Revised 11-12
MONTH:
September
GRADE: First
Poetry
My Shadow
(Robert Louis Stevenson)
Rope Rhyme
(Eloise Greenfield)
Sing a Song of People
(Lois Linski)
Stories/Literature
The Boy at the Dike
Jack and the Beanstalk
Sayings/Phrases
Practice makes perfect (Aug)
Do unto others as you would have
them do unto you (Aug)
An Apple a Day keeps the doctor
away
If at first you don’t succeed, try
try again
Art
Music
Peter Brueghel,
Mozart
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
Children’s Games
1.C.& G.1.1 (Aug.)Explain why rules are
needed in the home, school and community.
1.C.& G. 1.2 Classify the roles of authority
figures in the home, school and community
(teacher, principal, parents, mayor etc.)
1. C & G. 1.3 Summarize various ways in
which conflicts could be resolved in homes,
schools and classrooms.
1. G.1.1 Use geographic tools to identify
characteristics of various landforms and
bodies of waters.
1.G.1.2 Give examples showing location of
places (home, classroom,et)
1. G. 1.3Understand the basic elements of
geographic representations using
maps(symbols and cardinal directions)
Common Core ELA Unit
Alphabet Books & Children Who
Read Them-The ABC’s of Learning
Early civilization
What is civilization?
Mesopotamia
Core/Geography
Math
Map Skills
1.NBT.1 Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write
numbers and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.
1.OA.1 Use addition and subtraction within 10 to solve problems involving adding to,
taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing with unknowns.
1.OA.2 Solve word problems that involve three whole numbers..
1.OA.3 Apply properties of operations to add and subtract
1.OA.5 Relate counting to addition and subtraction
1.OA.4 Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem
Map key
Directions on a map
Equator
Indian and Arctic Oceans
1.OA.7 Understand meaning of the equal sign & determine if equations are true/false
Science/Common Core
1.E.2 Understand the physical
properties of earth materials
that make them useful in
different ways
1.E.1 Recognize the features
and patterns of the earth,
moon, sun system as observed
from earth
Science/Core Knowledge
The Human Body- Skeletal, muscular, digestive, circulatory and nervous
system and vaccinations.
Biographies: Edward Jenner and Louis Pasteur
Revised 11-12
MONTH:
October
GRADE: First
Poetry
The Pasture
(Robert Frost)
I know All the Sounds the
Animals Make
(Jack Prelutsky)
Stories/Literature
The House At Pooh Corner
Art
Henri Matisse
Social Studies/Common Core
Music
Camille Saint-Saens,
Carnival of Animals
Sayings/Phrases
There’s No Place Like Home
Common Core ELA Unit
Continue Unit 1
Unit 2-The Amazing Animal WorldAnimals
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
Early Civilization
Ancient Egypt
Core/Geography
Geography of Africa
Land Bridge
Science/Common Core
1.P.1 Understand how forces
(pushes or pulls) affect the
motion of an object
Math
1.OA.8 Determine the unknown whole number in addition or subtraction equation relating
three numbers (i.e. 5=3+_)
1.MD.1 Order three objects by length; compare the lengths of two objects indirectly by
using a third object
1.MD.2 Express the length of an object as a whole number of length units, by laying
multiple copies of a shorter object (the length unit) end to end; understand that the
length measurement of an object is the number of same size length units that span it
with no gaps or overlaps. Limit to contexts where the object being measured is spanned
by a whole number of length units with no gaps or overlaps.
Science/Core Knowledge
Magnets
Revised 11-12
MONTH:
November
GRADE: First
Poetry
The Owl and the Pussy Cat
(Edward Lear)
Stories/Literature
The Frog Prince
Art
Music
Monet
Social Studies/Common Core
Sayings/Phrases
The More the Merrier
Common Core ELA Unit
Continue Unit 2
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
Early Exploration
Settlement of North & South
America
Core/Geography
Geographical Terms
Peninsula, Bay ,Harbor, Island
Science/Common Core
1.P.1 Understand how forces
(pushes or pulls) affect the
motion of an object
Math
1.NBT.1 Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and write
numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.
