Grade

1
Contents
Math 2–7

English 8 – 11

Social Studies 12 – 13

Science 14 – 16

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 Basic Math Concepts
MATH

• Comparison
comparing the sizes, heights, lengths,
widths, thicknesses, and weights of
different things

The apple is smaller than the

size
watermelon.

• Ordering
ordering things by their sizes, heights,
numbers, etc.

height boy, tree, house

shortest tallest

• Sorting
sorting things with simple rules

by colours red: flower, apple

yellow: pail, ball

Amy • Sequencing
understanding the sequence of some
events and using ordinal numbers to
describe daily-life situations

ordinal
numbers
Amy is the 3rd in line.

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 Number Sense and Numeration

• Skip Counting – counting forward or backward in multiples

of a given number

e.g. Count by 5’s.

20 fingers

5 10 15 20

• Even Number – a number ending in 0, 2, 4, 6, or 8

Odd Number – a number ending in 1, 3, 5, 7, or 9
e.g.

36 36 – an even number 47 47 – an odd number

ending in 6 ending in 7

• More Than – counting forward

e.g. 2 more than 5 is 7 .

1 2
Start at 5.
Count forward 2 times.
5 6 7

• Less Than – counting backward

e.g. 1 less than 6 is 5 .

1
Start at 6.
Count backward 1 time.
5 6

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 • Addition – joining two or more groups together to get the
total
MATH

e.g.
and makes 7 .

Addition Sentence Vertical Addition

3 + 4 = 7 3
+ 4
addition sign equal sign
7
Addition key words – in all, total

• Subtraction – taking one quantity away from a number

e.g.

5 take away 2 leaves 3 .

Subtraction Sentence Vertical Subtraction

5 – 2 = 3 5
– 2
subtraction sign equal sign
3
Subtraction key words – fewer, more…than, left

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 • Money – $ (dollar sign); ¢ (cent sign)

nickel; 5¢
loonie; $1

dime; 10¢

toonie; $2
quarter; 25¢

Measurement
• Capacity – the amount a container can hold
e.g.
The jug can hold more
juice than the glass.

• Mass – how much something weighs

e.g. The snow globe is heavier
than the apple.

• Time – telling time to the hour and

half-hour
e.g.
It is half past 9. The minute hand
points to 6 and the hour hand
points to the middle of 9 and 10.

the hour the minute

hand hand

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 Geometry
MATH

• 2-D Shapes • Sides and Corners

e.g.
a side
circle
a corner

triangle A square has 4 sides and 4 corners.

square • Symmetrical Shapes

shapes that can be divided by a line
into two matching parts
rectangle
e.g.
exactly the same

pentagon

hexagon

a line of symmetry

• 3-D Solids

sphere cylinder cube cone prism

can roll:

can slide:

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 Patterns
• Repeating Pattern – a pattern with a core that repeats
e.g.
a shape
pattern
the core of the pattern

• Hundreds Chart
a chart with 10 rows and 10 columns making 100 boxes, each
containing a number from 1 to 100 arranged in order

Graphs
• Tally Marks ( ) – a quick way of keeping track of numbers
in groups of five
• Pictograph • Concrete Graph
(uses pictures) (uses blocks)
Animals on Mr. Smith’s Farm
title Animals on Mr. Smith’s Farm

Probability
e.g.
• Probability
the chance that an outcome will occur

Use simple words to describe chances:

It is likely to pick
impossible unlikely likely certain
a green ball.

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 Phonics
ENGLISH

The beginning consonant of a word is the

Beginning
Consonants beginning sound that is not a vowel (a, e, i, o,
or u).
e.g. b ig t ake

The ending consonant of a word is the ending

Ending
Consonants sound that is not a vowel.
e.g. bac k ea t

Some words with the letters a, e, i, o, or u

Short
Vowels have the short vowel sounds.
e.g. b a t sh o p

Some words with the letters a, i, o, or u have

Long
Vowels the long vowel sounds. They sound the same
as the way you say the letters.
e.g. g a me s i ze n o se c u te

Rhyming words are words that have the same

Rhyming
Words ending sound.
e.g.

m ouse

h ouse

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 Grammar
A noun is a word that names a person,
Nouns
an animal, a place, or a thing.
city
• A common noun names any person, (common noun)
animal, place, or thing.
A proper noun names a specific
person, animal, place, or thing.
It begins with a capital letter. Toronto
(proper noun)

• A singular noun names one person, girl (singular)

animal, place, or thing.
A plural noun names more than girls (plural)
one. Many plural nouns are formed
by adding “s” to the singular nouns.

