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Instructional Support Services First Grade Level Expectancies

Realizing that high expectations for student achievement are a major factor in academic success, the following learning expectancies have been identified in key content areas. These expectancies for student achievement were developed based on California State Curriculum Frameworks and the Glendale Unified School District Curriculum Guides. They indicate the general expectations for student achievement at the conclusion of each grade. It is emphasized that individual students progress at different rates, even though they are at the same grade level and are the same age. Some students may be working on classroom activities leading up to these expectancies. Others may have mastered these expectancies and may be working on enrichment activities. The expectancies are provided as a guide to help parents serve as true partners in the educational process.

LANGUAGE ARTS EXPECTANCIES

• Follow oral directions.
• Appreciate various forms of literature read aloud daily.
• Stay on topic in discussion and conversation.
• Identify words using phonics, context, and sight.
• Comprehend word and sentence meaning in context.
• Recall details and recognize main idea.
• Compare and contrast two stories.
• Recall sequence and properly sequence events.
• Develop decoding skills at the beginning level.
• Write daily in journal/log and share orally.
• Correctly spell high frequency words.
• Use the writing process-prewriting, writing, simple editing (spelling, capitals, periods, and question marks) and publishing.
• Write at least one original sentence.
• Copy or write letters and numerals correctly.
• Demonstrate proper use and care of a computer.
• Use a variety of media and communication technologies.
• Use appropriate study skills.
• Use personal organization and management skills.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT EXPECTANCIES

• Understand directions and stories.
• Speak using simple phrases and sentence fragments.
• Use vocabulary words in specific topic areas as they occur integrated across the curriculum rather than in isolation.
• Use prewriting techniques with emphasis on meaning, not grammatical correctness.
• Students exiting the Speech

Emergence stage will:
• Understand directions and stories.
• Be able to retell stories in their own words. Converse with teachers and students on both social and academic topics.
• Develop decoding skills at the readiness level.
• Comprehend stories that are generated through a language experience approach.
• Continue to expand vocabulary and use it orally for social and academic purposes.
• Use inventive spelling.

Students exiting the Intermediate Fluency/Transition:
• Participate in appropriate group discussion.
• Speak in coherent sentences with native-like fluency.
• Demonstrate ability to read and interpret a variety of reading material.
• Uses the writing process - pre-writing, writing, simple editing (spelling, capitals, periods, question marks) and publishing.

MATHEMATICS EXPECTANCIES

• Count, read, write, and order numbers from 1 to 100.
• Identify the number of objects in a set of up to 50 objects.
• Count by 2's, 5's, and 10's to 100.
• Use addition and subtraction facts to 12 with and without a calculator or computer.
• Use the symbols +,-, and =.
• Use ordinal numbers first to tenth.
• Identify shapes that are divided into equal parts.
• Solve word problems using addition and subtraction of whole numbers.
• Use non-standard units of measure to determine length, width, and height of objects.
• Identify coins and their values.
• Read and interpret a Fahrenheit thermometer.
• Identify and match square, circle, rectangle, and triangle shapes.
• Copy, extend, and create patterns and designs.
• Classify and sort objects according to one or more specified attribute. Formulate problems from everyday and mathematical situations.
• Develop, apply, and record strategies to solve a variety of problems.

HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES EXPECTANCIES

• Focus on the theme "A Child's Place in Time and Space."
• Develop an awareness of cultural diversity.
• Practice basic civic values in the classroom and on the playground.
• Understand the importance of shared responsibility.
• Distinguish between needs and wants. Recognize geographic/economic connection with the larger world (post office, telephone, railroads, ships, etc.).
• Define and illustrate the neighborhood and community using maps.

SCIENCE EXPECTANCIES

Annually in Ecology Students will:
• Communicate that waste can cause pollution (e.g., car exhaust, insecticides, paint cans).
• Illustrate and explain how human actions can positively or negatively affect the earth.
• Classify living and non- living items and explain their impact on waste.

• Compare seasonal changes with the changing position of the earth.
• Illustrate, order, and explain a water cycle.
• Communicate the pattern of the food chain and its affect on a specific animal.

Recognize that there is a food chain. In Matter (1996-97) Students will:

• Categorize the different types of matter that comprise the earth and explain how they are constantly changing.
• Communicate that matter can change from one state to another.
• Explain how living things grow and change. In Energy (1997-98) Students will:
• Explain ways living things gain energy from their environment.
• Compare uses of energy.
• Categorize sources of energy as renewable or non-renewable.

HEALTH/SUBSTANCE ABUSE PREVENTION EXPECTANCIES

Students will:

Students will:
• Select foods which ensure good nutrition.
• Identify and use positive health choices, including dental hygiene.
• Identify alcohol as a drug and its effects on behavior, judgment, and performance of physical tasks.
• Demonstrate safe behavior when crossing streets, using tools and toys, and handling pets.
• Recognize similarities and differences in growth and development.
• Exhibit politeness, helpfulness, generosity, and kindness towards peers and adults at school and at home.
• Evaluate own behavior.
• Identify and explain the reasons for, and the consequences of, particular choices they make in their own lives.
• Discuss and use ways new children may be made to feel welcome.

VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS EXPECTANCIES

Students will:

Students will:
• Experience a variety of musical activities: singing, playing instruments, movements, and listening.
• Develop an awareness of famous composers and artists.
• Experience activities using various media such as crayon, felt tip marker, paint, charcoal, pencil, chalk, and construction paper.
• Participate in appropriate music, dance, and drama activities.

PHYSICAL EDUCATION EXPECTANCIES

Students will:

• Develop physical control through balancing and jumping-and- landing.
• Demonstrate balance in order to enjoy games and dance activities.
• Demonstrate mature ball movement through throwing, bouncing, catching, and rolling skills.
• Use short and long jumps ropes with some proficiency.
• Use their bodies to express a thought, feeling, idea, and learn to move to a rhythm.

COMPUTER SCIENCE EXPECTANCIES

Students will:

Students will:
• Use simulation, problem solving, reference, drills, and practice software across the curriculum.
• Discuss and practice proper computer ethics.

STUDENTS WHO ACHIEVE AT THEIR OPTIMAL POTENTIAL EACH DAY:

Glendale Unified School District states as one of its objectives in its strategic plan, Glendale Schools 2000, that all students will achieve at their optimal potential each day. In order for students to achieve this objective, Glendale parents, teachers, and administrators, working together on a Glendale Schools 2000 Action Team, developed a description of the behavior of students who are achieving their potential each day. The behavioral indicators of students who perform at their optimal potential each day include the following characteristics: Demonstrate the ability to get along with others. Demonstrate self-confidence and self-esteem. Demonstrate an age- appropriate attention span. Communicate appropriately with adults and peers. Show sound judgment. Demonstrate perseverance. Are goal-oriented. Demonstrate a sense of responsibility. Demonstrate a positive attitude. Understand proper health habits. Follow directions. Can problem solve. Demonstrate flexibility. Demonstrate proficiency in seeking and processing information from a variety of sources. (Rev. 7/96)

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