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 an inquiry based curriculum, 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

¨       Speaking and Listening

§         Plays and performance

§         Prediction

§         Listening for understanding

§         Language games

¨       Reading

§         Fiction and non-fiction

§         Reading for meaning

§         Reading with increased fluency

§         Reading strategies/phonics

¨       Writing

§         Poetry (various simple forms)

§         Story writing

§         Sentence structure: capitals, full stops and question marks

§         Word construction and deconstruction

 

Mathematics

¨       Say / write numbers to 100

¨       Addition / subtraction

¨       Beginning multiplication / division 2, 5 ,10

¨       Telling Time (1hour, 1/2 hour 1/4 hour)

¨       Measurement:

§         Standard and non-standard

§         Meters and centimeters

¨       Shapes: 2-D and 3-D

¨       Fractions: Whole, ½, ⅓, ¼

¨       Money (Pfg, DM)

¨       Directions / mapping / grids

¨       Graphs

¨       Predicting, estimating, problem solving

 

Science

¨       Plants and animal variations

¨       Grouping and changing materials

¨       Forces and movement

¨       Electricity

¨       Health and Growth

 

Social Studies

¨       Me

¨       My School

¨       My Family

¨       Children and Customs around the World

¨       Weather

¨       Map Skills and Plans (Focus on school)

¨       Study on a chosen famous person(s)

¨       Other country with different location

 

German

German as a first language

¨       Developing of speaking skills: Telling, reporting, describing

¨       Reading for accuracy and fluency

¨       Picture stories

¨       Writing of small stories / free writing

¨       Spelling of important words

¨       Stress on reading of German children’s literature and poems.

German as a second language

¨       Oral language

¨       Acquisition of the language through songs, rhymes, games, stories, dialogues, sentence structures and grammatical patterns

¨       Vocabulary from child–related everyday situations (family, friends, school)

 

Personal / Social Education

¨       Safety

¨       Awareness of self

¨       Feelings

¨       Sharing

¨       Friendship

¨       Taking turns

¨       Independence

¨       Fairness

¨       Problem solving

¨       Respecting others / property and self

 

Physical Education

¨       Development of gross and fine motor skills (walking, running, jumping, throwing, catching, climbing, crawling, pulling, balancing…)

¨       How does the human body perform?

¨       Learning about sports equipment (Introduction to basic sports equipment – ball, rope, hoop, stick, mat, box, long bench, rings, beam)

¨       Games with a partner and in a team

¨       Competition

¨       Improve self-confidence / appreciate and enjoy PE

 

Art

¨       Painting (variations)

¨       Pencil sketching

¨       Lego / Construction

¨       Clay / modelling

¨       Use of variety of media / tools

¨       Collage

¨       Famous artist(s) and styles of work

 

IT

¨       Keyboard and mouse skills

¨       Painting

 

Music / Drama

¨       Songs

¨       Movement / Dance

¨       Singing/Games

¨       Rhythm

¨       Dynamics

¨       Percussion instruments

¨       Responding to Music

¨       Music Appreciation

 

Ethics

¨       Life – Learning – Judging: Dangers and protection; responsibility for having a pet

¨       To be glad – to be sad: Feeling comfortable and safe in class

¨       Time: Using time wisely

¨       Decision making skills

¨       Who am I?  I am Special and Unique

¨       Celebrating Differences:  Festivals and Cultures