Sparta ElementarySparta Elementary11stst Grade Curriculum Grade CurriculumSparta ElementarySparta Elementary

11stst Grade Curriculum Grade CurriculumTeachers: Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. McAllister, Teachers: Mrs. Murphy, Mrs. McAllister, Mrs. Welborn, Mrs. Rhea, & Mrs. WestMrs. Welborn, Mrs. Rhea, & Mrs. West

Reading & ELA• Spelling patterns • Comprehension• Fluency• Sight words (no sounding out)• Guided Reading Groups

Reading• Beginning year text – “Look at the rain,”

said Dad. “Get your umbrella.” (Level C/3)

• Middle year text – “Mandy and her brother and sister got new shoes. Her brother got a pair of shoes for his soccer game. The shoes came in a red box with white stripes on it. (Level G/12)

Reading cont.• End of the year text – “The giraffes

walked to an open field. Their kites sailed high up into the sky. The giraffes were so tall. Their kites flew higher than the trees. Just then, the wind blew hard across the field.” (Level J/18)

Accelerated Reader (AR)

• Students will take the STAR test when they reach a DRA level of E/8.

• After the STAR test, goals will be set and students can take AR tests on their books.

• In January, all first graders will take the STAR test and begin AR tests.

• Students who take AR tests can accumulate points to shop at the AR store.

• AR is not for a grade, but an incentive program to encourage reading.

Writing• Punctuation• Capitalization• Complete sentences• Editing• Revising• Beginning, middle, and end of a story• Sequencing

Math• Patterns• Graphs• Number concepts (1-99)• Addition & subtraction• Fact families• Place value• Skip counting (2, 5, 10)• Geometry (2D & 3D shapes)• Time (hour & half hour)• Fractions• Measurement (non-standard)• Money (identify & value)

Science• 5 senses• Science tools• Living & Non-living• Rocks, Soil, and Water• Force & Motion• CATCH – Everyday Foods for Health• Heat, Light, and Sound• Magnets • Plants & Animals• Weather

Social Studies• Celebrate freedom• My family• Maps• Wants & needs• Goods & Services• Customs & Cultures• Citizenship• Historical figures• U.S. symbols• Texas symbols• Fairy Tales, Fables, and Folktales• Cross cultural literature

Handwriting

• D’Nealian alphabet

• Lower case letters

• Top to bottom letter formation

Grading• 9 week grading

system• Progress reports

at 3 weeks and 6 weeks

• 1st 3 weeks-phone calls

Tips: How you can help

• Homework-due on Thursday• Read for enjoyment• Read library books• Practice sight words• Practice handwriting• Read the Guided Reading book at

least two times.