1.OA.1 Use addition and subtraction within 20 to solve problems involving adding to,
taking from, putting together, taking apart, and comparing with unknowns.
1.OA.2 Solve word problems involving three whole numbers.
1.OA.3 Apply properties of operations to add and subtract
1.OA.5 Relate counting to addition and subtracting
1.OA.4 Understand subtraction as an unknown-addend problem
Science/Core Knowledge
Ocean habitat, Rachel Carson
Revised 11-12
MONTH:
December
GRADE: First
Poetry
Table Manners
(Also known as The Goops)
(Gelett Burgess)
Hope
(Langston Hughs)
Stories/Literature
Hansel and Gretel
Art
Music
Edgar Degas
Tchaikovsky
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
1.E.1.1 Summarize the various ways in
which people earn and use money for
goods and services.
1.E.1.2 Identify examples of goods and
services in the home, school and
community.
1.E.1.3 Explain how supply and demand
affects the choices families and
communities make.
1.C.1.1 Compare the languages,
traditions, and holidays of various
cultures.
Core/Geography
Sayings/Phrases
Let the Cat out of the Bag
Common Core ELA Unit
Unit 3-Life Lessons-Morals,
Manners, and Lessons
Overview of world religions
Math
1.OA.6 Add & subtract within 20, but demonstrating fluency within 10
1.OA.7 Understand meaning of the equal sign & determine if equations are true/false
1.OA.8 Determine the unknown whole number in addition or subtraction equation relating
three numbers (i.e. 5=3+_)
1.MD.4 Organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories; ask and
answer questions about the total number of data points, how many in each category, and
how many more or less are in one category than in another.
Science/Common Core
1.P.1 Understand how forces
(pushes or pulls) affect the
motion of an object
Science/Core Knowledge
Revised 11-12
MONTH:
January
GRADE: First
Poetry
Wynken, Blynken and Nod
(Eugene Field)
Stories/Literature
Pinocchio
It Could Always Be Worse
Art
DaVinci
O”Keefe
Music
Beethoven
Red Poppy
Sayings/Phrases
Sour Grapes
Land of Nod
Common Core ELA Unit
Continue Unit 3
Unit 4-Winds of Change-The Cause
and Effect of Change
(Still Lifes)
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
1.H.1.3 Explain why national
holidays are celebrated
(Constitution Day,
Independence Day, Martin
Luther King Jr. Day, et)
History of slavery
Martin L. King Jr.
Rosa Parks
Harriet Tubman
Core/Geography
Math
1.NBT.1 Count to 120, starting at any number less than 120. In this range, read and
write numerals and represent a number of objects with a written numeral.
1.NBT.2 Understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent amounts of
tens and ones. Understand the following as special cases:
a. 10 can be thought of as a bundle of ten ones-called a “ten”
b. The numbers from 11 to 19 are composed of a ten and one, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight and nine ones.
c. The numbers 10,20,30,40,50,60,70,80,90 refer to one, two, three, four, five, six,
seven, eight, or nine tens
1.NBT.3 Compare two two-digit numbers based on meanings of the tens and ones digits,
recording the results of comparisons with the symbols >,< and =
Science/Common Core
Science/Core Knowledge
Simple machines
Revised 11-12
MONTH:
February
GRADE: First
Poetry
Solomon Grundy
The Swing
(Robert Louis Stevenson)
Stories/Literature
How Anansi Got Stories from the
Sky God
Art
Music
Van Gogh
Gustaff Holst
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
1.H.1.1 Explain how and why
neighborhoods and communities
change over time.
Colonies to Independence
Core/Geography
Math
Map Skills
Science/Common Core
1.E.2 Recognize the patterns of
the earth, moon, sun system as
observed from earth
Sayings/Phrases
Hit the Nail on the Head
A.M. and P.M.
Common Core ELA Unit
Continue Unit 4
Locate the original 13 colonies
Americans wanted to be Independent
Reinforce meaning of Democracy
Story of the American Revolution
1.NBT.4 Add within 100, including adding a two-digit number and a one-digit number, and
adding a two-digit number and a multiple of 10, using concrete models or drawings and
strategies based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship
between addition and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain
the reasoning used. Understand that in adding two-digit numbers, one adds tens and
tens, ones and ones; and sometimes it is necessary to compose a ten.
