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First Grade

First-Grade Learning Games and Activities

How you can help at home: These games and activities will help your first-grader master important academic skills while having fun.

Preparing for First Grade

Learn about what to expect for your child in first grade.

Language Arts in a First-Grade Classroom

Take a peek inside a first-grade classroom with a rich language arts program.

Favorite Books for First-Graders

Our panel of children's book experts recommend these great books for your first-grader.

Your First-Grader and Writing

First-graders write for many purposes and across subject areas writing songs, stories, lists and poems. Your child learns the mechanics of writing, such as spelling and handwriting, as he writes.

Your First-Grader and Science

Students learn how to use their five senses and conduct simple experiments in first-grade science.

Your First-Grader and Math

First-graders develop their math skills in a number of ways as they learn about computation, measurement, patterns, shapes, time and money.

Your First-Grader and Art

First-graders explore new art materials and learn the vocabulary and elements of art.

Your First-Grader and Technology

First-graders use technology in the classroom to learn about a range of subjects.

Your First-Grader and Reading

First-graders are becoming independent readers. They learn new strategies to decode words and get meaning from what is read.

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