First
Grade Science
OBSERVING AND MEASURING
The student will...
A. Make descriptive and numerical
observations of the world.
XVI. CHANGES IN EARTH AND SKY
A. The sun warms the land, air, and
water.
B. Weather changes from day to day and
over the seasons. Weather can be observed by measuring
temperature and describing cloud formations.
First Grade Language Arts
WRITING
The student will:
A. Use a process approach to write
coherently, using developmentally appropriate steps of
the writing process; prewriting, drafting, revising,
editing or proofreading, publishing or sharing.
C. Write for a variety of purposes and
audiences.
D. Use handwriting/ penmanship to copy
and/or compose text using correct formation and spacing
of letters.
VI GRAMMAR/USAGE AND MECHANICS
The student will begin to:
A. Write and speak using standard
English conventions appropriate to the grade level.
NPS Technology
Scope & Sequence Objectives
(Numbers correlate to the Scope and Sequence matrix)
2, 9, 36, 38, 39, 40, 57, 58, 59
- Have students open a paint
program.(Start>Common
Programs>Accessories>Paint)
- Give students at least 15 minutes
to explore the different tools that are available
in a paint program. Encourage them to try as many
different tools as possible (especially the
pencil, eraser, paintbrush, spray can, paint
bucket, line tools, and shape tools).
- At the end of the exploration time
have them close the page without saving.
Have students go to the File menu to create a new document in the paint program.
- Tell the students that they will
create a weather picture in the paint program.
Tell students that they must use the text tool, a
paint tool, and a shape tool.
- Have the students include a
sentence describing the weather in the picture.
When students have finished their painting have them print their work.
- You may want to combine this lesson with the Science Activity #2.
- Students can make a weekly weather chart by using the line tool to make a grid.
