Grade 1

Math: Problem Solving 

           Choose the best strategy to solve a problem.

Reading Groups: Honey-:  Reading Comprehension                              

                               Nectar-: Reading Comprehension

English: Capital Letters

               Recognize capital letters at the beginning of names for days of the week, months of the year and  

               holidays.

               Use capital letters to write the names for days of the week, months of the year and holidays.

Spelling Words: for or orange short story corn storm horse snore store more floor door four

Challenge Words: torch organ orchard

Science: The Rainforest & Ocean

                Identify the different layers of the rain forest and the animals that live on each level.

                Recognize that plants and animals that live in the ocean find the conditions they need to survive.

Social Studies: Identify the different weathers we experience in the Cayman Islands.

Assessment: Cayman’s Plants and Trees and Weather.

Bible: The Golden Calf.

            Understand that God is merciful and gracious and will forgive our sins if we repent.

            Understand that there are consequences for us when we make poor choices.

Memory Verse: Those who are led by the spirit of God are the children of God.

                             Romans 8:14a

NB. Parents, please ensure that your child studies the Memory verse.

Remember there is a reward for the first student who knows the memory verse.

Math: Identify events as certain or impossible.

           Choose the best strategy to solve a problem.

Assessment: Problem Solving.

Reading Groups: Honey-: Poetry.

                               Nectar-: Poetry.

English: Use capital letters and punctuation in proper nouns and titles.

                Recognize capital letters at the beginning of the first word and other important words in book titles.

                Recognize that a book title is underlined.

Spelling Words: ball call all small talk saw walk draw dog frog long lost song off

Challenge Words: false haul faucet

Science: Tell what a rainforest is.

                Recognize that plants and animals that live in the rainforest find what they need to survive.

                Identify different layers of the rainforest.

Social Studies: Identify the different weathers we experience in the Cayman Islands.

Assessment: Cayman’s Plants and Trees and Weather.

Bible: The Ten Commandments.

            Examine the ten commandments and their applications for today.

            Know that it is important for people to follow God’s instructions exactly.

Memory Verse:  Jesus answered, “very truly I tell you, no one can enter the kingdom of God unless they are 

                             born of the water and the spirit.”             John 3:5

NB. Parents, please ensure that your child studies the Memory verse.

Remember there is a reward for the first student who knows the memory verse.

Math: Add three digit numbers.

          Subtract three digit numbers.

Reading Groups: Honey-: Reading Comprehension.

                           Nectar-: Reading Comprehension.

English: Recognize capital letters at the beginning of sentences and end marks.

              Recognize a sentence that is an exclamation.

             Recognize that title for people begin with capital letters.

             Recognize punctuation of titles.

Spelling: Review Words

Spelling Words:

Challenge Words:

Science: Describe how plants and animals that live in the desert find what they need to survive.

State examples of the characteristics that help plants and animals live in the desert.

Social Studies: Recognize plants and trees found in the cayman Islands.

                         Identify and list at least at least three medicinal plants and three harmful plants

                         found in the cayman Islands. 

Bible: Review stories on the life of Moses.

          Test on Thursday.

Memory Verse: You know Him, for He lives in you and will be in you.

                          John 14:17b

NB. Parents, please ensure that your child studies the Memory verse.

Remember there is a reward for the first student who knows the memory verse.

Math: Mathletics

          Make and read bar graphs.

Assessment: Bar graphs.

Reading Groups: Honey-: Reading Comprehension.

                           Nectar-: Reading Comprehension.

English: Assessment: Tell what are contractions.

Describe/tell how ‘am’, ‘are’, ‘will’ and ‘is’ contractions are formed.

Spell and write ‘am’, ‘are’, ‘will’ and ‘is’ contractions.

Spelling: Students will hear, say and write words with /ou/ sound.

Spelling Words: owl town cow now out how flower clown round sound around house      

                       mouse found

Challenge Words: coward drought brow

Science: Describe how plants and animals that live in the desert find what they need to survive.

              State examples of the characteristics that help plants and animals live in the desert.

Social Studies: Review

Assessment: Important buildings, our churches and schools, school and community rules and the

museum.

Bible: Students will recognize that leaders must follow rules.

Memory Verse: I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you.

                         Ezekiel 36:26a

NB. Parents, please ensure that your child studies the Memory verse.

Remember there is a reward for the first student who knows the memory verse.

Math: Review Ordinal Positions.

          Make and read picture graphs and venn diagrams.

          Make and read tally charts.

          Use make a table strategy to solve problems.

          Assessment: Venn diagram, picture graph and tally chart.

Reading Groups: Honey-: ‘Me on the Map.’

                           Nectar-: ‘Fun with Fish.’

English: Assessment: Adjectives.

              Tell what are contractions.

              Describe/tell how contractions are formed.

              Spell and write ’not’ contractions. 

Spelling: Students will hear, say and write words with ed and ing. 

Spelling Words: dotted spotted hopped dropped stopped shopped jogged hopping dropping

                      stopping shopping cutting running jogging. 

Challenge Words: admitting strutting propped

Science: Describe how plants and animals that live in the forest find what they need to survive.

              Recognize tha plants and animals have characteristics that help them live in the forest.

Social Studies: Tell what is a museum.

                         Discuss why we visit the museum and why it is important.

Assessment: Important buildings, our churches and schools, school and community rules and the 

                   museum.

Bible: Students will understand that God protected Moses’ life.

          God can use people with physical challenges.

Memory Verse: Jesus answered, ” I am the way, the truth and the life.” 

                         John 14:6a.

NB. Parents, please ensure that your child studies the Memory verse.

Remember there is a reward for the first student who knows the memory verse.

