Becker School District #726 Learner Outcomes First Grade Outcomes
The Becker First Grade Learner Outcomes define what we expect each student to demonstrate at some time during the school year. These outcomes were written during the curriculum development cycle for eachsubject area. Teachers use these outcomes to plan instruction and evaluate learning. Parents can use them to better understand what their child is being taught.
Expectations First Graders are expected to grow in their abilities to work independently. This includes being responsible for completing assignments, having necessary materials, keeping track of papers and following daily routines. They are also expected to work well with others. This includes communicating and cooperating. Both of these are necessary to be successful learners. Becker Primary School is incorporating a positive behavior support program into our everyday school environment. The students will be taught behavior expectations to follow for all areas of the building including the classroom, hallway, bathroom, lunchroom, bus, free play, etc. We expect each student to “be the very best person he/she can be”. The staff is committed to helping children reach their full potential to help students along a path of life-long learning. The key components of our positive behavior support program are for students to Be Kind, Be Safe, Be Ready and Be Caring.
Partnership Education is a joint effort and we look forward to working with you. Please help us by seeing that your child has a good night of sleep and a nutritious breakfast. Please contact us when you have questions or concerns. Together we can make this a good year for your first grader.
Sincerely, The First Grade Team
Physical Education The student will: 1. Be able to apply physical education to life. 2. Be able to move easily in many ways. 3. Be able to move more than one part of your body or your whole body in many ways. 4. Be able to catch, throw, roll, bounce, bat and kick balls. 5. Be able to get stronger and better at moving. 6. Be able to dance and move to a rhythm. 7. Be able to demonstrate good sportsmanship.
Health The student will: 1. Follow appropriate safety procedures and practices to prevent and control injuries. 2. Learn not to abuse prescription or over the counter drugs. 3. Participate in activities that will increase and maintain health related fitness and wellness. 4. Develop a positive self concept and demonstrate various methods for emotional expression. 5. Follow recommended hygiene practices. 6. Understand the importance of good sleep, rest and relaxation habits. 7. Learn to choose a variety of foods necessary to achieve and maintain a healthy body. 8. Develop the skills necessary to establish and maintain positive relationships. 9. Learn to avoid transmitting and contracting infectious diseases through proper health practices.
Art SEEING ART The student: 1. Recognizes that art is in our everyday life. 2. Recognizes styles in art and a variety of artists and their works, including local artists and crafts people. 3. Understands the characteristics of the elements of design (e.g. line, texture, shape, color, form) and the characteristics of the principles of design (e.g. balance, emphasis, repetition, harmony, variety, context, rhythm, proportion) in nature and human made images. THINKING ABOUT ART The student: 1. Recognizes that there can be various solutions to a single problem. 2. Recognizes the need to develop a plan to solve a problem using creative and critical thinking skills. 3. Recognizes the need to display originality and to demonstrate flexibility and fluency when forming ideas. PRODUCING ART The student: 1. Creates visual images which communicates feelings or moods. 2. “Represents” space two and three dimensionally by manipulating the picture plane. 3. Develops skills to use technologies such as computers. COMMUNICATING THROUGH ART The student: 1. Develops visual sensitivity of art and the role of artists in society. 2. Interprets works of art by examining the elements and principles of design. 3. Interprets works of art by examining feelings and moods derived from the art.
Science The student will: 1. Employ simple equipment and tools to gather data and extend the senses. 2. Develop categories to classify specific objects, systems, or events from a collection. 3. Use common tools of science to measure objects and events. 4. Measure out quantities of a specific amount. 5. Describe events over time. 6. Place events in serial order. 7. Use the concept of cycles to predict events. Process Skills •Observing •Reporting Focus Questions •Can you describe it using all your senses? •Can you tell somebody all your observations? •What can you write down about the object? •Can you draw an accurate picture of the object? •How is the object different now than it was?
Technology The student will: 1. Know and be able to use a basic keyboard. 2. Be able to use menu driven software. 3. Be able to use basic paint tools.
Social The student will: 1. Develop thinking skills and problem solving skills through social studies. 2. Be able to use social studies knowledge and skills in their own lives. 3. Understand how families are similar. 4. Understand how families are different. 5. Understand the history of their family. 6. Understand their roles and responsibilities in their family. 7. Understand the relationship between the family and other groups of people.
Math The student will: 1. Develop abilities in math. 2. Be able to apply math knowledge and skills to a variety of purposes. 3. Be able to use manipulative clocks and money. 4. Be able to read, write and compare numbers to 100. 5. Be able to count in many ways. 6. Understand place value of ones and tens. 7. Be able to do addition and subtraction problems to 10.
Music The student will: 1. Be able to show the difference between loud and soft and between fast and slow. 2. Be able to hear the difference between high and low and between long and short. 3. Know that music is a series of sounds called notes. 4. Be able to hear and make steady, strong, and silent beats. 5. Know the difference between verse and refrain. 6. Be able to play an accompaniment. 7. Be able to respond to different kinds of music. 8. Be able to take care of equipment and be a good audience. 9. Be able to hear differences in Major/Minor.
Language Arts The student will:
SPEAKING 1. Speak for a variety of purposes. 2. Speak with increasing confidence.
LISTENING 1. Listen for various purposes. 2. Develop effective listening skills.
WRITING 1. Demonstrate legible penmanship. 2. Use writing for various purposes and audiences. 3. Write a simple sentence. 4. Experience a process for writing. 5. Apply spelling skills. 6. Experience group research and writing.
READING 1. Apply various reading strategies (phonics, structural analysis, meaning clues, and sight vocabulary). 2. Read for fluency and comprehension. 3. Read and listen to a variety of literature forms. 4. Discuss, retell and relate information about a selection that has been read. 5. Apply media and technology skills appropriate for Grade 1.
SPELLING 1. Students will correctly spell words most frequently used in their daily writing. 2. Students will use spelling references and strategies to correctly spell words less frequently used in their writing.