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Grade 1 — Year Plan

Goal by June: Read digraphs & silent-e words; add/sub within 20 fluently; write 3–5 sentence stories; use a map key; count mixed coins to $1

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Year outcomes

Literacy

• - Master short vowels + digraphs (sh ch th wh ck)
• - Read blends (st, bl, cr)
• - Intro silent-e (cake, bike)
• - 60–90 correct words/min on decodable text by year end
• - Write sentences with capitals & periods

Math

• - Add/sub within 20 (strategies + fluency)
• - Place value to 100
• - Compare 2-digit numbers
• - Measure length; time to hour/half-hour
• - Money to $1

Science

• - Solids/liquids; magnets; plant life cycle; animal needs; weather tools

STEM (included)

• - Science: solids/liquids, magnets, plant cycle, weather tools
• - Technology: patterns as algorithms; weather tally charts
• - Engineering: ramp / magnet tests with one changed variable

History / Geography

• - Timeline of child’s life → grandparents
• - US symbols; presidents intro (Washington, Lincoln) as biography facts
• - Continents & oceans; home-state regions (coast, inland, or local)

Life Skills

• - Make a simple sandwich; count change; write thank-you note; emergency address

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36-week overview

| Weeks | Literacy | Math |

|-------|----------|------|

| 1–4 | Short vowel review + digraphs sh/ch | Add within 10 fluency |

| 5–8 | th/wh/ck + blends | Add within 20; make 10 |

| 9–12 | Ending blends; fluency | Subtraction within 20 |

| 13–16 | Silent-e (a_e, i_e) | Place value tens/ones |

| 17–20 | o_e, u_e; spelling | Compare numbers; +/- 10 |

| 21–24 | Vowel review; writing paragraphs start | Time & calendar |

| 25–28 | R-controlled light (ar/or) | Money coins → $1 |

| 29–32 | Multisyllable intro (closed) | Word problems mixed |

| 33–36 | Fluency marathon + book reports short | Mastery + life math |

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Sample — Week 5, Day 2 (Digraph sh)

Literacy

Visual card: snake + hush finger → /sh/

Decode list: ship, shop, fish, shut, cash

Sentence: “The fish is in the ship.”

Write: Child writes 3 /sh/ words from dictation

Math

Skill: Making 10 (7+3, 6+4) with ten-frame

Real life: “You have 7 napkins, need 10. How many more?”

History

Find home state on US map; color it; say “I live in ___.”

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Full week scripts

Open weeks/week-01 — week-01.md through week-36.md (index in weeks/README.md).

Regenerate from repo root: python3 tools/generate_grades_1_5_weeks.py

Parent tip

If reading is slow, cut science time and double phonics for 2 weeks. Reading unlocks everything else.