Math: Identify a quarter.

          Identify value of a quarter.

          Describe a quarter.

           Identify value of mixed set of coins.

          Compare the value of set of coins with prices. 

Assessment: Money.

Reading Groups: Honey-: Reading Comprehension.

                            Nectar-: Reading Comprehension.

English: Recognize adjectives that describe how things

              look, taste, smell, sound feel.

              Identify ‘er’ and ‘est’ adjectives in sentences.

Assessment: Adjectives.

Spelling: Students will recognize that /oo/ may be spelled

                oo, ou and u.

Spelling Words: look cook took book foot good cookies

                      stood could should would full pull put.

Challenge Words: bulletin bushel cookbook

Science: Identify ways plants and animals need one another.

              Review and assess.

Social Studies: Name the school rules, explain what they mean and

                        tell why the are important.

                        Recognize that rules of a community are called laws.

                        Discuss community laws and consequences for not

                        obeying them.

Bible: Jacob and Esau. Play Practice.

Memory Verse: He was pierced for our transgressions, He was

                         crushed for our iniquities. Isaiah 53:5a

NB. Parents, please ensure that your child studies the Memory verse.

Remember there is a reward for the first student who knows the memory verse.

Math: Identify penny, dime, nickel and quarter.

           Identify value of a penny, dime, nickel and quarter.

           Describe a dime, nickel and quarter.

           Explore counting sets of pennies, dimes nickels and quarters.

Assessment: Money.

Reading Groups: Honey-: Reading Comprehension.

                              Nectar-: Reading Comprehension.

English: Tell what antonyms are.

             Recognize antonyms in sentences.

             Identify antonyms among other words.

Assessment: Antonyms and Synonyms. 

Spelling: Students will read and spell words with blends.

Spelling Words:

Challenge Words:

Science: Sort plant and animal products according to wheather

                they come from plant or animals.

                Identify ways plants and animals need one another.

Social Studies: Explain why the church is important in the community.

                           Define rules.

                           Name the school rules, explain what they mean and

                           tell why the are important.

Bible: Jacob and Esau. Play Practice.

Memory Verse: God made Him who had no sin to be sin for us.

                           2 Corinthians 5: 21a

NB. Parents, please ensure that your child studies the Memory verse.

Remember there is a reward for the first student who knows the memory verse.

Math: Explore adding 2- digit numbers without regrouping.

           Explore subtracting 2- digit numbers without regrouping.

           Assessment: Adding & subtracting 2 - digit nunbers.

Reading Groups: Honey-: Reading Comprehension.

                              Nectar-: Reading Comprehension.

English: Write stories. Make stories come alive by including

             a problem and making characters talk.

Spelling: Students will recognize that long /o/ may be

                 spelled o or oa.

Spelling Words: old told cold sold gold hold roll open

                        most over boat coat goat road

Challenge Words: mold clover boulder

Science: Identify animal’s characteristics that allow their basic

                needs to be met. 

                Recognize that animals depend on plants to help them

                meet their basic needs.

Social Studies: List at least six important buildings in the

                          Cayman Islands.

                          Explain why the church is important in the community.

Bible: Jacob and Esau. Play Practice.

Memory Verse: We take every thought captive to obey christ.

                            2 Cor. 10:5b

NB. Parents, please ensure that your child studies the Memory verse.

Remember there is a reward for the first student who knows the memory verse.

Math: Explore counting objects and grouping them into 10’s and 1’s.

           Make, count and write numbers to 20.

           Tell how many 10’s and 1’s there are in numbers to 20.

           Assessment: Grouping 10’s and 1’s.

Reading Groups: Honey-: Reading Comprehension.

                              Nectar-: Reading Comprehension.

English: Learn to address an envelope.

               Identify the characteristics of a good story.

               Identify characters in a story.

               Identify problems in a story.

Spelling: Students will recognize that long /o/ may be

                 spelled o-e, ow, and o.

Spelling Words: rope home nose hope stone hole joke yellow

                         grow know snow so go no

Challenge Words: hopeful bony explode

Science: Identify ways animals depend on plants for their basic needs.

Social Studies: Review: Imports, Our Changing Comunity and

                           Road Safety.

Bible: Jacob and Esau. Play Practice.

Memory Verse: We do not have a high priest who is unable to

                            sympathize with our weaknesses.

                            Hebrews 4:15a

NB. Parents, please ensure that your child studies the Memory verse.

Remember there is a reward for the first student who knows the memory verse.

Math: Estimate and measure temperature on a thermometer.

           Use doubles and doubles plus 1 facts to add.

           Explore adding three single digit numbers.

           Use the strategy make a 10 to find sums.

Assessment: Adding doubles, doubles plus 1 and 3 digit numbers. 

                              Nectar-: ‘Try Your Best’

English: Listen to a friendly letter and learn about its parts.

               Identify information included in the greetings, body

              and closing of a friendly letter.

              Plan and write friendly letter including greetings,

              body and closing.

              Learn to address an envelope.

Spelling: Students will recognize that long /i/ may be

                 spelled y, ie, i and igh.

Spelling Words: why my try cry sky fly by lie pie tie

                        tiny lion high tiger 

Challenge Words: tying rhyme diet

Science: Review for science test.

               Test: ‘All About Animals’

Social Studies: Road Safety: Identify and explain the meaning

                           of at least eight road signs.

Bible: Jacob and Esau. Play Practice.

Memory Verse: He made Himself nothing, taking the form

                           of a servant, being born in the likeness of men.

                           Philippians 2:7

NB. Parents, please ensure that your child studies the Memory verse.

Remember there is a reward for the first student who knows the memory verse.