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1st Grade pathway

Ages 6–7 · 9 skills · 5 guided lessons

Build fluency with addition and subtraction within 20 and read short stories independently.

By the end of 1st Grade

Add and subtract fluently within 20
Read blends, digraphs, and short passages
Tell time to the hour and half-hour
Answer comprehension questions about stories
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Math progression

3 milestones
  1. 1
    Addition Within 20
    Add fluently with strategies like make-ten.
  2. 2
    Subtraction Within 20
    Take-from and compare problems within 20.
  3. 3
    Telling Time to the Hour
    Read analog and digital clocks to the hour and half-hour.
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Reading progression

2 milestones
  1. 1
    Phonics Blends
    Read consonant blends and digraphs in real words.
  2. 2
    Story Comprehension
    Answer who/what/where about short stories.
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Writing progression

1 milestones
  1. 1
    Personal Narratives
    Tell a true story with a beginning, middle, and end.
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Science progression

1 milestones
  1. 1
    Living vs. Nonliving
    Sort objects by what is alive and what is not.
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Social Studies progression

1 milestones
  1. 1
    Maps & Globes
    Read simple maps and find continents on a globe.
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Life Skills progression

1 milestones
  1. 1
    Days & Daily Routines
    Days of the week and a healthy daily routine.

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