1.NBT.5 Given a two-digit number, mentally find 10 more or 10 less than the number,
without having to count; explain the reasoning used.
1.NBT.6 Subtract multiples of 10 in the range 10-90 from multiples of 10 in the range
10-90 (positive or zero differences), using concrete models or drawings and strategies
based on place value, properties of operations, and/or the relationship between addition
and subtraction; relate the strategy to a written method and explain the reasoning used.
Science/Core Knowledge
Rocks and Soil
Revised 11-12
MONTH:
March
GRADE: First
Poetry
Thanksgiving Day
(“Over the River and Through
the Woods”)
(Lydia Maria Child)
Stories/Literature
The Pied Piper of Hamelin
Art
Music
Gilbert Stuart
George Washington
Scott Joplin
John Philip Sousa
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
Sayings/Phrases
Never Leave Till Tomorrow What
You Can Do Today
Common Core ELA Unit
Unit 5-American ContributorsEvents/People in America
Colonies to Independence
Women of the Revolution
George Washington
Benjamin Franklin
Thomas Jefferson
Paul Revere
Symbols and Figures
Liberty Bell, Eagle, Flag, Current
President
Core/Geography
Math
1.G.1 Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g. triangles are closed and three sided)
versus non-defining attributes (e.g. color, orientation, overall size); build and draw
shapes to possess defining attributes
1.G.2 Compose two-dimensional shapes (rectangles, squares, trapezoids, triangles, halfcircles and quarter-circles) or three-dimensional shapes (cubes, right rectangular
prisms, right circular cones, and right circular cylinders) to create a composite shape,
and compose new shapes from the composite shape.
Science/Common Core
1.E.2 Recognize the patterns of
the earth, moon, sun system as
observed from earth
Science/Core Knowledge
Revised 11-12
MONTH:
April
GRADE: First
Poetry
Washington
(Nancy Byrd Turner)
Stories/Literature
The Knee High Man
Art
Music
John Singleton
Copley
Aaron Copeland
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
Paul Revere
1.G.2.1 Explain ways
peoplechangethe environment
(planting trees, recycling, cutting
down trees,building homes, et)
1.G.2.2 Explain how people use
natural resources in the community
1.G.2.3 Explain how the
environment impacts where people
live (urban,rural,weather,
transportation,etc.)
Sayings/Phrases
Wolf In Sheep’s Clothing
Common Core ELA Unit
Continue Unit 5
Unit 6-Around the World With a
Glass Slipper-Same
Story/Different Culture
Early Exploration of the American
West
Daniel Boone
Lewis & Clark
Sacajawea
Core/Geography
Math
Appalachian and Rocky Mts.
Mississippi River
1.G.3 Partition circles and rectangles into two and four equal shares, describe the shares
using the words halves, fourths, and quarters, and use the phrases half of, fourth of and
quarter of. Describe the whole as two of, or four of the shares. Understand for these
examples that decomposing into more equal shares creates smaller shares.
Science/Common Core
1.L.1 Understand
characteristics of various
environments and behaviors of
humans that enable plants and
animals to survive
1.L.2 Summarize the needs of
living organisms for energy and
growth
Science/Core Knowledge
Underground and Forest habitat
Revised 11-12
MONTH:
May
GRADE: First
Poetry
The Purple Cow
(Gelett Burgess)
Stories/Literature
Medio Pollito
Art
Fish Out of Water
Music
Masks Around the World
Opera Study Around the World
Social Studies/Common Core
Social Studies/Core Knowledge
1.H.1.2 Explain the importance
of folklore and celebrations and
their impact on local
communities.
Core/Geography
Sayings/Phrases
Common Core ELA Unit
Continue Unit 6
Continue with Early Exploration of
The American West
Math
1.MD.3 Tell and write time in hours and half-hours using analog and digital clocks.
Science/Common Core
1.L.1 Understand
characteristics of various
environments and behaviors of
humans that enable plants and
animals to survive
1.L.2 Summarize the needs of
living organisms for energy and
growth
Science/Core Knowledge
NC Science (plants, animals, environment)