What your child learns in Grade 1 in Saskatchewan
Grade 1 is where reading, writing and number sense start to grow quickly. Children work with numbers to 100 (and add and subtract to 20), repeating patterns and shapes, and study families, the senses, materials and daily and seasonal changes.
Grade 1 subjects in the Saskatchewan Curriculum
Math
Big Ideas
- Number (N1.1–N1.10): Say the number sequence, 0 to 100. Recognize, at a glance, and name familiar arrangements of 1 to 10 objects, dots, and pictures. Demonstrate an understanding of counting. (and 7 more outcomes)
- Patterns and Relations (P1.1–P1.4): Demonstrate an understanding of repeating patterns (two to four elements). Translate repeating patterns from one form of representation to another. Describe equality as a balance and inequality as an imbalance, concretely, physically, and pictorially (0 to 20). (and 1 more outcome)
- Shape and Space (SS1.1–SS1.4): Demonstrate an understanding of measurement as a process of comparing. Sort 3-D objects and 2-D shapes using one attribute, and explain the sorting rule. Replicate composite 2-D shapes and 3-D objects. (and 1 more outcome)
8 units, including numbers to 20, make 10, adding, take away.
English Language Arts
Big Ideas
- Comprehend and Respond (CR1.1–CR1.4): Comprehend and respond to a variety of grade-level texts. View and comprehend the explicit messages, feelings, and features in a variety of visual and multimedia texts. Listen to and comprehend a variety of texts to retell the sequence and key points (who, what, when, where, why… (and 1 more outcome)
- Compose and Create (CC1.1–CC1.4): Compose and create a range of visual, multimedia, oral, and written texts that explore and present thoughts on. Represent key ideas and events, in a logical sequence and with detail, in different ways. Speak clearly and audibly about ideas, experiences, preferences, questions, and conclusions in a logical sequence… (and 1 more outcome)
- Assess and Reflect on Language Abilities (AR1.1–AR1.2): Identify, with teacher guidance, what good viewers, listeners, readers, representers, speakers, and writers do. Set and monitor, in consultation with the teacher, goals for more effective viewing, listening, reading…
8 units, including blend it, short vowels, word families, sight words.
Science
Big Ideas
- Life Science: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things (LT1.1–LT1.2): Differentiate between living things according to observable characteristics, including appearance and behaviour. Analyze different ways in which plants, animals, and humans interact with various natural and constructed…
- Physical Science: Using Objects and Materials (OM1.1–OM1.2): Investigate observable characteristics and uses of natural and constructed objects and materials in their… Examine methods of altering and combining materials to create objects that meet student- and/or teacher-specified…
- Physical Science: Using Our Senses (SE1.1–SE1.2): Investigate characteristics of the five traditional external senses in humans and animals. Explore how humans and animals use their senses to interact with their environment.
5 units, including living things, animal survival, materials, our bodies & senses.
Social Studies
Big Ideas
- Interactions and Interdependence (IN1.1–IN1.3): Describe the diversity of traditions, celebrations, or stories of individuals in the classroom and school. Discuss cultural diversity in the family and classroom, including exploration of similarities and differences. Assess ways in which relationships help to meet human needs.
- Dynamic Relationships (DR1.1–DR1.5): Relate family events and stories of the recent or distant past to the student's place in present day family life. Describe kinship patterns of the past and present and describe according to traditional teachings (e.g., Medicine… Demonstrate awareness of humans' reliance on the natural environment to meet needs, and how location affects… (and 2 more outcomes)
- Power and Authority (PA1.1–PA1.2): Analyze actions and practices in the family, classroom, and on the playground that support peace and harmony… Analyze the causes of disharmony and ways of returning to harmony.
5 units, including different & alike, changes in my life, our land, maps.
What to look for on the report card
Look for comments on reading simple texts, writing a few sentences, counting and adding, and taking part in class.
Saskatchewan report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exemplary. See what each level means.
The cross-curricular competencies are woven into every subject and grade. Read about cross-curricular competencies.
Ready for Grade 1?
Grade 1 builds on what your child practised in Kindergarten. If a skill feels shaky, a few short practice sessions before or early in the year can help:
- Math: count to 10, make 5 and 10, more, less, same, patterns, shapes & sizes
- English Language Arts: letter partners, first sounds, rhyme time, clap the beat, sight words
- Science: animal features, what living things need, push & pull, materials, weather & seasons
- Social Studies: all about me, helpers & rules, places near me, caring for nature
Common questions
What do kids learn in Grade 1 in Saskatchewan?
Grade 1 covers math, english language arts, science, social studies in the Saskatchewan Curriculum. Grade 1 is where reading, writing and number sense start to grow quickly. Children work with numbers to 100 (and add and subtract to 20), repeating patterns and shapes, and study families, the senses, materials and daily and seasonal changes.
How is Grade 1 reported in Saskatchewan?
Saskatchewan report cards describe learning with Beginning, Approaching, Meeting, Exemplary.
How can I help my Grade 1 child at home?
Short, regular practice works better than long sessions: 10 to 15 minutes a few times a week, on the skills your child's teacher flags. Read together, use math in real life, and praise effort.
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