I Can Statement - 1st Grade

1st Grade Math

I Can Use Addition and Subtraction to Help Me Understand Math

• I can use strategies to solve addition and subtraction word problems within 20. 1.OA.1
• I can solve word problems by adding 3 whole numbers less than or equal to 20. 1.OA.2
• I can use the commutative property of addition. 1.OA.3 (8+3=11 is the same as 3+8=11)
• I can use the associative property of addition. 1.OA.3 (2+6+4=12 is the same as 2+10=12)
• I can use an addition fact to help me answer a subtraction problem. 1.OA.4
• I can count to help me add and subtract. 1.OA.5
• I can add and subtract facts within 20. 1.OA.6
• I know what an equal sign means. 1.OA.7
• I can tell if addition and subtraction equations are true or false. 1.OA.8
• I can tell the missing number in an addition or subtraction problem. 1.OA.8

I Can Use Number Sense and Place Value to Help Me Understand Math

• I can count to 120. 1.NBT.1
• I can tell how many tens and how many ones are in a number. 1.NBT.2
• I can compare two-digit numbers using <, = and >. 1.NBT.3
• I can use manipulatives, pictures or strategies to help me solve problems within 100. 1.NBT.4
• I can find 10 more or 10 less in my head. 1.NBT.5
• I can subtract multiples of 10 under 100 and explain what I did. 1.NBT.6

I Can Use Measurement and Data to Help Me Understand Math

• I can put three objects in order from longest to shortest. 1.MD.1
• I can tell the length of an object using whole numbers. 1.MD.2
• I can tell and write time in hours and half-hours using a clock. 1.MD.3
• I can understand, organize or answer questions about data. 1.MD.4

I Can Use Geometry to Help Me Understand Math

• I can name, build and draw shapes. 1.G.1
• I can make two-dimensional or three-dimensional shapes and use them to make new shapes. 1.G.2
• I can divide shapes into parts. 1.G.3

1st Grade Reading

I Can Read Fiction

• I can ask and answer questions about key details in a text. RL.1.1
• I can retell a story. RL.1.2
• I can tell the characters, setting and what happens in a story. RL.1.3
• I can use comprehension strategies. IA.1

I Can Read Nonfiction

• I can ask and answer questions about key details in a text. RI.1.1
• I can find the main topic and details. RI.1.2
• I can tell the connection between two individuals, events or ideas. RI.1.3
• I can use comprehension strategies. IA.1

I Can Understand Fiction

• I can understand how words in a story can tell about feelings and the senses. RL.1.4
• I can tell the difference between fiction and nonfiction. RL.1.5
• I can talk about who is telling a story. RL.1.6

I Can Understand Nonfiction

• I can ask and answer questions to help understand new words. RI.1.4
• I can use text features to locate key facts or information in a text. RI.1.5
• I can use words and pictures to help me understand nonfiction. RI.1.6

I Can Use What I Know To Understand Fiction

• I can use words and pictures to help me tell about the characters, setting or events. RL.1.7
• I can compare and contrast what characters do in a story. RL.1.9

I Can Use What I Know To Understand Nonfiction

• I can use words and pictures to describe key ideas. RI.1.7
• I can find reasons to support the main idea of nonfiction. RI.1.8
• I can compare and contrast the main idea of two nonfiction texts. RI.1.9

I Can Read and Understand First Grade Fiction RL.1.10

I Can Read and Understand First Grade Nonfiction RI.1.10

I Can Use Basic Text Features to Help Me Read RF.1.1
(find the first word, capitalization, ending punctuation)

I Can Use Phonics Skills to Help Me Read

• I can tell the number of syllables in words. RF.1.2
• I can tell about different sounds in word. RF.1.2
• I can use digraphs to help me read. RF.1.3
• I can read one-syllable words. RF.1.3
• I can read vowel teams (magic e, ea, ay, oa) RF.1.3
• I can read two-syllable words. RF.1.3
• I can read first grade words. RF.1.3

I Can Read Fluently

• I can read with expression. RF.1.4
• I can read accurately. RF.1.4
• I can reread to understand what words mean. RF.1.4

1st Grade Writing

I Can Write Different Types of Writing

• I can write my opinion. W.1.1
• I can write informative texts about a topic. W.1.2
• I can write to tell a story. W.1.3

I Can Make My Writing Better

• I can revise and edit my writing. W.1.5
• I can publish my writing. W.1.6

I Can Use Research to Help My Writing

• I can help my class research. W.1.7
• I can help my class write. W.1.7
• I can remember what I have been taught to answer a question. W.1.8

1st Grade Language

I Can Use Proper English When I Write and Speak

• I can print my uppercase and lowercase letters. L.1.1
• I can use common, proper, and possessive nouns. L.1.1
• I can use singular and plural nouns with the right verb. L.1.1
• I can use pronouns. L.1.1 (I, me, my, they, them, their)
• I can use adjectives correctly. L.1.1
• I can use conjunctions. L.1.1 (and, but, or, so, because)
• I can use determiners. L.1.1 (a, the, this, that, my, many, few)
• I can make simple and compound sentences. L.1.1
• I can make telling and asking sentences. L.1.1
• I can capitalize dates and names of people. L.1.2
• I can punctuate sentences. L.1.2
• I can use commas in dates. L.1.2
• I can use commas when writing groups of 3. L.1.2
• I can spell first grade words. L.1.2
• I can use what I know about phonics to spell new words. L.1.2

I Can Figure Out What Words Mean and Use Them in Different Situations

• I can sort words into categories. L.1.5
• I can tell why words belong in categories. L.1.5
• I can tell how words are used in real-life. L.1.5 (My bed is cozy.)
• I can tell the difference between similar verbs and adjectives. L.1.5 (synonyms and antonyms)
• I can use words like because to help me explain. L.1.6

1st Grade Speaking and Listening

I Can Understand and Talk About What I Hear

• I can follow rules for discussions. SL.1.1
• I can talk with others. SL.1.1
• I can ask questions during discussions. SL.1.1
• I can tell about the main ideas and details after I listen or read. SL.1.2
• I can ask and answer a question about what a speaker says. SL.1.3

I Can Share What I Know

• I can tell about people, places and things. SL.1.4
• I can use drawings to share what I know. SL.1.5
• I can speak and write in complete sentences. SL.1.6
• I can recite familiar stories, poems, nursery rhymes and lines of a play. IA.3