First+Grade

First Grade Media Standards

a. Follows three-part oral directions. b. Recalls information presented orally. c. Responds appropriately to orally presented questions. d. Increases vocabulary to reflect a growing range of interests and knowledge. e. Communicates effectively when relating experiences and retelling stories read, heard, or viewed. f. Uses complete sentences when speaking.
 * ELA1LSV1 The student uses oral and visual strategies to communicate. The student **


 * ELA1R1 The student demonstrates knowledge of concepts of print. The student **

a. Understands that there are correct spellings for words. b. Identifies the beginning and end of a paragraph. c. Demonstrates an understanding that punctuation and capitalization are used in all written sentences.

a. Reads and listens to a variety of texts and uses new words in oral and written language. b. Recognizes grade-level words with multiple meanings. c. Identifies words that are opposites (antonyms) or have similar meanings (synonyms).
 * ELA1R5 The student acquires and uses grade-level words to communicate effectively. The student **

a. Reads and listens to a variety of texts for information and pleasure. b. Makes predictions using prior knowledge. c. Asks and answers questions about essential narrative elements (e.g., beginning middle- end, setting, characters, problems, events, resolution) of a read-aloud or independently read text. d. Retells stories read independently or with a partner. e. Distinguishes fact from fiction in a text. f. Makes connections between texts and/or personal experiences. g. Identifies the main idea and supporting details of informational text read or heard. i. Recognizes cause-and-effect relationships in text. k. Begins to use dictionary and glossary skills to determine word meanings. l. Recognizes plot, setting, and character within texts, and compares and contrasts these elements among texts. m. Recognizes and uses graphic features and graphic organizers to understand text.
 * ELA1R6 The student uses a variety of strategies to understand and gain meaning from grade-level text. The student **

a. Locate all of the //continents//: North America, South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Antarctica, and Australia. b. Locate the major //oceans//: Arctic, Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian. c. Identify and describe //landforms// (mountains, deserts, valleys, plains, plateaus, and coasts).
 * SS1G2 The student will identify and locate his/her city, county, state, nation, and continent on a simple map or a globe. **
 * SS1G3 The student will locate major topographical features of the earth’s surface. **


 * SS1H2 The student will read or listen to American folktales and explain how they characterize our national heritage. The study will include John Henry, Johnny Appleseed, Davy Crockett, Paul Bunyan ****, and Annie Oakley. **

Social Studies Skill Matrix

GOAL: The student will use maps to retrieve social stides information. 1. Use cardinal directions. (mastery) 2. Use intermediate directions. (introduced)

GOAL: The student will be able to locate, analyze, and synthesize information related to social studies topics and apply this information to solve problems/making decisions. 1. compare similarities and differences (develop) 2. organize items chronologically (develop) 3. identify issues and/or problems and alternative solutions. (develop) 4. distinguish between fact and opinion (introduce) 5. identify main idea, detail, sequence of events, and cause and effect in a social studies context (introduce) 6. identify and use primary and secondary sources (introduce) 7. interpret timelines (introduce)


 * Other Information Literacy Skills **
 * Use the Super3 as an information search process model
 * Become familiar with the media center resources polices, procedures, personnel and services (location of media center, media center entry and exit procedures, check-out procedures, location of picture books, media center activities)
 * Demonstrate proper care of media resources and exhibit appropriate behavior in the media center (media center behavior, proper care of books, responsibility for returning books)
 * Identify and use the parts of a book to access information (cover, spine, title page, table of contents, glossary)
 * Demonstrate an understanding of the organization of media center materials (fiction and nonfiction)
 * Locate and use various sources of information (audio-visual materials, picture books, ABC books, wordless, nonfiction, periodicals)
 * Develop and expand literary skills and appreciation (Georgia Children's Book Awards, reading enjoyment, listening skills, variety of media)