1St grade expectations: The academic, social, and physical skills for 1st grade Parenting
The academic, social, and physical skills for 1st grade Parenting
In first grade your child will become more independent and learn how to adapt to the school’s routine. Donna Adkins, our teacher consultant, explains: “First grade is probably the most critical period in your child’s education. It is a pivotal grade in which the foundation for the rest of the primary grades is set.” Your child’s first-grade skills will be academic, social and physical.
Building reading and writing skills
Most critical in first grade is the development of reading and writing skills. Your child will move from pre-reading skills to building crucial language skills in reading, spelling and writing. At home you can read stories aloud to your child often and ask questions such as “Who are the characters in the story?” “Where does the story take place?” “What happens in the beginning, middle and end of the story?”
Mastering math skills
In math your child will learn addition and subtraction facts, and how to tell time. She will count coins and identify patterns in numbers and objects. Practice these skills at home by asking your child to spot repeating patterns in her daily life and surroundings, such as designs in her clothing.
Assuming responsibility and routines
If your child attended a half-day kindergarten, first grade will mean attending school for a longer day. Talk to your child about “big kid” issues like packing a healthy lunch and how to treat other students on the playground. Adkins explains: “Since first grade is such a change from kindergarten, it becomes very important for parents to help their child set the stage for a great day. We know that we all feel poorly when we do not receive enough rest or do not eat properly. Children at this age do not know how much rest they need. It is up to the parents to ensure that their child learns these good habits.”
In first grade your child will begin to assume responsibility and reinforce learning through homework. You’ll want to prepare a quiet, organized work area and set aside time for her to do homework everyday.
You can use the summer before first grade to teach your child responsibility for a household chore. Adkins explains: “Choose a simple chore that that she can do without feeling overwhelmed. Start small and build. To raise a responsible child, responsibility must be cultivated early and continually.”
Adkins adds: “Teaching your child independence is one of the most important jobs a parent has. One way to accomplish this is to develop daily routines that a child can follow. If a child knows that every morning when she gets up, she follows a particular routine for getting ready, then she can soon do it herself. In the evening, if your child knows the bedtime routine is to take a bath, brush teeth, read a story and get into bed, then not only is it easier to get her into bed, it is easier for the child to do it independently.”
Each child passes through a range of social, academic and developmental stages at his own pace. Here are some guidelines for what to look forward to in the year ahead.
Physical and social skills you can expect of your first grader:
- Listen for longer periods of time
- Work independently at her desk
- Listen to longer sets of directions
- Complete homework and turn it in the next day
- Stay seated for a longer period of time
- Be able to see things from another person’s point of view so you can reason with her and teach her empathy
- Relate experiences in greater detail and in a logical way
- Problem-solve when disagreements arise
- Crave affection from parents and teachers (eager to please?)
- Experience minor difficulties with friends and working out problems with peers
- Be able to plan ahead
Academic skills you can expect of your first grader:
- Read directions off the board, some children may still have difficulty with this
- Write words with letter combination patterns such as words with the silent e like make
- Read and write high-frequency words such as where and every
- Write complete sentences with correct capitalization and punctuation
- Read aloud first-grade books with accuracy and understanding
- Count change
- Tell time to the hour and half-hour
- Quickly answer addition and subtraction facts for sums up to 20
- Complete two-digit addition and subtraction problems on paper
Learn more about where your child should be at the end of kindergarten.
Ready for 1st Grade: Skills Kids Need
A lot of learning happens in kindergarten to help kids hit the ground running when they go into first grade. Some of the skills kids need going into first grade are social skills, like listening and taking turns. Others are more academic — the skills kids need to develop as they do more work in reading, writing, and math.
Here’s a sample of what kids should be learning by the end of kindergarten to be ready for first grade.
Literacy skills kids need for first grade
Literacy skills include both reading and writing. The two are taught together because they’re closely connected. In kindergarten, kids practice breaking words into small chunks and identifying the sounds each letter makes. (This is known as decoding.)
That’s because kids going into first grade are expected to know the alphabet and the basic features of letters and words. They’re also typically able to recognize and provide rhyming words. These are all skills that help emerging readers learn new words and read simple books.
When it comes to writing, incoming first graders are expected to be able to write and share information in a variety of ways. This includes drawing, writing letters and words, listening to others, and speaking out loud. To help build these skills for first grade, kids do activities like these:
- Write and recognize upper- and lowercase letters.
- Match letters to sounds, make rhymes, and recognize some words without having to sound them out (teachers refer to these as sight words, and some of the first ones kids pick are and, the, and it).
- Learn and use new words to express thoughts, feelings, and ideas clearly.
- Ask and answer questions about a story the teacher reads aloud, and talk about the characters, settings, and major events in the story.
- Name the person, place, thing, or idea in a picture.
- Follow the rules of conversation by listening and taking turns talking.
- Give information about an event, topic, or opinion by drawing, talking, and writing about it.
- Participate in shared reading and writing activities (for example, the teacher reads a big picture book aloud and students take turns sharing ideas about it).
You can help your child build literacy skills at home, too:
- Learn about ways to help kids connect letters and sounds.
- Get tips to help your child develop good reading habits.
- Use fun multisensory techniques to practice writing.
Math skills kids need for first grade
There are two big math concepts kids need a strong grasp of as they go into first grade. The first is number sense — learning numbers and what they stand for, like connecting the number “5” with a picture of five apples. The other big one is addition and subtraction. Kindergartners also learn to identify and work with shapes.
Here are some activities kids do to build math skills going into first grade:
- Count how many objects are in a group (one by one) and compare it to another group to figure out which is greater or less than the other.
- Recognize that addition means putting two groups together and that subtraction means taking away from one group.
- Add and subtract numbers 1 through 10.
- Use objects to show how to break up numbers less than or equal to 10 in more than one way (for example, 8 erasers = 2 groups of 4 erasers, and 8 erasers = a group of 2 and a group of 6).
- Find the number of objects to make any group of 1 to 9 into a group of 10.
- Use objects or draw pictures to represent and solve simple addition and subtraction word problems.
You can help your child build math skills at home, too:
- Explore fun picture books to get your child excited about math.
- See how to use everyday household items to practice math.
- Play board games that build math skills.
Working with your incoming first grader
Take a look at your state’s academic standards to see what skills are expected for kids going into first grade. Not all states use the same standards, but many of them have similar expectations for students.
Keep in mind, too, that kids develop skills at different rates. But if your child doesn’t have most of these skills down by the end of kindergarten, it’s a good idea to check in with your child’s teacher to speak about your concerns. Together you can come up with a plan for keeping track of your child’s progress and getting ready for first grade.
Key takeaways
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Incoming first graders typically know the alphabet and can add and subtract numbers 1 through 10.
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There are fun ways to practice language and math skills to help your child get ready for first grade.
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If you have concerns about your child’s progress, talk to the teacher to come up with a game plan.
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