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Sunnybrook School District 171

It's What's Best for Kids

1st Grade Standards

1st Grade Standards

  • I can explain how people in my community make decisions.
    I can tell why rules are important for everyone.
    I can put events in the order they happened.
    I can ask questions about important people from history.
    I can make and read maps of places I know.
    I can compare how my community uses its resources with other communities.
    I can explain how people change the places they live.
  • I can describe patterns of the sun and moon and explain how they guide our daily lives.
    I can observe and describe patterns of the sun and moon.
    I can design a solution to help an animal or plant survive by using its parts.
    I can describe how parts of plants and animals help them survive.
    I can develop and share a model showing how light and sound travel and are used for communication.
    I can describe how light and sound are used for communication.
    I can design and evaluate a tool that uses light or sound to solve a problem.
  • I can walk, run, and skip with control.
    I can throw, catch, and kick a ball with basic control.
    I can balance on one foot for at least five seconds.
    I can move safely in my space and follow directions on where to move.
    I can run or walk for 5 minutes without stopping.
    I can feel my heart beating faster after I run.
    I can stretch my arms and legs to make them more flexible.
    I can play with my friends and take turns while following the rules.
    I can work cooperatively with another to accomplish an assigned task.
  • I can move to the beat of a song.
    I can sing a song with my class.
    I can explain how music can be loud or soft.
    I can listen to music from different cultures.
  • I can count to 120, starting at any number.
    I can add and subtract within 20
    I can compare two two-digit numbers using >, =, and <.
    I can tell and write time to the hour and half-hour.
    I can understand that the two digits of a two-digit number represent tens and ones.
    I can solve word problems involving addition and subtraction within 20.
    I can measure lengths indirectly and by iterating length units.
    I can add within 100 using models and drawings.
    I can organize, represent, and interpret data with up to three categories.
    I can distinguish between defining attributes of shapes.
  • I can retell the story and explain the main lesson.
    I can talk about who is in the story, where it happens, and what happens.
    I can use pictures and words to describe the characters and what happened.
    I can blend sounds to make words and say short vowel sounds.
    I can read sight words and sound out new words.
    I can write a story with a beginning, middle, and end.
    I can tell what the text is about and the important details.
    I can explain how two people or ideas in a story are connected.
    I can use headings, tables, or pictures to find facts.
    I can hear and say long and short vowel sounds.
    I can read and spell sight words for 1st grade.
    I can write about what I think and why I think it.
    I can answer who, what, when, where, and why questions about a story.
    I can say how characters in two stories are the same or different.
    I can tell how pictures and words help me understand a text.
    I can read stories smoothly and tell what they are about.
    I can write facts about something real.
    I can tell how a story is organized.
    I can read and understand stories by myself.
    I can explain why the author thinks something is important.
    I can say how two books about the same thing are the same or different.
    I can read with expression and understand what I read.
    I can fix and improve my writing.
  • I can work with my classmates to explore and play with materials creatively.
    I can build my skills by trying out different media and approaches in art.
    I can use art vocabulary to talk about my choices in my artwork.
    I can explain why certain artworks are important to me or others.
  • I can plan and test a design to solve a problem.
    I can use digital tools to create something new.
    I can put steps in order to complete a task.
    I can program a indi to follow my directions.