Mission Basilica School First Grade Curriculum
Religion/Christian Service
● Weekly Mass
● Annual Spiritual Retreat-God Makes All Things New
● RCL Benzinger Blest Are We curriculum
● Catechesis of the Good Shepherd religious formation
● Faith families
● Christian service project- Orange County Ronald McDonald House
Mathematics
60 minutes of daily instruction
● Counting and cardinality
● Operations and algebraic thinking
● Numbers and operations in base ten
● Measurement data
● Geometry
● Skill reinforcement with Simple Solutions
● Skill reinforcement with Mad Dog Math
● Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Go Math curriculum
● Small group instruction
● Skill reinforcement on iPads
Language Arts
120 minutes of daily instruction
● Key ideas and details
● Craft and structure
● Integration of knowledge and ideas
● Range of reading and level of text complexity
● Print concepts
● Phonological awareness
● Phonics and word recognition
● Fluency
● Text types and purposes
● Productions and distribution of writing
● Range of writing
● Comprehension and collaboration
● Presentation of knowledge and ideas
● Conventions of standard English
● Vocabulary acquisition and use
● DEAR- Drop Everything and Read
● McGraw Hill Reading Wonders curriculum
● Small group instruction
● D’Nealian Handwriting curriculum
● Skill reinforcement on iPads
Social Studies
● Harcourt A Child’s View curriculum
● Rules and laws
● Where people live
● We love our country
● Our changing world
● Meeting people
● The marketplace
Science
● Houghton Mifflin Education Place curriculum
● Hands-on science labs
● Animal/plant growth and adaptations
● Weather and seasons
● Matter and electricity
● Educational and field experiences: Field trip to the Santa Ana Zoo
Enrichment Curriculum
● Art integrated with social studies and religion
● Music integrated with social studies and religion
● Technology integrated throughout the curriculum
● Spanish
● Physical education and health
Extra-Curricular Opportunities
● Extended Daycare
● Homework Club
● Golf Squad
● Engineering with Lego bricks
● Chess Academy
● Voice lessons
● Piano lessons
● Drama