What your child learns in Grade 1 in Newfoundland and Labrador

Big Ideas

• Number sense and number theory. Students will demonstrate number sense and apply number theory concepts.
• Operation sense. Students will demonstrate operation sense and apply operation principles and procedures in both numeric and algebraic situations.
• Patterns and relationships. Students will explore, recognize, represent and apply patterns and relationships, both informally and formally.

8 units, including numbers to 20, make 10, adding, take away.

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• Speaking and listening: explore and reflect. Students will speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings, and experiences.
• Speaking and listening: communicate. Students will be able to communicate information and ideas effectively and clearly, and to respond personally and critically.
• Speaking and listening: interact with respect. Students will be able to interact with sensitivity and respect, considering the situation, audience, and purpose.

10 units, including blend it, short vowels, word families, sh, ch, th.

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• Science, technology, society and the environment. Students will develop an understanding of the nature of science and technology, of the relationships between science and technology, and of the social and environmental contexts of science and technology.
• Skills of inquiry. Students will develop the skills required for scientific and technological inquiry, for solving problems, for communicating scientific ideas and results, for working collaboratively, and for making informed decisions.
• Attitudes. Students will be encouraged to develop attitudes that support the responsible acquisition and application of scientific and technological knowledge to the mutual benefit of self, society, and the environment.

8 units, including living things, animal survival, materials, light & sound.

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• Citizenship, power and governance. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the origins, functions, and sources of power, authority, and governance.
• Culture and diversity. Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of culture, diversity, and world view, recognizing the similarities and differences reflected in various personal, cultural, racial, and ethnic perspectives.
• Individuals, societies and economic decisions. Students will be expected to demonstrate the ability to make responsible economic decisions as individuals and as members of society.

6 units, including my community, different & alike, our land, maps.