A sentence is a group of words that tells a

Sentences
complete thought about someone or something.
It begins with a capital letter and ends with a
period, a question mark, or an exclamation
mark.

• A telling sentence tells about someone or something.

e.g. Y ou can have sandwiches for lunch .
• An asking sentence asks about someone or something.
e.g. W hat do you have ?

• A surprising sentence shows

strong feelings like fear, anger, and
excitement.
e.g. W hat a lovely teddy bear !

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 Capital Letters
ENGLISH

• Always begin a sentence with a capital letter.

• Use capital letters for proper nouns and the pronoun “I”.
• Days of the week, months of the year, and
festivals all begin with capital letters.
e.g.
M y parents and I will visit A nna this F riday.

Punctuation

• All sentences end with • We use a comma (,) to

punctuation marks. separate items in a list.
ends with
e.g. We have apples ,
telling sentence . pears , and bananas.
asking sentence ?
surprising sentence !

The subject of a sentence tells whom or

Subject
what the sentence is about.

A pronoun takes the place of a noun. “I”,

Pronouns
“you”, “he”, “she”, “it”, “we”, and “they” are
pronouns.

Most verbs are action words. A verb tells

Verbs
what someone or something does.

e.g. The boys are brothers. They walk their dog every day.
subject pronoun verb (action word)

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 Am, Is, or Are – tells what someone or something is
Joe
• “am” – used with “I”
• “is” – tells about one person, animal,
place, or thing Ginny

• “are” – tells about more than one person,

animal, place, or thing

e.g. I am a student. Joe is also a student. We are friends.

• “Am”, “is”, and “are” can be used with the “ing” form of a
verb to tell what someone or something is doing.
e.g. Joe and Ginny are playing in the playground.

Adjectives

• words that describe nouns

and tell how they look
• tell the number or colour The five stars are
of people, animals, places, amazing . They are
or things bright and yellow .

Articles – “a”, “an”, and “the”

• “a” – used before a noun that begins a cube

with a consonant
• “an” – used before a noun that begins
an apple
with a vowel
• “the” – used before a noun that names a
particular person, animal, place, the sun
or thing

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 My Changing Roles and Responsibilities
SOCIAL STUDIES

There is no one like you. You are unique and different from
other people. You have to know more about yourself as well
as the people and things around you to see what makes you so
special.

They are all

important to
me! My Family

Me
Special Places

My Friends Special People

Special Things/Events

In different places, you will have different roles and

responsibilities. But no matter where you are, remember to
show your respect for both people and places and be helpful
all the time.

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 The Local Community

A community is where we live, work, and play. The resources

in the community help meet our daily needs and the special
people help build our community.

Map of Fort City title

Here are some of

the special people
working for my
community.

railway bus stop legend

Community Workers

mail carrier librarian nurse handyman

restaurant snowplough garbage

server operator collector

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 Our Body
SCIENCE

Our bodies have many useful parts, each with special functions.
We use our five senses to learn about the world.

My Body The Five Senses

head

nose sight
finger eyes
ear
mouth
chin hearing
arm

elbow
back taste
hand

touch

knee smell
leg
foot

Living Things air patterns

Characteristics of
Living Things reproduce
gallop
• grow and change
• reproduce (have young) grow

• need air, water, and food

• move in different ways
• may have patterns water and
food

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 Objects and Materials

• Objects
things we can see and touch
• Materials
object: chair things that objects are made from
material: wood e.g. wood, metal, glass
• Fasteners
something that can be used to join things
together
e.g. zipper, nail, thread

• Properties of Materials
the characteristics that materials have
e.g. hard, soft, flexible, rigid, heavy, light

• Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle

three ways to help protect the environment
from waste:
• reduce the amount of waste you produce
• reuse items whenever possible
• recycle things that can be used to make
new items

Energy and the Sun

Energy makes things move or change. The sun provides
energy for plants and all other living things.
A food chain shows how each living thing gets food, and how
nutrients and energy are passed from creature to creature.
e.g. Food Chain

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 Sources of Energy
SCIENCE

sun Energy Saving Tips

to dry clothes • Line dry your laundry.
electricity
to power fans

wind
to power sailboats
• Turn off the lights when
gasoline
you are not using them.
to power cars
• Open the windows
wood during hot summer days
to keep fires burning to keep your house cool.

Daily and Seasonal Changes

The Earth rotates to give us day and night. It also moves around
the sun to give us the four seasons.

spring summer

winter fall

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