Grade 1 Curriculum
The first grade curriculum continues to integrate academics and arts to explore themes and skills. Faculty build early literacy and math skills; developmentally appropriate activities extend students' individual abilities through small and large group work. Students particularly enjoy filling specially-decorated book bags with “just right” books to read at home and celebrating the 100th day of school with games that emphasize counting, measuring and predicting. This is an exciting year of “firsts” as students experience lunch in Coolidge Hall, participate in our Field Day, learn in the woodworking studio and perform in a play—all for the first time.
Program Highlights
- Robotics
- Grades 1 and 2 class play
- Book Bag program
- Earth Week
- eBook publishing
- Native American studies
- Lunch in the lunchroom
- Weather forecasts
- Field trip to Ecotarium
- 100th Day of School celebration
Specialist Time
- French once a week for 30 minutes
- Art studio once a week for 45 minutes
- Music once a week for 30 minutes
- Theater arts once a week for 30 minutes
- Woodworking once a week for 45 minutes
- Physical education three times a week for 30 minutes
- Library once a week for 30 minutes

Math
First graders appreciate the joy and power of mathematics as they develop problem-solving strategies and make mathematical connections to everyday life. Students collect and organize data on graphs and use pattern blocks to explore the concept of area.

Science
First graders apply their curiosity and emerging scientific skills to better understand themselves and their world. They learn about healthy eating choices and diagram the human digestive system. They build rain gauges, study weather and create their own forecasts. They also build Lego robots that they program with iPads.