SPELLING: For a list of vocabulary and spelling words, click HERE. This page will be updated soon! Benchmarks have changed for 2007-2008. READING: 1st Nine Weeks: Letter-Sound Recognition/Relationship Beginning Consonant Sounds Rhyming Words/Families Short Vowels Summarize Story (draw, retell, write, etc.) Express self through drawing/writing Retell Familiar Stories Shows Proper Handling of Books Exhibits Knowledge of Word Boundaries Beginning Spelling Sight Words Plurals Positional Words Story Comprehension* 2nd Nine Weeks: Final Consonant Sounds Real vs. Fantasy Initial Consonant Blends Consonant Digraphs Following Directions (oral) Storyline (Beginning, Middle, End) Spelling/Vocabulary/Sight Words* For a list of Dolch Sight Words, click HERE! Identify Word/Letter Differences 3rd Nine Weeks: Sequencing Events Long Vowels Final Cluster Sounds Telling/Asking Sentences Capitalization/Punctuation Elements of a Story (Plot, Setting, Characters) 4th Nine Weeks: Predict Outcomes/Meaning Recognize Nouns/Verbs Uses Picture/Context Clues Fluent Reading/Comprehension Skills Following Directions (written, oral) Speaks in Complete Sentences Expresses Self Through Writing/Drawing Organize Ideas to Create a Story Writes for a Specific Audience (letter, thank-you notes) MATH: First 9 Wks. Number Relations: Counting to 100 and Matching Number Sets Addition/Subtraction: Combinations and Basic Facts Calendar Skills Patterns Graphs, Charts, and Tables Second 9 Wks. Addition/Subtraction: Inverse Operations/Fact Families Comparing Numbers: Less Than/Greater Than Place Value Money Time Story Problems Third 9 Wks. Measurement: Length, Width, Capacity, Temperature Geometry Addition/Subtraction: Missing Number Number Relations: Read and Recognize Numerals Fractions Ordinal Numbers Fourth 9 Wks. Sorting/Classifying Reasoning Probability