Grade 1 Resources

Units 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | Glossary | 100's chart

 


Unit 1 - Welcome to First Grade

Content Covered: Counting,  More or Less

Vocabulary

Counting On, More Than, Less Than, Close to, Longer, Shorter, about the same

Web Resources

Counting - http://www.ictgames.com/partition.html

Unit 1, Lesson 3: Train Game Connecting Cubes - http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/manip/mn_2.html

Number Track - http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/ntrack.swf
Place the number tiles into the correct order on the track. There are 3 levels of difficulty

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Unit 2 - Exploring Shapes

Content Covered:  Alike and Different Find seven ways to make a hexagon. How many pattern blocks make a snake? Data collection on weather.

Vocabulary

Data Table, Graph, Tally, Circle, Hexagon, Oval, Rectangle, Rhombus, Square, Trapezoid, Triangle, fixed variable, variable

Web Resources

Pattern Blocks-Demonstration (Arcytech) http://www.arcytech.org/java/patterns/patterns_j.shtml

Ten Frame - http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=75

Number Balance KS1 - http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/nbKS1.swf (teacher demo)

SmartBoard Resources

Pattern Blocks: pattern_blocks.xbc

Lab: Lesson 1 - Weather 1

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Unit 3 - Pennies, Pockets and Parts

Content Covered: Ten frames, Writing number sentences from ten frames, Two pocket data table

Vocabulary

Data Table, Tally, Bar Graph, Part, Number Sentence, Whole

SmartBoard Resources

Lesson 2: Ten Frame template - ten_frame.xbt

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Unit 4 - Adding to Solve Problems

Content Covered: Even and odd numbers, Parts and wholes

Vocabulary

Even Number, Odd Number, Add, Part, Plus, Whole

SmartBoard Resources

Lesson 1: Even or Odd - Create new shapes with square inch tiles.  Which numbers are odd, which numbers are even? sq_inch_tiles_grid.xbk

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Unit 5 - Grouping and Counting

Content Covered: Things that come in twos, Ten frames, Fair shares, Data collection and graphing on colors, Reading a colors graph

Vocabulary

Skip Counting, Prediction, Sample

SmartBoard Resources

Lesson 1: Ten Frame Activity - ten_frame.xbt

Lesson 2: Counting by fives and tens - change.xbk

Lab: Lesson 5 - Colors

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Unit 6 - Measurement: Length

Content Covered: Measuring with links. Reading a graph.

Vocabulary

Length, Perimeter, Median, Trial, Inch, Ruler

Lab: Lesson 2 - Rolling Along with Links

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Unit 7 - Patterns and Designs

Content Covered: Looking for patterns, Names and grids, Using pattern blocks for balance, Symmetry

Vocabulary

Repeating Pattern, Diagonal, Horizontal, Predict, Vertical, Balance, Line of Symmetry, Line Symmetry, Trapezoid, Extending, translating, Pattern Unit

Web Resources

Pattern Blocks - http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_184_g_1_t_1.html

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Unit 8 - Subtracting to Solve Problems

Content Covered: Whole – part = part, Writing subtraction stories

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Unit 9 - Grouping by Tens

Content Covered: Group and count by tens. Using a 50 chart. Counting by tens. Data collection and graphing with beans.

Vocabulary

Between, Closer to, Half Way, Interval, Less Than, More Than, Median, Volume, Capacity

Web Resources

Base Blocks-demonstration http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_152_g_2_t_1.html

Hundreds Chart - http://www.eduplace.com/kids/mw/manip/mn_2.html

Guess the Number - http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/number%20guess2.swf

Lab: Lesson 8 - Full of Beans

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Unit 10 - Measurement: Area

Content Covered: Measuring area with pennies.  Measuring area with square inch tiles.  Finding area.

Vocabulary: Area

SmartBoard Resources

Lesson 2 – Goldilocks and the 3 rectangles

Lesson 3 - How much area? sq_inch_tiles_grid.xbk

Build shapes with square inch tiles and practice counting how many tiles fill a shape.

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Unit 11 - Looking at One Hundred

Content Covered: Creating number sentences with links, dimes and nickels.  Data collection and graphing with weather.

Web Resources

Make a dollar - http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_325_g_1_t_4.html

SmartBoard Resources

Lesson 2 - Pennies & Dimes - change.xbk

How many ways can you use pennies to make a dime?
How many ways can you use dimes to make 100?

Lesson 3 - Dimes, nickels, and quarters - change.xbk

How many ways can you make 50 using dimes nickels and quarters?

Lab: Lesson 6 - Weather 2

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Unit 12 - Cubes and Volume

Content Covered: Finding volume with cubes, Who looks bigger: Ruffy or the snake? 

Vocabulary

area, cube, cube units, floor plan, height, square units, volume, model, approximate

Web Resources

Isometric Drawing Tool (demonstration only) http://illuminations.nctm.org/ActivityDetail.aspx?ID=125

Volume Activities http://www.fi.uu.nl/rekenweb/en/ - Building Houses, Cube Houses, Rotating Houses

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Unit 13 - Thinking about Addition and Subtraction

Content Covered: Doubles and Halves. Reading a graph. Addition and subtraction word problems. 

Vocabulary

Sum, Doubles, Two Times, Halves, Odd, Even

Web Resources

Base Blocks (demonstration) http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_152_g_2_t_1.html

Even & Odd Numbers in a Row - Wash Line - http://www.crickweb.co.uk/assets/resources/washindex.swf

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Unit 14 - Exploring Multiplication and Division

Content Covered: - Word problems

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Unit 15 - Exploring 3D Shapes

Content Covered: Sorting cylinders. Exploring 3-D shapes.

Vocabulary

Corner, Cube, Cylinder, Edge, Face, Prism, Sphere, 3 Dimensional Shapes, Circumference, Curved Surface, Flat Face, Height, Rectangular Prism

SmartBoard Resources

Lesson 2 - Sizing Cylinders - Match the words with the 3D shape 3d_shapes.xbk

 

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Unit 16 - Collecting and Organizing Data

Content Covered: Data collection and graphing about Healthy Kids.

Vocabulary

Values, Variables

Lab: Lesson 3 - Healthy Kids

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Unit 17 - Moving Beyond One Hundred

Content Covered: Counting numbers greater that 100 - Adding numbers

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Unit 18 - Pieces, Parts, and Symmetry

Content Covered: Fold and color halves and fourths

Vocabulary

Line Of Symmetry, One Fourth, One Half, Symmetry, Equal, Not Equal

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Unit 19 - Measurement and Mapping

Content Covered: Mr. O moves left and right on the number line

Vocabulary

Axis, Origin

Lab: Lesson 2 -Mr. O’s Map and Data Table

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Unit 20 - Looking Back At First Grade

Content Covered: Problem solving - End of year test

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