First Grade: School and Academics Articles
First Grade Summer Reading
Summer reading is a great way to get your child interested in books, on his or her own terms. For the best books for first grade summer reading, we turned to ...
1st Grade Reading: What Happens
Now that your first grader is either already reading or is certainly ready to read, you know that reading is not a single skill: It's a whole set of skills and subskills, with decoding (sounding out words) and comprehension (understanding what the words mean) at the core.
1st Grade Writing: What Happens
It's easy to think, “Okay, I taught/helped teach my child to read, whew – I'm glad that is over.” But writing might be the hardest thing your child does all day. Want to know what's typical for first grade? Read on.
First Grader: Listening Milestones
Your first grader learns more new information from listening than from reading books. First graders are expert listeners, but just beginning readers. Here's how parents can help hone those listening skills!
Writing Milestones: First Graders
A summary of writing milestones for 1st graders. From invented spelling, to typical story writing abilities, here's what parents need to know about first grade writing, so they can help encourage their children.
Parent-School Reading Compacts: Activity Sheet
Look at the following sample list of commitments that parents can make to form a strong Compact for Reading. Rank in order of importance each of the following commitments that you want to add to your Compact for Reading. You may add new commitments to this sample list as ...
1st Grade Math: What Happens
Reading and writing are important and challenging skills for your first grader to learn, but math comes in close behind them. First grade math is generally made up of skills that can be divided into groups such as number sense, geometry, operations, and problem solving.
1st Grade Science: What Happens
First grade science is a welcome opportunity for kids to do lots of hands-on exploration. What sort of things do they learn? Read on to find out!
First Grader: Cracking the Code of Words
The number of words your first grader can read and spell increases dramatically during this year. Children achieve this through lots of practice, at school and at home. Here's how to help your first grader "crack the code" of written language.
Writing: It Takes Practice
For many children, first grade is the time when they begin to learn academic skills such as reading and writing. It’s also the time when differences between their own work and that of their peers start to become apparent. Some children learn certain skills faster and some seem to learn them ...
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