Language Arts:

Competency Goal 1: The learner will develop and apply enabling strategies and skills to read and write.
1.02 Demonstrate decoding and word recognition strategies and skills.
1.03 Use pronunciation, sentence meaning, story meaning, and syntax to confirm accurate decoding or to self-correct errors.
1.04 Self-monitor decoding by using one or two decoding strategies (e.g., beginning letters, rimes, length of word, ending letters).
1.05 Increase vocabulary, concepts, and reading stamina by reading self-selected texts independently for 15 minutes daily. Self-selected texts should be consistent with the student’s independent reading level.

Competency Goal 2: The learner will develop and apply strategies and skills to comprehend text that is read, heard, and viewed.
2.01 Read aloud independently with fluency and comprehension any text that is appropriately designed for emergent readers.
2.02 Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of texts (storybooks, short chapter books, newspapers, telephone books, and everyday print such as signs and labels, poems, word plays using alliteration and rhyme, skits and short plays).
2.03 Read and comprehend both narrative and expository text appropriate for grade one.
2.05 Predict and explain what will happen next in stories.
2.06 Self-monitor comprehension by using one or two strategies (questions, retelling, summarizing).
2.07 Respond and elaborate in answering what, when, where, and how questions.
2.08 Discuss and explain response to how, why, and what if questions in sharing narrative and expository texts.
2.09 Read and understand simple written instructions.

Competency Goal 3: The learner will make connections through the use of oral language, written language, and media and technology.
3.01 Elaborate on how information and events connect to life experiences. 3.02 Recognize and relate similar vocabulary use and concepts across experiences with texts.
3.03 Discuss unfamiliar oral and/or written vocabulary after listening to or reading texts.
3.04 Share personal experiences and responses to experiences with text.

Competency Goal 4: The learner will apply strategies and skills to create oral, written, and visual texts.
4.01 Select and use new vocabulary and language structures in both speech and writing contexts (e.g., oral retelling using exclamatory phrases to accent an idea or event).
4.02 Use words that name characters and settings (who, where) and words that tell action and events (what happened, what did ___ do) in simple texts.
4.03 Use specific words to name and tell action in oral and written language (e.g., using words such as frog and toad when discussing an expository text).
4.04 Extend skills in using oral and written language.
4.05 Write and/or participate in writing by using an author’s model of language and extending the model (e.g., writing different ending for a story, composing an innovation of a poem).
4.06 Compose a variety of products (e.g., stories, journal entries, letters, response logs, simple poems, oral retellings).

Competency Goal 5: The learner will apply grammar and language conventions to communicate effectively.
5.01 Use phonic knowledge and basic patterns (e.g., an, ee, ake) to spell correctly three-and four-letter words.
5.02 Apply phonics to write independently, using temporary and/or conventional spelling.
5.03 Write all upper and lower case letters of the alphabet, using correct letter formation.
5.04 Use complete sentences to write simple texts.
5.05 Use basic capitalization and punctuation
5.06 Self-monitor composition by using one or two strategies (e.g., rereading, peer conferences).

Math:

Competency Goal 2: The learner will recognize, describe and identify simple geometric shapes and forms, and exhibit skills in using measurement.
2.01 For given objects:

Competency Goal 3: The learner will demonstrate an understanding of classification, patterning, and seriation.
3.01 Identify, build, draw and name parallelograms, squares, trapezoids, and hexagons.
3.03 Compare and contrast geometric figures.
3.04 Solve problems involving spatial visualization.

Competency Goal 4: The learner will demonstrate an understanding of data collection, display, and interpretation.
4.01 Collect, organize, describe and display data using line plots and tallies.
4.02 Describe events as certain, impossible, more likely or less likely to occur.

Competency Goal 5: The learner will demonstrate an understanding of classification and patterning.
5.01 Sort and classify objects by two attributes.
5.02 Use Venn diagrams to illustrate similarities and differences in two sets.
5.03 Create and extend patterns, identify the pattern unit, and translate into other forms.

Science:

Competency Goal 1: The learner will build an understanding of the needs of living organisms.
1.01 Investigate the needs of a variety of different plants: Air and Water
1.02 Investigate the needs of a variety of different animals: Air, Water, Food, and Shelter.
1.03 Observe the ways in which humans are similar to other organisms.
1.04 Identify local environments that support the needs of common North Carolina plants and animals.
1.05 Discuss the wide variety of living things on Earth.

Competency Goal 3: The learner will build an understanding of the properties and relationship of objects.
3.02 Investigate several ways in which objects can be described, sorted or classified.
3.03 Classify solids according to their properties.
3.04 Determine the properties of liquids.
3.05 Observe mixtures.

Competency Goal 4: The learner will build an understanding of the actions of objects.
4.02 Observe that movement of an object can be affected by pushing or pulling.
4.03 Investigate and observe that objects can move steadily or change direction.

Visual Arts:

COMPETENCY GOAL 1: The learner will develop critical and creative thinking skills and perceptual awareness necessary for understanding and producing art.
1.01 Understand the purpose of the activity.
1.02 Uses logical sequence to complete an activity.
1.03 Develop fluency in use of symbols for visual expression.
1.04 Discuss and examine familiar objects and literature to inspire imagery.
1.05 Carefully observe and examine the world around them.

COMPETENCY GOAL 2: The learner will develop skills necessary for understanding and applying media, techniques, and processes.
2.01 Become familiar with additional basic art media, techniques and processes which may include: fibers - papermaking and paper weaving.
2.02 Use various techniques to create visual effects using texture.

Information Skills:

Competency Goal 1: The learner will EXPLORE sources and formats for reading, listening, and viewing purposes.
1.01 Participate in read-aloud, storytelling, booktalking, silent and voluntary reading experiences.
1.02 Demonstrate competence and self motivation as a beginning reader.
1.03 Demonstrate appropriate care of resources.
1.04 Acknowledge ownership of ideas.
1.05 Demonstrate sense of story (e. g., beginning, middle, end, characters, details).
1.06 Demonstrate familiarity with a variety of types of books and resources (print, non-print, electronic).
1.07 Follow acceptable use policy (AUP/IUP) for electronic resources.
1.08 Select resources both within and outside the school for personal and informational purposes.
1.09 Demonstrate awareness that resources convey meaning and exist in a variety of formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based).

Competency Goal 2: The learner will IDENTIFY and USE criteria for excellence to evaluate information and formats.
2.01 Identify published criteria of excellence for resources.
2.02 Apply identified criteria to select resources.
2.03 Recognize the diversity of ideas and thoughts by exploring a variety of resources (print, non-print, electronic) and formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia, web-based).
2.04 Develop and communicate personal criteria for selecting resources for information needs and enjoyment.
2.05 Recognize the power of media to influence.

Competency Goal 3: The learner will RELATE ideas and information to life experiences.
3.01 Describe personal cultural heritage and environment.
3.02 Collect information about diverse cultures, environments and peoples.

Ocean Unit