1st Grade

Kindergarten students entering 1st grade should know the following:

how to neatly print their complete first and last name

how to recognize and count numbers, in sequence, from 1-15

how to write, in order, numbers 1-15

know their name, address, and telephone number by heart

recognize and be able to name upper and lower case letters of the alphabet

recognize that the print in a book is read from left to right and top to bottom

be able to recognize and say the following sight words

I, a, is, go, no ,can, the to, in it, on, you and at, an, we,

my, if, see, not, be, up, so, he, by, will, as, this, was, did

	track words with their fingers when they are listening to a familiar story
	be able to retell a simple story, beginning, middle and end
	be ready and able to sit in a desk and focus on a teacher for a short period of time

If your child has these basics mastered, they will really be able to progress quickly in the 1st grade where they will learn to:

	sound out new words using the sounds of the letters they have learned
	use clues from the pictures in the stories they are reading to understand and comprehend what their new stories are about
	learn how to read for pleasure
	learn that different books give us different information
	use computers to learn new things
	learn how to write using proper punctuation and grammar
	learn how writing will help us communicate with others
	learn how exciting math can be and how it relates to our lives every day
	learn about science and how our world works
	learn about history and how other people live, where they live, and what their lives are like
	they will learn about globes and maps and what they can tell us
	and most of all, they will learn how all this makes our classroom, community, and world seem a lot more interesting