Manage ideas and information Activity

Relationship Choices
• recognize and demonstrate
various ways to express
feelings.
HEALTH AND LIFE
SKILLS
Wellness Choices
• demonstrate positive hygiene
and health care habits.
Needs of
Animals and
Plants
Life Learning Choices Comprehend various kinds of texts • connect information from various texts Benefits Health • develop and apply age-
• define a goal, and recognize • write and tell brief narratives about own • follow spoken directions for gathering • experience cardio-respiratory appropriate skills in the
that setting goals helps ideas and stories ideas and information activities dimensions of:
accomplish tasks. • identify high frequency words by sight • find and categorize information. • recognize personal abilities − Alternative
• read aloud after rehearsal. while participating Environments, Dance,
Individual Activities,
Types of Gymnastics
Communicate clearly Respect and support others PHYSICAL
• print legibly, left to right, using ENGLISH • listen to the ideas of others
EDUCATION
lines on a page LANGUAGE ARTS • take turns sharing ideas and
• explore keyboard skills information
Do It Daily … for Life!
• write simple statement showing • work in partnerships and groups. Cooperation
• identify and demonstrate • describe effort and show
awareness of capital letters and
respectful communication willingness to participate in
periods.
Explore thoughts and ideas and fair play various physical activities
Creating • try a challenging movement
• make observations about activities • display willingness to play
Colour experience based on personal
and experiences depicted in texts cooperatively with others
Seasonal • experiment with different ways of abilities
Changes looking at stories and ideas
• read and write with others.
SCIENCE
My World: Home,
Building School and Community Moving Forward with the Past:
Things My Family, My History and

Senses GRADE 1 AT-A-GLANCE My Community

SOCIAL STUDIES

Languages
Shape and Space
• demonstrate an understanding of measurement Reflection
OPTIONAL • sort 2-D shapes and 3-D objects using one attribute. Depiction
SUBJECT
AREAS Number
Drama • recognize and work with whole
ART
numbers from 0 to 100 Composition
MATHEMATICS Expression
• recognize at a glance
Distance Learning arrangements of 1–10 objects
Early Literacy Patterns and Relations
• add/subtract to 20
• identify, create and compare Melody
SUPPORTS patterns arising from their daily
FOR experiences Form
LEARNING • describe equality and record Harmony
using the symbol.
MUSIC
English as a Second Special Needs
Language (ESL) Expression
Rhythm

INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY (ICT). Students learn and apply ICT
knowledge and skills while learning in content areas such as language arts, mathematics, science and social studies.
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Parents can access information about the Curriculum describes what students are expected Information?
curriculum and learning resources in a number of to learn. Alberta Education develops the
ways: curriculum in consultation with teachers, ¾ The Alberta Education Web site
administrators, parents, representatives from post- http://education.alberta.ca/
¾ your child’s teacher or school
secondary institutions, and professional and
¾ Curriculum Summaries ¾ Curriculum Branch
community groups.
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Teachers use the curriculum to plan learning
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activities that meet their students’ needs and
Web site.
abilities. They regularly assess student progress, ¾ Distributed Learning Resources Branch
reporting to parents, students and administrators. Telephone: 780-674-5350
Fax: 780-674-6561
How Can I Help My Child At Students write provincial achievement tests in E-mail: DLRB.General@gov.ab.ca
grades 3, 6 and 9.
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available at your child’s school. For more E-mail: LA.contact@edc.gov.ab.ca
for helping with homework in grades 1 information, contact the local school board.
through 9. ¾ Learning and Teaching Resources Branch
¾ Working Together in Mathematics Telephone: 780-427-2984
Education—Ways parents can support Fax: 780–422–0576
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student learning in mathematics.
http://education.alberta.ca/media/356481/mat ¾ Learning Technologies Branch
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¾ LearnAlberta.ca Web site—Online Fax: 780–422–9157
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multimedia learning resources that directly
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