non-personal, waste, reuse

16 Savings What is savings How to save

Wants, needs, decisions

17 Expenditure Spending Planning

Planning, spending, expenditure

18 Work and Income What is work Different types of work

Salary, Benefit

19 Review

20 Finals

Social Studies

Term 2

21 Meaning of work Why work Who works

Money, love,

22 Importance of work Benefits to society Benefits to family

Benefits, society, economy, progress

23 Our environment What is our environment Physical change of environment

Object, provide

24 Our environment Cont. What makes up an environment People in our environment

Society, country, education

25 Types of environment Natural Man made

Natural, man-made,

26 Types of environment cont. Cultural Social

Cultural, social

27 Review

28 Midterms



31 Taking care of environment In the home In the school Outdoors In public areas

Clean, comfortable, natural, pollution

32 Directions Cardinal directions What they mean

Cardinal directions, North, East, South, West

33 Directions cont. Describing location Within a classroom

Above, under, next to, opposite

34 Distances Distance within a classroom Distance outside a classroom

Realistic, non-realistic, kilometer, meter, centimeter

35 Maps Using a map to describe location Making a map

Street, Across, near, down

36 Weather Daily weather in our location How landscape can impact

Landscape, weather, mountains, plains

37 Weather cont. Weather around the world Different kinds of weather patterns

Hurricane, tornado, lightning

38 Weather Cont. Impacts weather has on our society

Climate, smoke, health, natural disasters

39 Review

40 Finals



GRADE 1


Health

Term 1


1 It’s my body Introduce body vocabulary

Hip, leg arm, neck, head, knee, toe, torso, shoulder

2 Taller and heavier Growth and development in the life cycle

Baby, child, teenager, adult, elderly

3 When I grow up Different professions within society Explanations of each profession

Counselor, chef, doctor, musician, artist, astronaut, police officer, scientist

4 Keeping fit Various activities to stay physically

fit and healthy

Jogging, reading, swimming, playing games, basketball, soccer, rope skipping

5 Keeping fit cont. Various activities that will not help you to be

physically fit and healthy

Video games, reading, eating, sleeping, playing board games.

6 Sit up straight The correct posture How to implement the correct posture

Good posture, poor posture

7 Nice and Clean How you can get dirty

Perspiration, mess, shower, illness, habits

8 Nice and Clean Cont. How you can get clean Habits to form to help keep clean.

Hygiene, wash, clip, fresh, rested, habits.

9 Treasure your teeth Baby and Adult teeth Why teeth fall out Various methods of baby teeth removal

Adult, baby, growth,

10 Review

11 Midterms

12 Keeping teeth clean Teeth hygiene

Brush, floss, multiple

13 Keeping teeth clean cont. Consequences of poor dental hygiene

Chocolate, chips, cavity, removal

14

Watch Out! General safety around familiar places

Stairs, balcony, slip, balance, caution

15

Fire! Fire Dangers of fire How to spot dangerous fires Adult supervision at all times

Flammable, matches, Candle, breeze, window, danger

16 Playing with water Dangers of water Adult supervision of all times

Drown, Choke, Dangerous, pond, rough play

17 Street Safety Crossing the street safely Physical demonstration and practice

Overhead bridge, underpass, zebra crossing, crosswalk, traffic lights, vehicles

18 Body safety Don’t put items in nose, ears, mouth, eye

Blind, ear canal, poke, ear drum.

19 Review

20 Finals

Health

Term 2

21 House safety Dangers of other peoples medicine Dangers of a knife

Medicine, knife, cut, slice, fever, illness

22 Going home alone Stranger danger Getting help from Safe people Using routes you know Avoid dark unlit areas

Stranger, alone, bus station, shortcuts, unlit

23 Be Careful! Stranger danger Stranger scenarios

Free candy, kidnap, fight, scream, scratch, kick, punch

24 Should I go with them Safe people Not safe people Stranger danger

Decision, pledge, stranger, safe

25 Feelings What are feelings Why do I feel these

Happy, sad. Silly, scared, angry, excited, at peace, at ease, surprised

26 How do I feel How does this make me feel Bullying Positive and negative emotions

Teased, positive, negative, bullying

27 Review

28 Midterms



31 What can I do? Being helpful Noticing somebody needs help Offering help

Stuck, frustrated, activity, shout, enjoy

32 Personal Space good ways to touch somebody bad ways to touch somebody Where never to touch

Good touch, bad touch, Never touch

33 Personal space cont. Touch by strangers, Stranger danger Bullying

Scared, angry, sad, cautious

34 What can I do Stranger danger protection Scream, fight etc. Things to yell

Prevention, protection, secure, safety

35 Being safe at home Home alone When to open door and not to

Strangers busy, unable, allow, lock

36 Being safe in public Seek trusting people if alone If lost seek employee Never go anywhere with a stranger

Hurt, harm, missing, cautious.

37-38 When to wash hands Sick Before eating

Cough, virus, bacteria

39 Review

40 Finals



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