1st Grade Instructional Guide

Overview

Canyons School District‘s Thrive Time curriculum focuses on developing critical competencies that support students to be successful both in school and life. Beginning in kindergarten and continuing through eighth grade, students will acquire the knowledge and skills to: respect oneself and others, build resilience, make responsible decisions, resolve conflict, set goals for personal growth, and understand one’s community. The Thrive Time curriculum is one component of the Human-Centered Supports strategic focus area within Canyons School District’s Strategic Plan.

Understanding Our Community

Building Resilience

Making Responsible Decisions

Respecting Myself and Others

Setting Goals for Personal Growth

Resolving Conflict

Canyons‘ Thrive Time curriculum is organized into six units based on these critical competencies. Each unit has a series of weekly lessons that target specific developmental learning targets associated with each competency and their application in the physical and digital world. Lessons have been designed with intention to provide a routine and structure for explicitly teaching skills and building a responsive classroom community. The developmental learning targets for each unit are outline on the following pages.