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Veritas Academy
First Grade Curriculum Outline
1999-2000 School Year

Language Arts
    Reading and Writing
        Phonemic Awareness
        Decoding and Word Recognition
        Oral Reading
        Reading Comprehension and Response
        Writing
    Spelling, Grammar and Usage
    Poetry
    Fiction
        Stories, including
        Hansel and Gretel
        Pinocchio
        Sleeping Beauty
        Rapunzel
        Rumpelstiltskin

    Aesop's Fables
    Different Lands, Similar Stories
    Literary Terms
    Sayings and Phrases

World History and Geography
    Geographic Awareness
    Geographical Terms and Features
    Early Civilizations
        Mesopotamia
        Ancient Egypt
    History of World Religions
        Judaism
        Christianity
        Islam
    Modern Civilization and Culture: Mexico
        Geography
        Culture

American History
    The Earliest People
        Hunters and Nomads
        Maya, Inca and Aztec Civilizations
    Early Exploration and Settlement
        Columbus
        The Conquistadors
        English Settlers and Settlements
        The American Revolution
    Early Exploration of the American West
    Symbols and Figures

Visual Arts
    Art from Long Ago
        Cave drawings
        Egyptian Art
    Elements of Art
        Color
        Line
        Shape
        Texture
    Kinds of Pictures: Portrait and Still Life

Music
    Elements of Music
    Listening and Understanding
        Musical Terms and Concepts
        Music Can Tell a Story
        American Musical Traditions
    Songs

Mathematics
    Patterns and Classification
    Numbers and Number Sense
    Money
    Computation
        Addition
        Subtraction
        Solving Problems and Equations
    Geometry

Science
    Living Things and Their Environments
        Habitats
        Oceans and Undersea Life
        Environmental Change
    Animal Classifications
    The Human Body
        Body Systems
        Germs, Diseases and Preventing Illness
    Matter
    Measurement
    Introduction to Electricity
    Astronomy
    The Earth
        Geographical Features
        Geology
    Science Biographies

Religion
    God Our Father
    The Birth of Jesus
    The Good News
    Jesus' Miracles
    The Death and Resurrection of Jesus
    The Blessed Trinity

Character
    Respect & Responsibility
    Honesty
    Diligence
    Wonder
    Generosity
    Courage
    Patience
    Compassion
    Gentleness
    Order
    Sincerity
    Obedience

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