1^st Grade Benchmarks

Math

By the end of 1^st Grade, all students should be able to:

• Know place value to the ones and tens place
• Identify, count and write numbers to 100 by 1�s, 5�s and 10�s
• Be able to add or subtract numbers vertically and horizontally
• Know addition and subtraction facts to 12
• Be able to tell time to the hour and half-hour with an analog and digital face clock
• Be able to identify and extend a designated pattern
• Be able to identify basic shapes and solids (squares, circles, triangle and rectangle)
• Know to use addition or subtraction to solve a number sentence and explain the answer
• Understand and use words for size, amount and position
• Identify and attempt to count pennies, nickels, dimes and quarters
• Determine if numbers are greater, lesser or equal
• Identify shapes or groups using equal parts of 1/2, 1/3 and 1/4

Reading

By the end of 1^st Grade, all students should be able to:

• Apply basic letter-sound relationships
• Use structural clues (phonics) to identify and spell words
• Identify long and short vowels in words
• Identify consonant blends (bl, cl, str, etc.) and digraphs (wh, ch, sh, th) in words
• Recognize and use rhyming words
• Spell and use the 25 accountability words

• Read, view, listen to and evaluate written, visual and oral communications
• Attempt to identify the main idea in a passage
• Distinguish between reality and fantasy
• Attempt to draw conclusions from written materials
• Read Pre-primer and Primer Dolch list
• Read and identify literary elements of setting, plot and characters in literature
• Retell and sequence events in chronological order

• Attempts to use the 5 step writing process
• Prewriting
• Rough draft
• Edit
• Rewriting
• Publish
• Writing and editing of a rough draft should include:
• Write a complete sentence
• Attempts to use capitalization and end punctuation correctly
• Attempts to write a story with a beginning, middle and end