Grade 1 (1st grade) curriculum

These are the 20 grade-level skills CubbyEd teaches in 1st grade: Math, English Language Arts, Science, Catholic Religion. Each one gets lessons, practice and mastery checks. Parents and teachers choose the subjects and track progress.

Math

• Halves and quarters
  Partition shapes into 2 or 4 equal shares.
  Why it matters: Visual foundation for fractions.
  Geometry · Standards: 1.G.A.3
• Measure with units
  Compare lengths using a non-standard unit.
  Why it matters: Pre-numeracy of measurement.
  Measurement · Standards: 1.MD.A.1
• Tell time to the hour
  Read analog and digital clocks on the hour.
  Why it matters: Real-world numeracy.
  Measurement · Standards: 1.MD.B.3
• Compare two-digit numbers
  Use <, =, > to compare numbers up to 100.
  Why it matters: Number magnitude awareness.
  Number Sense · Standards: 1.NBT.B.3
• Add within 20
  Use facts and make-ten strategies to add within 20.
  Why it matters: Builds fact fluency.
  Operations · Standards: 1.OA.C.6
• Subtract within 20
  Subtract single-digit numbers within 20.
  Why it matters: Inverse of addition; daily life skill.
  Operations · Standards: 1.OA.C.6
• Tens and ones
  Decompose two-digit numbers into tens and ones.
  Why it matters: Pre-requisite for multi-digit operations.
  Place Value · Standards: 1.NBT.B.2

English Language Arts

• Read with expression
  Read grade-level text with pace and intonation.
  Why it matters: Comprehension follows fluency.
  Fluency · Standards: RF.1.4b
• Complete sentences
  Identify subject and predicate; capital + end mark.
  Why it matters: Foundation of writing.
  Grammar · Standards: L.1.2b
• Common digraphs
  Decode sh, ch, th, wh.
  Why it matters: Required for most English words.
  Phonics · Standards: RF.1.3a
• Silent e
  Decode words with magic-e (cake, hide, rope).
  Why it matters: First long-vowel pattern.
  Phonics · Standards: RF.1.3c

Science

• Plant and animal structures
  Explain how external parts help plants and animals survive, grow, and meet their needs.
  Why it matters: Categorical thinking.
  Life · Standards: 1-LS1-1

Catholic Religion (optional, for Catholic schools and families)

• Creed (G1)
  Who God is and what we believe at the grade1 level.
  Why it matters: Faith seeks understanding of the living God.
  Creed · Standards: CCC, USCCB
• Liturgical Life (G1)
  The Church year and worship at the grade1 level.
  Why it matters: The liturgy makes present the mystery of Christ.
  Liturgical Life · Standards: CCC, USCCB
• Moral Life (G1)
  Freedom, virtue, and the commandments of love at the grade1 level.
  Why it matters: Discipleship is lived in daily moral choices.
  Moral Life · Standards: CCC, USCCB
• Prayer (G1)
  How we speak and listen to God at the grade1 level.
  Why it matters: Prayer is the living relationship with God.
  Prayer · Standards: CCC, USCCB
• Sacraments (G1)
  How Christ acts through the sacraments at the grade1 level.
  Why it matters: Sacraments are encounters with Christ, not empty rituals.
  Sacraments · Standards: CCC, USCCB
• Sacred Scripture (G1)
  How God speaks in the Bible at the grade1 level.
  Why it matters: Scripture is the soul of theology and catechesis.
  Sacred Scripture · Standards: CCC, USCCB
• Saints & Mary (G1)
  Models of holiness and communion of saints at the grade1 level.
  Why it matters: The saints show holiness is possible.
  Saints & Mary · Standards: CCC, USCCB
• The Church (G1)
  People of God, Body of Christ, mission at the grade1 level.
  Why it matters: No one is a Christian alone.
  The Church · Standards: CCC, USCCB

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