ISKL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MELAWATI CAMPUS

Grade 1 Curriculum Overview 2015-2016

Subject
Week
Math Unit

August
1
2
Creating Routines
and Extending the
Counting
Sequence to 120

September
3

October
7

10

November
11

12

Writers Build Good Habits

14

December
15

16

17

January
18

Field to Table

Natural Cycles-Weather

Readers Build Good Habits

13

Developing Base Ten Number Sense

An introduction to the
School wide Learning
Results (SLRs) and the
Natural cycles are all around us. The weather, a natural
Melawati Way (take care cycle,
is constantly changing and affects what we do and
of yourself, others and
the way we live. Students observe the weather and collect
this place). Students
data to begin to understand weather patterns and
develop their
forecasting.
understanding of the
classroom and school
community.

Language Arts

Reading

Understanding Place Value

Welcome to 1st Grade

Science & Social

Studies

19

20

February
21

22

23

Operations and Algebraic Thinking

24

March
25

26

27

April

28

29

30

31

Understanding Shapes and Fractions

Living Things

All people have wants and needs. Students investigate how

communities provides goods to meet peoples needs and how these Through observation, care of organisms and research students learn
resources come from many different places and go through a series about the characteristics of living things and how they survive in their
of processes from their source to our homes. They learn how
environment. They communicate their learning though the living
producing, processing and transporting resources can impact the
things presentation.
environment.

May/June
32

33

34

35

36

Sorting, Comparing & Ordering

37

38

Consolidation of
Learning/Common
Assessments

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

I Was, I Am, I Will Be

The choices we make impact the environment.

Students learn why taking care of the planet is
important and some practical ways to help.

Through timelines, interviews, books and other

resources, students develop a sense of change
over time and how we learn about the past.

Strong Readers Build

Fluency
Reading is Thinking
Informational Texts
Procedural Texts
Making Future Plans for Reading & Writing
How are Stories
Organized?
Reading Workshop - developing the habits and strategies of reading - comprehension, decoding, fluency, vocabulary and expression - through read aloud, teacher modelling, guided and indepentent reading
Readers Use Strategies

Writers Write for Readers

The rituals and routines of reading

workshop are established as the
Students review, learn and practice strategies to
good habits of readers are
figure out words through a variety of genre.
introduced and practiced.

Students
continue to build
fluency.

Students make connectins through their study of

fiction text.

Students continue to use their reading strategies to pursue their interests as readers with a
Students get to know the characters in Students will reflect and celebrate
variety of book genre and other texts. During this time an understanding of informational text their books and play close attention to how as readers, set goals and plan for
and its specific features will be introduced.
charaters grow and change.
summer reading

Writing Workshop - Writing process - 6-traits (Ideas, Organization, Sentence Fluency, Word Choice, Voice, Conventions)
Writing

Listening
& Speaking
Information Literacy
Assessment
& Reporting

The rituals and routines of writing

workshop are established as the As the 6 traits (Ideas, Organization, Sentence Fluency, Word Choice, Voice and Conventions) are revealed and developed
good habits of writers are
through the writing process, students learn how to become skilled writers and to reflect on and improve their own writing.
introduced and practiced.
In a variety of settings students will develop their ability to follow directions, stay on topic, take turns to speak, listen and respond to others and pose
questions. They will have opportunities to speak to an audience.

Common
Assessments

Conferences

The World Around Me

RespectStudents look at different kinds of lines, shapes, textures and

Taking care of colors around them and in Art. They learn to apply these art
ourselves,
elements to express ideas and feelings in their artwork.
others and our Students continue to explore and develop their skills in the
environment.
use of a variety of art media and techniques.
Introduction to Music

Music

Art and Festivals

Students learn about cultural symbols and patterns through

the celebration of arts of Malaysian and International
Festivals.
Development of Music Appreciation

Hand-eye Coordination

Run, Jump & Throw

Fun With Fitness

Health

Adding to their growing ability to interact orally in a variety of settings, students will learn how to give constructive
advice to peers on their writing.

1st Semester
Report

Singing - Musical Patterns (Ostinatos), Folk Songs, Rounds

Music Appreciation and Culture- Hari Raya, Deepavali, Introduction to Composers, Instrument Identification (Visual and Aural)
Listening Activities-Identification of Tempo and Dynamics
Instrumental Activities-Performance on Non-Pitched Percussion (Call and Response, Performance of Basic Rhythms and Accompaniments)
Music Reading- Identification of Simple Rhythms using Off System (Say, Clap, and Play)"

Mission Impossible

PE

Students will be encouraged to develop voice as they revisit 6 traits and

apply the writing process to write in a variety of genre on topics of their
choice.
By sharing memories and conducting interviews, students
will have opportunities to practice their listening and
speaking skills.

From love of reading to digital citizenship, from finding the right book to finding the answer to a research question and making good choice for presentation of the learning, information literacy is interwoven throughout the curriculum all year at a developmentally appropriate level to meet the students needs in real time.

Baseline
Assessments
Introduction:
ISKL's SLRs &
the Melawati
Way

ART

Using their understanding of the 6 traits and the writing process, students will continue to
develop as writers through other genre with a focus on procedural writing including an
informational report.

Movement/Spatial
Awareness Body
Management Skills
Directions/Pathways
Locomotion

Aerobic Endurance
Manipulative skill development
Run, Jump & Throw Skills
Flexibility
(bounce, throw, catch, roll)
Muscular Strength
Muscular Endurance
Aquatics: Water Awareness & Safety. Swim & Survival Skills.

Cooperative & Group Team

Games

Common
Assessments

Conferences

Printing - Positive and Negative

Space
Students learn the technique of
developing and understanding of
positive and negative space and how
they are related to create a print.

Art and Drama

2nd Semester
Report

Changes in our World

Students learn to design and create Puppet

characters to tell stories.
Students learn to look at forms around them and in Art.
Focus- Shadow Puppets of Malaysian tradition Students learn to design, assemble, construct and secure a 3D form of
'Wayang Kulit'.
A City Building
*This unit connects with the Gr1 Language
Arts unit, 'Non Fiction'.

Musical Growth Through Preference of Styles

Recognizing Styles of Music

Singing- Pedagogy, Rounds, Folk Songs, Show Tunes

Motor Skill Development-Appropriate Movement to Music and Dance
Music Appreciation and Culture-Chinese New Year, Composers, New Music Styles
Instrumental Performance- Performance on Non-Pitched Percussion (Use of Groups and Independent Parts)
Music Reading- Identification of Simple Rhythms using Orff System (Say, Clap, and Play)"
Manipulative skill
development & object
control
Striking a ball with hand,
bat, implement

Dance, Rhythmic & Jump

Rope

Ropes, vaulting, tumbling,

Focus on sportsmanship,
Social Dance, Old-time &
cooperation, spatial awareness balancing on floor & beam. Modern Dances,Action Songs &
Weight transfer & supporting
& interaction through a
Creative Dance, Jump Rope
body weight
variety of games & sports
Skills & Tricks
Combative Skills

Striking
(hand/implement/foot)

Manipulative skill development &

object control
Striking a ball with hand, bat,
implement

Fun with Fitness

Recreational Sports

Aerobic Endurance
Frisbee Golf, Ultimate Frisbee,
Flexibility Muscular Touch Rugby, Korfball, Netball
Strength & Endurance

Aquatics: Swim Stroke Development -focus on developing, improving and refining strokes.

Components of Fitness, Posture & Body Mechanics, Muscular/Skeletal System, Diet & Nutrition, Benefits of Physical Activity, Active Living, Food Pyramid & Food Portions, Sun Smart, Importance of water.