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Curriculum Overview – Grade 1
This is a broad overview of the curriculum that will be
taught in the first grade at the Franconian International School.
The FIS curriculum has been developed and organized to
incorporate components from a variety of concepts and institutions. The FIS
Curriculum consists of central elements of the International Baccalaureate
Primary Years Program, The National Curriculum from Great Britain, concepts of
curriculum from the United States and the official Bavarian Curriculum for
public elementary schools.
We have listed the major topics or themes that will be
covered during the year for each subject. This is a guide and it is our goal to
teach our curriculum as comprehensively and consistently as possible. In the
primary grades, many topics will not be taught in isolation as separate
subjects, but will be integrated as meaningful experiences that the children
will be able to relate to in their everyday life.
Language
Arts
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Speaking and Listening
o
Plays and performance
o
Prediction
o
Listening for understanding
o
Language games
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Reading
o
Fiction and non-fiction
o
Reading for meaning
o
Reading with increased fluency
o
Reading strategies/phonics
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Writing
o
Poetry (various simple forms)
o
Story writing
o
Sentence structure: capitals, full
stops and
question marks
o
Word construction and deconstruction
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Say / write numbers to 100
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Addition / subtraction
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Beginning multiplication / division 2,
5 ,10
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Telling Time (1hour, 1/2 hour 1/4
hour)
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Measurement:
Standard and non-standard
Meters and centimeters
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Shapes: 2-D and 3-D
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Fractions: Whole, ½, ⅓, ¼
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Money (Pfg, DM)
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Directions / mapping / grids
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Graphs
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Predicting, estimating, problem
solving
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Plants and animal variations
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Grouping and changing materials
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Forces and movement
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Electricity
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Health and Growth
Social Studies
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Me
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My School
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My Family
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Children and Customs around the World
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Weather
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Map Skills and Plans (Focus on school)
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Study on a chosen famous person(s)
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Other country with different location
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Developing of speaking skills: Telling, reporting,
describing
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Reading for accuracy and fluency
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Picture stories
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Writing of small stories / free writing
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Spelling of important words
Stress
on reading of German children’s literature and poems.
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Oral language
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Acquisition of the language through songs, rhymes, games,
fairy tales, puppet
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Vocabulary from child–related everyday situations (family,
friends, school)
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Safety
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Awareness of self
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Feelings
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Sharing
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Friendship
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Taking turns
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Independence
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Fairness
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Problem solving
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Respecting others / property and self
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Development of gross and fine motor
skills (walking, running, jumping, throwing, catching, climbing, crawling,
pulling, balancing…)
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How does the human body perform?
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Learning about sports equipment
(Introduction to basic sports equipment – ball, rope, hoop, stick, mat, box,
long bench, rings, beam)
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Games with a partner and in a team
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Competition
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Improve self-confidence / appreciate
and enjoy PE
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Painting (variations)
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Pencil sketching
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Computing
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Lego / Construction
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Clay / modelling
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Use of variety of media / tools
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Collage
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Famous artist(s) and styles of work
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Songs
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Movement / Dance
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Singing/Games
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Rhythm
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Dynamics
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Percussion instruments
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Responding to Music
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Music Appreciation
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Famous musicians/composers
Ethics
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Life – Learning – Judging: Dangers and protection; responsibility
for having a pet
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To be glad – to be sad: Feeling comfortable and safe in
class
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Time: Using time wisely
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Decision making skills
