Curriculum Map: Core Knowledge at a Glance and Field Trips

Core Knowledge at a Glance

First Grade 2013-2014

Month/Subj.	Sept	Oct	Nov	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	April	May
Science					*The Human Body: Five body systems	*The Solar System and the Stars		*Matter *Intro to Electricity *Inside the Earth	*Living Things and their Environments
Literature	*C.K. Poems, fables, stories, and informational text (all year)	------>	------>	------>	------>	------>	------>	------>	------>
Geography	*My city, state, country, world *Maps: N.S.E.W., keys *Earth: N. & S. poles, equator, oceans, continents	*Asia, Beringia, The Americas *Tigris, Euphrates & Nile Rivers, Sahara Desert	*Mexico, Central America, South America *Europe, Atlantic Ocean, N. America East Coast	*Mexico: Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico City, Gulf of Mexico, Rio Grande			*Louisianna Purchase, Wilderness Road Rocky & Appalachian Mountains, Mississippi River
History		*Early People: Hunters & Nomads *Early Civilizations: Mesopotamia & Ancient Egypt	*Early American Civilizations: Maya, Inca, Aztec. *Early Exploration: Columbus & the Conquistadors	*Modern Mexico *Early World Religions: Judaism, Christianity, & Islam			*First English Settlers *From Colonies to Independence *Exploration of the America West
IEW Writing	Structure & Style	Structure and Style	Structure and Style + Simple narrative writing	Structure and Style + Simple narrative writing	Structure and Style + Simple narrative writing	Structure and Style + Simple instructions writing	Structure and Style + Simple instructions writing	Structure and Style + Simple expository writing	Structure and Style + Simple expository writing
Field Trip	N/A	Zenger Farm	Gilbert House	N/A	All School On-Campus Science	Service Learning: Retirement Homes Presentation	Champoeg Park DAR	Rice NW Museum of Rocks and Minerals	Audubon Society of Portland